The shocking image depicted Trump as a Christ-like figure healing a bedridden man while surrounded by American iconography.

Trump posted an AI photo depicting himself as Jesus and the image was apparently originally shared by Nick Adams.

The president and the pope are feuding, and neither is backing down.

Pope Leo has been critical of the war in Iran and other priorities of the Trump administration, but says his comments are "not meant as attacks on anyone."

Pope Leo XIV said on Monday that he had “no fear of the Trump administration,” after President Trump assailed him in a lengthy social media post as too liberal and “weak on crime.” Leo’s admonishments of the war in Iran have become more pointed in recent days.