Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

Apr 16, 2026 08:41

Leo XIV appears alongside figures such as Claudia Sheinbaum, Donald Trump, Marco Rubio and Mark Carney Photo: OSV / Time

Here’s how Pope Leo XIV’s surprise video call to Lebanese priests in a war zone went

The encounter lasted only a few minutes, yet those present described it as deeply moving. For clergy ministering among bombed streets, damaged homes, and communities exhausted by months of violence, the brief conversation carried a significance far greater than its duration.

Trump attacks the Pope again, and Leo XIV responds once more: “If anyone wishes to criticize me, let them do so with the truth”

The controversy erupted anew during a televised phone interview in which Trump, speaking to conservative host Hugh Hewitt, suggested that the Pope’s priorities were misplaced and even dangerous

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Leo XIV on TIME magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people

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Trump and Vance prolong the conflict with Leon XIV as Russia and Brazil join the controversy

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