Pope Leo XIV issued a direct challenge to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on November 4, 2025, calling on ICE authorities to allow pastoral workers and clergy to minister to detained migrants. Speaking from Castel Gandolfo, the papal summer residence, Pope Leo XIV stated he “would …
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Pope Leo XIV delivered a powerful critique of American political hypocrisy on October 1, 2025, declaring that support for harsh immigration enforcement is fundamentally incompatible with pro-life values. Speaking in the context of the controversy surrounding Senator Dick Durbin receiving an award …
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Pope Francis, the 266th Pope of the Catholic Church, died at age 88 on April 21, 2025, less than 24 hours after meeting with Vice President JD Vance on Easter Sunday. The Argentine-born pontiff, who had led the Catholic Church since 2013, had been hospitalized for pneumonia for five weeks before …
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