Roman Catholic voters are standing by President Donald Trump amid a deep and public spat with Pope Leo XIV, according to recent polling.
Newsweekexamined polls from February, March, and April, during which the pope made public his disapproval of the U.S. war against Iran.
Continued sniping from the Vatican led Trump to suggest the pope stick to matters of faith and allow American leaders to govern.
Newsweek used three Fox News polls for its sampling of Roman Catholic opinion. In the first, taken between Feb. 28 and March 2, Roman Catholic voters gave Trump a 52 percent approval rating.
A poll taken between March 20 and March 23, as the pope was criticizing Trump, showed Trump had a 48 percent approval rating among Roman Catholics.
But a third poll, conducted between April 17 and April 20, showed Trump with a 51 percent approval rating with Roman Catholics, even after he suggested the pope should rein in his comments.
🚨 IT’S OFFICIAL: President Trump’s approval rating among CATHOLICS just BUMPED several points after his public scuffle with Pope Leo on Iran
51% of Catholics now approve, per an April Fox poll – and it was previously below that in March 🔥
Trump is following his conscience!…pic.twitter.com/pSMn6Ssb6q
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh)April 24, 2026
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