President Trump joked about becoming pope, but could he actually lead the Catholic church? Here's what it takes to become the next pope.

President Donald Trump reacted to the selection of the new pope and leader of the Catholic Church on Thursday.

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Pope Leo XIV issued a Donald Trump putdown while two of the president’s key allies sat watching from the pews. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio both made the trip to the Vatican to witness the new pontiff’s inaugural mass Sunday.

Trump did win the Catholic vote in the 2024 election - he received 56 percent of it over the 41 percent given to Kamala Harris, according to the Catholic Herald. Some 53 million U.S. adults are Catholic, according to U.S. Census Bureau data from 2024, which makes up around 20 percent of the country's population.

Referring to the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war, Trump said the discussion will focus on "stopping the bloodbath."

Vice President JD Vance met Sunday in Rome with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as the Trump administration continues to push for a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. The meeting at the U.S. ambassador’s residence — which was also attended by Secretary of State Marco Rubio — came as the world leaders attended the inaugural Mass of Pope Leo XIV.

It seems that Cardinal Robert Prevost, the first American to lead the Catholic Church, has previously condemned President Donald Trump’s border policies and deportations long […] ‘The Pope Got Some Bl