Pope Leo XIV said he will stand with Catholic leaders in protecting immigrants facing mass deportations in the U.S., according to a group of American Catholic leaders and advocacy groups he met with at the Vatican on Wednesday.
A delegation including El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz and members of the Hope Border Institute, an advocacy group partnered with the El Paso archdiocese, presented the pope with hundreds of letters and a four-minute video from immigrants detailing their experiences as the Trump administration’s deportation campaign continues to expel thousands from the U.S.
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