Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Bishop Barron Won’t Speak Out on Trump's ICE Raids — Pope Leo Says He Must

As ICE raids escalate and the Church pleads for moral leadership, America’s most famous bishop looks away.

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Christopher Hale
Oct 19, 2025
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One of America’s most prominent Catholic leaders, Bishop Robert Barron, has been conspicuously silent about President Donald Trump’s aggressive ICE raids on immigrant families.

This silence stands in stark contrast to the clear moral call coming from Pope Leo XIV. Earlier this month, Pope Leo implored the U.S. Church to speak out “with one voice” agains…

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