Bishops Back Pope Leo Amid Trump's Criticism

It's April 16.

I'm Cory with the story, and this is El Paso News today.

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Chihuahua's Catholic bishops just threw their full support behind Pope Leo XIV after

President Donald Trump blasted him online for speaking, out against the war in Iran.

Trump ramped up the heat on social media, sharing AI-generated picks of himself in Jesus

like poses and other holy images that plenty of Christians.

Slammed as straight up blasphemous.

The bishops dropped their statement Tuesday, April 14, saying the whole church from the

Pope on down asked to push for peace and build it wherever they can.

They stood firm in solidarity with Leo, calling the backlash assigned he's on the right

path with his mission, especially since he became the first US.

Pope back in 2025.

Pope Leo's been non-stop calling for talks, healing divides, and stopping wars around

the globe, now urging everyone to pray hard so leaders end up.

Learning and let real peace take hold.