India, April 18 -- Pope Leo XIV on Saturday made his intentions clear regarding what is being seen as a feud with US President Donald Trump. The US pontiff said that it was "not at all" in his interest to be debating the Republican even as several media reports may have speculated so.

He also clarified that his recent remarks in Cameroon decrying a "handful of tyrants" was not directed at Trump as the speech he delivered was prepared two weeks ago, before the US President launched a series of attacks on the US pontiff over his peace message on the ongoing West Asia conflict.

"As it happens, it was looked at as if I was trying to debate the president, which is not in my interest at all," the pontiff said, as quoted by news agency Reuters...