Pope Leo XIV has offered his strongest rebuke yet of the Trump administration as he called for ‘deep reflection’ on America’s treatment of migrants.
The world’s first American pope made a rare public appearance on Tuesday, when he was asked about claims that Catholic priests, nuns and other clergy attempting to bring Eucharist to migrants at the Chicago-area Broadview ICE facility were barred entry over the weekend.
Pope Leo, who hails from Chicago himself, then urged authorities to permit the pastoral workers access to the detained migrants, arguing that they have been separated from their families and face uncertainty about their futures.
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‘Their own spiritual needs should be attended to,’ the pope said, according to the National Catholic Reporter.
He then went on to cite the Bible as he scolded the Trump administration.
‘We’re going to be asked, you know, “How do you receive the foreigner? Did you receive him and welcome him or not?”‘ the pope said, speaking in English for the American audience, CBS reports.
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