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Did Trump cancel $11M grant to Catholic charity to 'punish' Pope Leo ...
News The Trump administration is ending the Archdiocese of Miami's charity grant for sheltering and caring for migrant children who enter the U.S. alone. Published April 20, 2026 In April 2026, social media users claimed President Donald Trump canceled a grant to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, a nonprofit that shelters migrant children who enter the U.S. alone, to "punish" Pope Leo XIV and/or Catholics. The rumor spread amid mounting perceived tensions between Washington and the Vatican, and speculation that comments Leo made earlier in April about peace through dialogue, not force, referred to the U.S. and Trump's war with Iran. The Trump administration did cancel a 60-year-old, $11 million grant to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, which has historically helped shelter and care for unaccompanied migrant children in cooperation with the Office of Refugee Resettlement. However, we could not independently verify whether this decision was motivated by Trump wishing to "punish" the pope. None of the parties involved in or affected by the decision have suggested this was the motivation, as of this writing, and the claim appears to be based on speculation. HHS said the decision to cancel the grant preceded the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran and was due to fewer unaccompanied migrant children being in its care. Snopes will update this report if, or when, additional information surfaces. We have reached out to the Archdiocese of Miami and await a response. On April 15, 2026, the Miami Herald newspaper published an article saying President Donald Trump's administration canceled an $11 million contract with a Catholic charity in Miami that houses and cares for migrant children who enter the United States alone. Shortly after, social media users claimed the federal government's decision to strip funding from the nonprofit, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Miami, was to "punish" Pope Leo XIV for criticizing the U.S. war with Iran. For example, one popular Facebook post (archived) read, in part: BREAKING: Trump punishes Pope Leo for criticizing his Iran War by stripping $11 million from Catholic Charities in Florida that was supposed to help shelter and care for children who enter the country alone. The rumor spread amid mounting perceived tensions between Washington and the Vatican, and speculation that comments Leo made earlier in April about peace through dialogue, not force, referred to the U.S. and Trump's war with Iran. Ot...
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From celebration to calls of weakness, how the Trump-Pope Leo ...
He has been vocal about a range of issues, including immigration policies, Venezuela and the US-Israeli war on Iran. Here's how the Trump-Pope relationship has developed over the past year.
Pope Leo decries exploitation by world's 'authoritarians' during Angola ...
By Yesim Dikmen and Joshua McElwee SAURIMO, Angola, April 20 (Reuters) - Pope Leo lamented during an event in Angola on Monday that many people in the world were being "exploited by authoritarians and defrauded by the rich", the latest example of a forceful new speaking style he has adopted on his four-nation Africa tour.
