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Pope Francis calls Trump’s mass deportation plan a ‘disgrace’
The pope’s comments provided the latest indication of a potential rekindling of frictions between the Vatican and the next Trump White House.
Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans for deportations a ‘disgrace’
This is not the first time the pope has rebuked the president-elect’s position on illegal immigrants. In September 2024, Francis criticized then-candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump when asked a question about the U.S. presidential election. The pope blasted Harris’s position on abortion and Trump’s immigration stance.
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Pope Francis’ D.C. archbishop appointment is a poke at Trump
The Catholic Church is not going to stop fighting for the rights of immigrants even as a demagogue promising mass deportations prepares to enter the White House.
Pope Francis, in message, offers Trump prayers for 'wisdom, strength'
Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the presidential inauguration ceremony in Washington. The pontiff, who has previously expressed sharp disagreement with Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric,
Pope Francis Will Not Veto Trump's Vatican Ambassador Pick, Officials Say
Pope Francis is not expected to veto President Donald Trump's choice of a high-profile critic of his papacy as the next U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, according to two senior Vatican officials, despite misgivings about his stance on many issues.
Pope Francis urges Trump to avoid ‘hatred, discrimination or exclusion’
Vatican City • A day after calling incoming President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan for migrants “a disgrace,” Pope Francis said Monday that he hopes the United States under the new administration will avoid “hatred,
Pope Francis brutally blasts Donald Trump
With the inauguration of Donald Trump, Pope Francis is concerned about the policies being implemented in the United States.
A clash between DC’s new archbishop and Donald Trump is inevitable
With Donald Trump once again assuming power, McElroy and Trump are on a collision course when it comes to immigration, the ...
Pope Francis is introspective and self-critical in his autobiography, at least about his youth
ROME — An introspective Pope Francis has divulged some of the behind-the-scenes dynamics of the secret 2013 conclave that ...
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Pope Francis Gets His Man in Washington
Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy to succeed Cardinal Wilton Gregory as the Archbishop of Washington. A ...
Biden awards Pope Francis medal of freedom, highest US civilian honor
U.S. President Joe Biden spoke with Pope Francis on Saturday and awarded him the Presidential Medal of Freedom with ...
Biden honors Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom
President Joe Biden has honored Pope Francis with the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction. It's the highest ...
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Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
ROME — Pope Francis on Sunday hailed the release of ... the Vatican helped facilitate as part of a three-way dialogue with Washington and Havana that dates back to the Cuban missile crisis.
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Trump demands an apology from bishop who asked him to ‘have mercy’ on LGBTQ+ people and migrants
Referencing Trump’s belief that he was saved by God from assassination, the Right Rev. Mariann Budde said, “You have felt the providential hand of a loving God. In the name of our God, I ask you to ...
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The Bishop Who Spoke Truth to Trump Was Doing Her Job
The president may not have approved of Mariann Edgar Budde's homily at the National Cathedral. But the bishop answered to a higher moral calling.