‘Not in my interest’: Pope Leo says he won’t debate Trump as Africa tour continues

NewsWorldAmericasUS politics‘Not in my interest’: Pope Leo says he won’t debate Trump as Africa tour continuesPope Leo addressed spiraling back-and-forth saga with Trump amid Africa tourNicole Winfield Saturday 18 April 2026 16:38 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2960365","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/pope-leo-xiv-africa-tour-trump-b2960365.html","title":"‘Not in my interest’: Pope Leo says he won’t debate Trump as Africa tour continues"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-30043","index":0}Pope Leo in Angola (Reuters)Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inboxGet our free Inside Washington emailGet our free Inside Washington emailEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_INSIDE_WASHINGTON","regTitle":"Inside Washington","subscriptionGroup":"inside_washington","subscriptionGroupId":"af764e04-87eb-45e6-a84b-a7455ba70a1e","type":"inside_washington","pathPrefix":"/news/world/americas/us-politics","associatedAuthors":["Eric Garcia","John Bowden"],"title":"Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox","mobileTitle":"Get our free Inside Washington email","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/insideWashington1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveInsideWashingtonNews","regSourceSection":"US politics","regSourceMethod":"NSCs"},"isClimate":false} Pope Leo XIV said Saturd...