Immigration & refugees

Pope Leo XIV Honors St. Cabrini

Is Pope Leo XIV's migration focus a faithful call to Catholic duty or a partisan political campaign against Trump?

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Above: Pope Leo XIV gives a speech in the Duomo in Pavia, Italy, on June 20. Image credit: Andrea Carrubba/Anadolu/Getty Images

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Narrative A

Pope Leo XIV's visit to St. Cabrini's birthplace was a powerful reminder that serving migrants is at the heart of Catholic teaching. Cabrini's legacy of building schools, hospitals and orphanages for Italian immigrants shows exactly what faith in action looks like. Her missionary charism is as urgent today as it was a century ago.

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Narrative B

Pope Leo XIV keeps using religious platforms to wage a sustained campaign against Trump's immigration policies, framing political advocacy as a Gospel duty. His Cabrini visit, upcoming Lampedusa trip and Canary Islands stop form a deliberate pattern of migration-focused appearances that have tanked his favorability among many Catholics.

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