Trump accused of ‘mocking’ Catholics after posting image of himself as pope

<p>US president displays ‘pathological megalomania’ as cardinals gather to elect new pope after death of Francis</p><p>Donald Trump has been accused of mocking the election of a new leader of the Catholic church after posting an artificial intelligence-generated picture of himself as the pope on social media.</p><p>The image, shared on Friday night on Trump’s Truth Social site and the White House’s official X account, raised eyebrows at the Vatican, which is still in the period of nine days of official mourning after Pope Francis’s <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2025/apr/26/the-funeral-of-pope-francis-in-pictures">funeral</a> on 26 April.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/may/04/trump-accused-of-mocking-catholics-after-posting-image-of-himself-as-pope">Continue reading...</a>