Trump team cancels million-dollar contract with Catholic charity amid president’s feud with Pope Leo

NewsWorldAmericasUS politicsTrump team cancels million-dollar contract with Catholic charity amid president’s feud with Pope LeoPope Leo told reporters that he is not afraid of the Trump administrationGraig Graziosi in Washington, D.C. Thursday 16 April 2026 18:08 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":"b2959225","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/trump-cancels-catholic-charity-contract-pope-feud-b2959225.html","title":"Trump team cancels multimillion-dollar contract with Catholic charity amid Pope feud"}}CloseRelated video: A timeline of Trump and Pope Leo's escalating feud over Iran warSign 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...