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Pope Leo Criticizes ‘Inhuman’ Treatment of Immigrants in U.S.

Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Catechists in St.Peter’s Square at the Vatican, Sept. 27, 2025. REUTERS/Francesco Fotia

Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of President Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church’s pro-life teachings.

“Someone who says I am against abortion, but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don’t know if that’s pro-life,” the pontiff told journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo.

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