Friday marks one year since Pope Leo XIV was elected. A Chicago native, Leo is the first pope born in the United States.
During his first year, Leo made several key appointments, including choosing Archbishop Ronald Hicks to lead the Archdiocese of New York.
Pope Leo has also clashed with President Donald Trump, publicly criticizing the president for the war in Iran.
During an interview on “News All Day”, Father Thomas Massaro, a professor of moral theology at Fordham University, told NY1’s Shannan Ferry that the pope’s relationship with the president is not surprising.
“Every pope opposes just about every war,” Massaro said. “For the most part, Leo does not want to engage in verbal warfare and he’s been actually quite careful with his words, unlike the president.”
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