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Pope Leo Urges U.S. Bishops to Confront Trump’s Immigration Tactics

The first U.S.-born pope voiced personal concern after receiving letters alongside testimony from border ministers.

FILE - Pope Leo XIV blesses a child at the end of a Mass for the Jubilee of Migrants and Missionaries in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, Sunday, Oct. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino, File)
Bishop of El Paso Mark Joseph Seitz talks with the Associated Press about the situation at the US border with Mexico during an interview at the Vatican, Wednesday, Oct. 8, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Stellacci)
Pope Leo XIV blesses a child as he arrives for a general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi
Pope Leo XIV gestures on the day of a general audience in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican, October 8, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi REFILE - QUALITY REPEAT

Overview

  • During a Vatican meeting, attendees said he told visiting U.S. bishops to firmly address how immigrants are being treated under President Donald Trump’s policies.
  • El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz said Leo wants the S. Conference of CaCatholic Bishops to speak strongly on the issue.
  • A border delegation delivered dozens of letters describing families’ fear of deportation, with accounts of legal residents and even U.S. citizens being detained.
  • Seitz also showed a video of migrant experiences, after which Leo vowed to “stand with” migrants and the Catholic leaders assisting them.
  • The engagement follows Leo’s Sept. 30 challenge to the policies’ alignment with Catholic pro-life teaching and a separate private audience with about 100 U.S. migrant ministers.