Donald Trump has implied that he was involved in the election of Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago, as the new pope.

The Republican described the president as "an American man of depraved cruelty, corruption, and shame" in a social media post.

He lashed out at Martha Raddatz for suggesting “Pope Leo’s selection had nothing to do with Donald Trump,” which she didn’t even say.

During his first press conference, the pontiff gave a message that could well have been directed at Donald Trump.

Before becoming pontiff, the first U.S.-born pope was not shy about criticizing President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance - social media musings that pulled him into the maelstrom of divided U.

Pope Leo XIV is now the most powerful American Catholic in the world, and experts say he must aptly walk the line between U.S. politics and his papal duties.

"It’s not like he came out and was like, 'Hey, I’m Pope Leo XIV, he/him,'" Colin Jost jokes of the Chicago native

Hundreds filled the pews in Oakland at Saint Paul Cathedral to watch Bishop David Zubik give his “Mass of Thanksgiving” for Pope Leo the 14th.