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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.
Pope Francis sends blessings to Trump as he assumes the U.S. presidency
Pope Francis marked the second inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump early Monday with a formal message, offering prayers for “wisdom, strength, and protection” for the 47th president of the United States.
Pope Francis calls Trump's plans of mass deportation of immigrants 'a disgrace'
ROME — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
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 critiques Trump's immigration plans, urges peace
Pope Francis criticized Donald Trump's plans for the deportation of immigrants from the United States, calling them a "disgrace." He also emphasized that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies in a two-state formula.
'They put me through hell': Topekan Will Pope lauds Trump as Jan. 6 dismissal sought
A federal prosecutor asked Tuesday for the dismissal of charges against Topekan Will Pope linked to the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol ...
Pope welcomes Cuba’s prisoner release following talks with Vatican as part of long-standing dialogue
Pope Francis has hailed the release of Cuban prisoners as a “gesture of great hope” that he prays will be undertaken ...
Cardinal Dolan's prayer at Trump inauguration comes after Pope's rebuke of immigration policies
Monday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, delivered a prayer during Trump's inauguration in Washington D.C., quoting from Psalm 46 and the Book of Wisdom and recalling the Rev.
Man arrested in Washington state in connection to 41-year-old cold case murder of Iowa teen
After several decades, a man was arrested in connection to the 1983 death of an Iowa teen. Thomas Duane Popp was arrested in ...
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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 ...
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 ...
'A Disgrace': The Pope Raises Holy Hell Over Trump's Biggest 'Day 1' Promise
Trump took a similar hard line on immigration during his previous term in office ― and the pope was critical then as well.
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The Pope and Italy’s prime minister tussle over Donald Trump
C onflicting SIGNALS are reaching the new American administration from Rome. And some carry a whiff of incense. While Italy’s prime minister, Giorgia Meloni, was preparing to fly to Washington to ...