Under Pope Leo, MAGA-Country Catholics Stand Up to Trump’s ICE Raids
500 nuns marching, bishops rebuking, parishes mobilizing — six red states, one Church.
Across MAGA country, Catholics are now the most visible, organized counterweight to Trump’s renewed ICE operations.
The activity is public, coordinated, and — unlike much of Trump’s first term — being supported by the American bishops under the leadership of Pope Leo.
As I told Dan Merica at The Washington Post, twelve years of Pope Francis appointees h…
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