By Joshua McElwee BAMENDA, Cameroon, April 16 (Reuters) - Pope Leo blasted leaders who spend billions on wars and said the world was "being ravaged by a handful of tyrants", in unusually forceful remarks in Cameroon on Thursday days after U.

Colbert, a lifelong Catholic, poked fun at Vance for telling the leader of the Catholic Church to be “careful” when talking about religion.

Pope Leo XIV chastised those who use religion for military and political gains during an address in Cameroon after sparring with President Trump over the war with Iran. “Woe to those who manipulate religion and the very name of God for their own military,

A YouTube user shared the alleged audio in a lengthy video following President Trump's Truth Social post criticizing Pope Leo XIV.

Police in suburban Chicago are investigating an unfounded bomb threat directed at the home of Pope Leo's brother. It comes following a recent public exchange between the pope and President Trump.

Pope Leo responded firmly to Trump’s scathing criticism. A deeper dive into our archives explains how the exchange might well show a recurring dynamic.

Pope Leo XIV has led a peace meeting in Cameroon's northwestern city of Bamenda, which is part of a region battered by a separatist violence.

At a peace gathering in Bamenda’s Cathedral, the Pope praised interreligious solidarity and urged a 'true conversion' away from war.

The photo was included as part of an official Vatican documentary about the pontiff's life titled "Leo from Chicago."