Pope Leo says world is being ‘ravaged’ by ‘tyrants’ after feud with Trump

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Pope Leo XIV warned that the world is being “ravaged by tyrants” after engaging this week in a feud with President Donald Trump over the war in Iran.

“The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants, yet it is held together by a multitude of supportive brothers and sisters,” Leo said in a speech in Cameroon on Thursday.

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