US EditionPope Meets with Chicago Union Leaders, Urges Migrant Welcome as Crackdown Underway in Hometown
Pope Leo XIV urged Chicago unions to uphold human dignity and support migrants amid rising immigration enforcement and social tensions, noting about 1,000 detentions by ICE.
- Pope Leo XIV met Chicago labor union leaders and Cardinal Blase Cupich at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2025, during their Jubilee pilgrimage to Rome.
- This meeting took place as the Trump administration intensified its immigration crackdown in Chicago, leading to protests and concerns from Catholic leaders and local officials.
- Pope Leo urged union leaders to advocate for immigrants, praised their efforts to welcome minorities, and thanked them for supporting migrants and vulnerable people.
- During the meeting, he acknowledged the importance of having effective measures to ensure public safety, and urged continued efforts to promote respect and uphold the dignity of the most vulnerable members of society.
- The visit highlighted the Church's ongoing opposition to harsh immigration enforcement, with Cupich expecting immigration to be a top agenda item at the November bishops' conference.
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Pope Le n XIV urged the Chicago trade union leaders to advocate for migrants and welcome children into their ranks.
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Pope meets with Chicago union leaders, urges migrant welcome as crackdown underway in hometown
Pope Leo XIV has urged labor union leaders from Chicago to advocate for immigrants and welcome minorities into their ranks.
Pope meets pilgrimage of Chicago labor union leaders
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Greeting a pilgrimage of labor union leaders from Chicago, Pope Leo XIV thanked them for helping “to create a society where all can flourish.” Organized by the Catholic Labor Network, the pilgrimage included members of Chicago Federation of Labor, UNITE HERE, Service Employees International Union, Teamsters, International Association of Machinists and the Laborers’ Union. With Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago, the pope me…
Pope Leo XIV Addresses Immigration Policies in Meeting With Chicago Labor Leaders
Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV meets with Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich at the Vatican on Oct. 9, 2025. In his meeting with Chicago union leaders, the Pope also praised their important work to 'enhance the common good and help to create a society where all can flourish.'
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