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Catholicism has historically been viewed with suspicion by some American [[Nativism (politics)|nativist]] groups, contributing to periods of social and political tension in the 1850s, 1880s, and 1920s, including from groups such as the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and the [[Know Nothing|Know Nothings]]. In a turn from past elections,[{{Citation |last=Barb |first=Amandine |chapter=Catholic Patterns in the American Left |date=2025 |title=Catholics and U.S. Politics After the 2024 Elections: Trump Captures the "Swing Vote" |pages=27–45 |editor-last=Gayte |editor-first=Marie |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-92362-3 |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-92362-3_2 |access-date=2026-04-17 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer Nature Switzerland |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-92362-3_2 |isbn=978-3-031-92362-3 |editor2-last=Chelini-Pont |editor2-first=Blandine |editor3-last=Rozell |editor3-first=Mark J.}}] Leo became the first American pope, elected in May 2025.[{{Cite news |date=2026-04-13 |title=Lambasting Pope Leo, Trump risks alienating conservative Catholics |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/13/pope-leo-president-trump-feud/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286|last=Faiola|first=Anthony|last2=Tumulty|first2=Karen}}][{{Cite news |last=Akinwotu |first=Emmanuel |date=2026-04-13 |title=Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions over Iran war |url=https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war |access-date=2026-04-13 |work=NPR |language=en |archive-date=2026-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260413172801/https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war |url-status=live }}] Trump reacted positively to [[2025 conclave|the election]], declaring that this was a great honor.[{{cite web|date=19 May 2025|title=Vance and Rubio meet with Pope Leo XIV following his inaugural Mass|work=Scripps News|url=https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/faith-and-religion/vance-and-rubio-meet-with-pope-leo-xiv-following-his-inaugural-mass|access-date=17 April 2026|archive-date=31 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331220625/https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/faith-and-religion/vance-and-rubio-meet-with-pope-leo-xiv-following-his-inaugural-mass|url-status=live}}] Prior to the rift, Leo was not known for political confrontation, in contrast to his predecessor [[Pope Francis]]; by the end of 2025, however, he criticized the [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration's]] treatment of [[Illegal immigration to the United States|undocumented migrants]] and Trump's hostile comments towards European countries.[{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=Here's what Pope Leo XIV has posted about politics — and the Trump administration — on social media - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-social-media-account-trump-vance-criticism/ |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2026-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104094918/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-social-media-account-trump-vance-criticism/ |url-status=live }}] American Catholic bishops had been repeatedly critical of events resulting in the cuts to healthcare, food coverage, and clean energy tax credits under Trump and U.S. House speaker [[Mike Johnson]] such as during the [[One Big Beautiful Bill Act]] and [[2025 United States federal government shutdown]].[{{cite web|date=3 July 2025|title=U.S. Bishops' President Reacts to Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act|work=United States Conference of Catholic Bishops|url=https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/us-bishops-president-reacts-passage-one-big-beautiful-bill-act|access-date=24 April 2025}}][{{cite web|last=Scanlon|first=Kate|date=12 November 2025|title=House to vote on shutdown deal; Catholic groups urge action on health care costs|work=Catholic Review|url=https://catholicreview.org/deal-to-end-shutdown-advances-catholic-groups-urge-action-on-health-care-costs/|access-date=24 April 2026}}] |
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Catholicism has historically been viewed with suspicion by some American [[Nativism (politics)|nativist]] groups, contributing to periods of social and political tension in the 1850s, 1880s, and 1920s, including from groups such as the [[Ku Klux Klan]] and the [[Know Nothing|Know Nothings]]. In a turn from past elections,[{{Citation |last=Barb |first=Amandine |chapter=Catholic Patterns in the American Left |date=2025 |title=Catholics and U.S. Politics After the 2024 Elections: Trump Captures the "Swing Vote" |pages=27–45 |editor-last=Gayte |editor-first=Marie |url=https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-92362-3 |chapter-url=https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-031-92362-3_2 |access-date=2026-04-17 |place=Cham |publisher=Springer Nature Switzerland |language=en |doi=10.1007/978-3-031-92362-3_2 |isbn=978-3-031-92362-3 |editor2-last=Chelini-Pont |editor2-first=Blandine |editor3-last=Rozell |editor3-first=Mark J.}}] Leo became the first American pope, elected in May 2025.[{{Cite news |date=2026-04-13 |title=Lambasting Pope Leo, Trump risks alienating conservative Catholics |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/04/13/pope-leo-president-trump-feud/ |access-date=2026-04-13 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |language=en-US |issn=0190-8286|last=Faiola|first=Anthony|last2=Tumulty|first2=Karen}}][{{Cite news |last=Akinwotu |first=Emmanuel |date=2026-04-13 |title=Pope Leo brushes off Trump criticism amid growing Vatican–U.S. tensions over Iran war |url=https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war |access-date=2026-04-13 |work=NPR |language=en |archive-date=2026-04-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260413172801/https://www.npr.org/2026/04/13/nx-s1-5780996/pope-leo-begins-tour-across-africa-row-with-trump-iran-war |url-status=live }}] Trump reacted positively to [[2025 conclave|the election]], declaring that this was a great honor.[{{cite web|date=19 May 2025|title=Vance and Rubio meet with Pope Leo XIV following his inaugural Mass|work=Scripps News|url=https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/faith-and-religion/vance-and-rubio-meet-with-pope-leo-xiv-following-his-inaugural-mass|access-date=17 April 2026|archive-date=31 March 2026|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260331220625/https://www.scrippsnews.com/life/faith-and-religion/vance-and-rubio-meet-with-pope-leo-xiv-following-his-inaugural-mass|url-status=live}}] Prior to the rift, Leo was not known for political confrontation, in contrast to his predecessor [[Pope Francis]]; by the end of 2025, however, he criticized the [[Second presidency of Donald Trump|Trump administration's]] treatment of [[Illegal immigration to the United States|undocumented migrants]] and Trump's hostile comments towards European countries.[{{Cite web |date=2025-05-08 |title=Here's what Pope Leo XIV has posted about politics — and the Trump administration — on social media - CBS News |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-social-media-account-trump-vance-criticism/ |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=www.cbsnews.com |language=en-US |archive-date=2026-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20260104094918/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/pope-leo-xiv-social-media-account-trump-vance-criticism/ |url-status=live }}] American Catholic bishops had been repeatedly critical of events resulting in the cuts to healthcare, food coverage, and clean energy tax credits under Trump and U.S. House speaker [[Mike Johnson]] such as during the passage of the [[One Big Beautiful Bill Act]] under the US Congress and the [[2025 United States federal government shutdown]].[{{cite web|date=3 July 2025|title=U.S. Bishops' President Reacts to Passage of One Big Beautiful Bill Act|work=United States Conference of Catholic Bishops|url=https://www.usccb.org/news/2025/us-bishops-president-reacts-passage-one-big-beautiful-bill-act|access-date=24 April 2025}}][{{cite web|last=Scanlon|first=Kate|date=12 November 2025|title=House to vote on shutdown deal; Catholic groups urge action on health care costs|work=Catholic Review|url=https://catholicreview.org/deal-to-end-shutdown-advances-catholic-groups-urge-action-on-health-care-costs/|access-date=24 April 2026}}] |
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