Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Pope Leo Meets with American Migrants, Pledges to Stand Up to Trump's Raids

The American pontiff told them, “The Church cannot stay silent before injustice. You stand with me. And I stand with you.”

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Christopher Hale
Oct 08, 2025
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This morning at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV teared up as he met with a small delegation of American migrants carrying an extraordinary gift: the voices of undocumented immigrants from the United States.

Led by Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Celino, and Dylan Corbett of the Hope Border Institute, the group presented the pope with a …

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