Trump, Pope Leo and New York
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Trump willing to meet with Pope Leo, responds to Catholic leader's criticism of immigration policies
President Donald Trump said he remains open to meeting with Pope Leo XIV and insisted he wasn't aware of the pontiff's comments expressing disagreement with his immigration policies.
The American pontiff has rebuked the White House over its treatment of immigrants and the potential invasion of Venezuela.
Pope Leo is replacing pro–Trump Cardinal Timothy Dolan as New York’s archbishop in a major shake-up of the Catholic Church in the U.S. The first-ever American pope has accepted the resignation of Dolan, a prominent figure known for engaging in culture wars, and has appointed the relatively unknown Illinois-based Bishop Ronald Hicks in his place.
Pope Leo has been critical of the Trump administration's immigration policy, particularly its treatment of migrants, calling it "inhuman."
Trump, famed for his love of fast food and his use of "fat" as an insult for his enemies, took the quip in good part. It could have caused a diplomatic incident but a culinary quip from Pope Francis seemed to have gone down well with Donald Trump and his ...
If Leo is to wear the mantle of his namesake predecessor, he must embrace Leo XIII’s temerity and call out the perfidy of the systems that enslave humanity
The Trump administration's new National Security Strategy is at odds with church teaching and Pope Leo's priorities on the transatlantic alliance, climate change, immigration, arms production, nuclear weapons and more.
Ronald Hicks, widely seen as a moderate, will replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan, a prominent conservative who has been supportive of President Donald Trump.