Pope Leo XIV pushed the Trump administration to display respect for every human being in his first interview since assuming the highest position of authority at the Vatican.
The Chicago-born Leo became history’s first American pope in May. In an interview by the Catholic news site Crux, the pope reiterated concerns that the agenda led by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to deport illegal immigrants undermines respect for human dignity.
“One of the last conversations I had with the vice president of the United States — I have not had direct conversations with or have not met the president — I talked about human dignity and how important that is for all people, wherever you’re born, and hopefully to find ways to respect
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