Pope Leo XIV backs UK-Mauritius deal returning Chagos Islands

Pope Leo XIV backs UK-Mauritius deal returning Chagos Islands

”All peoples, even the smallest and weakest, must be respected by the powerful in their identity and rights, particularly the right to live on their land; no one can be forced into exile,” Pope Leo said.

Pope defends rights of refugees evicted to build U.S. military base - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV blessed five statues of Mary that refugees evicted from their islands in order to build a major U.S. military base plan to place in the chapels they hope to restore when they return to their homelands. “The renewed prospect of your return to your native archipelago is an encouraging sign and carries symbolic power on the international stage: all peoples, even the smallest and weakest, must be respected by the po…