India, April 9 -- On Wednesday, reports emerged of an alleged rift between the Trump administration and the Vatican. The Free Press and The Letters from Leo reported that senior Pentagon officials summoned an ambassador representing American-born Pope Leo XIV to a closed-door meeting in January 2026, where they sharply criticized the Pope's annual address.

Following the Pope's 'State of the World' address, US Under Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby and other officials reportedly met with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, delivering what sources described as a blunt warning.

According to the reports, Colby and his colleagues told the cardinal, "The United States has the military power to do whatever it wants in the world. The Cath...