American Pope Shuns U.S. Visit in New Slap at Trump

The first American Pontiff is skipping a visit to his home country in the first year of his papacy.

The Chicago-born Pope Leo XIV has not visited the United States since assuming the papacy last year, and it appears that American Catholics will have to wait a little longer. The Holy See Press Office confirmed on Sunday that a U.S. trip is not on the agenda for 2026.

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the crowd from the main central loggia balcony of the St Peter's Basilica for the first time, after the cardinals ended the conclave, in the Vatican, on May 8, 2025. / TIZIANA FABI / AFP via Getty Images

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