Pope Leo laments US-Canada 'difficulties' after Trump ends trade talks


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  • Saturday, 25 Oct 2025

Pope Leo XIV speaks as he meets with members of the Equestrian Order of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem at the Vatican, October 23, 2025. REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo lamented on Friday the frictions roiling relations between the United States and Canada, in a likely reference to U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to cut off US-Canada trade talks.

"Canada and the United States ... as we are sitting here, are experiencing great difficulties," Leo, the first U.S. pope, told a meeting at the Vatican.

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