Trump Faces ‘Leo Fever’ Backlash Over Bitter Feud With Pope

Donald Trump’s standing among Catholic voters is plummeting as a “Pope Leo fever” collides with the president’s escalating attacks on the pontiff and America’s unpopular war in Iran.

One year after the first American-born pontiff was elected, many Catholic churches across the U.S. are welcoming their highest numbers of new Catholics in recent years.

Pope Leo XIV waves on the day he holds the weekly general audience in Saint Peter's Square at the Vatican, April 8, 2026. / Remo Casilli / REUTERS

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