US EditionPope Denounces ‘Coldness of Indifference’, ‘Stigma of Discrimination’ for Migrants
Pope Leo XIV called on 1.4 billion Catholics to welcome migrants and condemned policies causing fear and discrimination amid a new missionary era, Vatican officials said.
- On Sunday, October 5, Pope Leo XIV urged the world's 1.4 billion Catholics to care for immigrants during a special Mass for the Jubilee of Missions and of Migrants Sunday.
- On September 30, 2025, Pope Leo XIV criticized the Trump administration's immigration policies, drawing backlash from prominent conservative Catholics while White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt rejected his suggestions.
- In his Oct. 5 homily, Pope Leo XIV urged over 10,000 pilgrims from 95 countries to welcome migrants as brothers and sisters, stating `a new missionary age opens up in the history of the Church`.
- Focusing on practical solidarity, Pope Leo XIV urged cooperation among churches, especially in Western communities, and praised those working with migrants beyond `stereotypes and prejudices`.
- Elected to replace the late Pope Francis, Pope Leo XIV has shown a more reserved style and played a frontline role in Peru's 2018 migration crisis, emphasizing `remaining` to offer hospitality and solidarity.
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Pope Leo XIV denounces the indifference towards migrants and criticizes the migration policy of the United States. His words are seen by many as an indirect message to Donald Trump and the White House.
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Pope Leo XIV did not mention President Trump by name, but it was clear to many who heard his address to Catholics on Sunday that he was taking a shot at U.S. immigration policies. Conservative Catholics, hopeful that the new pope, who was elected in May, would not be as far-left as his predecessor, the late Pope Francis, were sorely disappointed as Sunday’s Mass in St. Peter’s Square took on political overtones. Days after criticizing the Trump …
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Pope Leo spoke before thousands on Sunday in St. Peter’s Square and declared that migrants must not be treated with “the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination.” He didn’t mention a particular country, but he didn’t have to when he said “open our arms and hearts to them, welcoming them as brothers and […] The post Pope Leo – Francis 2.0 – Pleads for Open Borders appeared first on www.independentsentinel.com.
Pope Leo, after Trump critique, urges Catholics to help immigrants
VATICAN CITY – Pope Leo urged the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics on Sunday, October 5, to care for immigrants, pressing ahead with a message of welcome for migrants days after criticizing US President Donald Trump’s hard-line anti-immigration policies. Leo, the first US pope, told thousands of pilgrims celebrating Mass in St. Peter’s Square that immigrants should not be treated with “the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination.” …
Pope denounces ‘coldness of indifference’, ‘stigma of discrimination’ for migrants
ROME – Pope Leo XIV celebrated a special Mass for the Jubilee of Missions and of Migrants Sunday, urging a welcoming and unprejudiced attitude toward migrants and indicating that what it means to be a missionary in the modern world is changing. “Brothers and sisters, today a new missionary age opens up in the history of the Church,” Leo said in his homily for the Oct. 5 Mass. It is a jubilee celebration that’s especially dear to Pope Leo given h…
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