Trump, Pope Clash Over Iran, Archbishop Urges Unity

0:00It's April 14th. This is Kansas News Today, your AI-powered local news. President Donald Trump fired off criticism at Pope Leo XIV over the pope's call to end the war in Iran, then shared a deleted social media, an image that showed him depicted as Jesus, which he claimed looked like him as a doctor. Pope Leo hid back, saying he has no fear of the Trump administration, and that his peace please come straight from the gospel, while Trump made clear he, won't apologize for the post. Archbishop Sean McKnight, from the Catholic Archdiocese of Kansas City and Kansas, spoke up on social media, troubled by the back and forth and urging, leaders to stay civil even in disagreement. McKnight stressed the pope's role as a moral god pushing for peace, not politics, and called on everyone to honor human dignity amid division over. The Iran conflict. As this tension simmers, McKnight's words echo a broader push for unity, inviting prayers that all sides lay down arms for the common good.