Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Letters from Leo — the American Pope & US Politics

Defying Trump, Miami Archbishop Celebrates Christmas Mass at ‘Alligator Alcatraz’

Miami’s archbishop spent Christmas Day behind barbed wire — celebrating Mass for migrants in Florida’s infamous “Alligator Alcatraz” camp. It capped a year-long fight for their dignity.

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Christopher Hale
Dec 30, 2025
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Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami stood before hundreds of immigrants detained inside Florida’s newest migrant camp on Christmas morning.

In a makeshift chapel behind the chain-…

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