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Pope Leo XIV calls on U.S. Catholic bishops to oppose deportations and support immigrant rights, promising church backing during President Trump's second term policies.
- Pope Leo XIV urged U.S. bishops at the Vatican on Wednesday to firmly address immigrant treatment under President Donald Trump's policies and promised support opposing his administration.
- With more than 2 million deported under the administration, Pope Leo XIV questioned on September 30 if these policies align with Catholic `pro-life` teachings and stressed `human dignity` for migrants.
- Delegates showed the pope hundreds of letters and a video about ICE that left `his eyes at the end were filled with tears`, Dylan Corbett said.
- As a result, Leo pushed the USCCB to speak out and told bishops `You stand with me, and I stand with you.`, while the White House rejected his view and some supporters likened it to `open borders`.
- Delegation members including Dylan Corbett said they will take Pope Leo XIV's message back to the U.S., urging Archbishop Timothy Broglio and advocates to push for reform on immigration.
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Pope Leo tells US bishops to address Trump’s immigration crackdown - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump’s hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue.
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Pope Leo tells Catholic bishops to be 'more forceful' pushing back on this Trump policy
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Pope Leon, the first pope of the United States, sent to the American bishops at a meeting in the Vatican, that the Church must be firmly opposed to the treatment of immigrants under the policies of the Trump administration. Pontiful received ten letters from families who are afraid of deportation.
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