Trump rejects American Bishop Robert Barron's call to apologize to Pope for 'disrespectful' comments

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Fox News chief religion correspondent Lauren Green reports on President Donald Trump’s sharp criticism of Pope Leo XIV following the pontiff’s comments on Iran and the fallout from the escalating clash on ‘The Faulkner Focus.’ President Donald Trump rejected American Bishop Robert Barron’s call to apologize to the Pope on Monday for comments he made on Truth Social, arguing that it was the Pope who is "wrong." Trump sparked a row with the Roman Catholic Church when he called Pope Leo out for his stance on the Iran war. Barron, while expressing gratitude for Trump’s defense of religious liberty, responded by politely suggesting that the president should apologize to the Pope for these comments. Trump was asked by a reporter whether he planned on making such an apology. "No I don’t, because Pope Leo said things that were wrong. he was very much against