Pope Leo XIV urges humane treatment of migrants amid U.S. crackdown

Pope Leo XIV on Tuesday issued a strong appeal for compassion and respect in the treatment of migrants in the United States, endorsing a recent statement by U.S. Catholic bishops that condemned the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and the climate of fear surrounding it.

Speaking to journalists outside his villa in Castel Gandolfo, the pontiff praised the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops for their “clarity and…