“Jesus says very clearly at the end of the world, we’re going to be asked, you know, how did you receive the foreigner? And I think that there’s a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what’s happening,” the pontiff said. Pope Leo called on Tuesday for "deep reflection" about the way migrants are being treated in the United States under President Donald Trump's administration and said the spiritual needs of those in detention needed to be respected. Leo, the first U.S. pope, has previously decried the federal government’s treatment of immigrants caught up in a hard-line crackdown that has roiled cities across the country. AdvertisementIn answer to reporters’ questions on Tuesday, Leo also took issue with the U.S. government’s dispatch of warships to the seas around Venezuela.

Source: Huffington Post November 05, 2025 20:03 UTC