Brazil’s Lula defends Pope Leo in message to Catholics after Trump’s criticism

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SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said on Wednesday that Pope Leo XIV should be defended from “powerful people” who have recently criticized him. The leftist leader’s comments come amid a tense exchange of attacks between the pontiff and U.S. President Donald Trump. Earlier Wednesday, during his trip to Cameroon , the first U.S.-born pope insisted that “the message the world needs to hear today” is one of peace and dialogue. In recent days, Trump has doubled down on

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