Overview

• Pope Francis passed away on April 21, 2025, following recent health struggles, just one day after delivering an Easter address advocating compassion for migrants.
• In her first podcast episode after his death, Megyn Kelly criticized Pope Francis for steering the Catholic Church in a 'leftward direction' on immigration issues.
• Kelly, a lifelong Catholic, accused the Church of facilitating illegal immigration through housing and support services for undocumented individuals.
• She framed conservative Catholics as being caught in a 'tug of war' between the pope’s teachings and American perspectives on immigration and border security.
• Kelly aligned with former President Donald Trump’s immigration policies, contrasting them with Francis’s view of migrants as 'vulnerable and defenseless.'