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Pope Leo calls for ‘deep reflection’ about treatment of detained migrants in the United States

On Tuesday outside Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo XIV called for `deep reflection` in the United States about the treatment of migrants held in detention.
Many detained migrants have lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, yet Pope Leo XIV said they are deeply affected and noted labor union leaders from Chicago advocating for immigrants.
Invoking Matthew's Gospel, he said Pope Leo XIV underlined scripture's question `How did you receive the foreigner, did you receive him and welcome him, or not?` and stressed the Church's role to `preach the Gospel`.
A journalist pointed to a Nov. 1 incident at a Broadview ICE facility near Chicago where clergy were denied access to detainees, while the US Department of Homeland Security denied rights-violation allegations and Jesuit Father David Inczauskis welcomed the pope's solidarity.
In the same exchange, Leo also addressed United States-Venezuela tensions and the fragile Middle East ceasefire, linking labour dignity to the Jubilee of the World of Work on Nov. 8 and his trip to Turkey and Lebanon.

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