In 2025, Pope Leo XIV stated that every country has the right to determine who may enter its territory and to set how and when entry occurs.
November 18, 2025
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Papal statement expressing a principle on national sovereignty and border control.
In 2025, Pope Leo XIV described violent and "extremely disrespectful" treatment of migrants in the United States, including migrants who had lived there for 10â20 years, as troubling and urged that people be treated humanely and with dignity.
November 18, 2025
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Papal criticism of treatment of long-term migrants and call for humane treatment.
In 2025, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops stated that it opposes indiscriminate mass deportation and called for an end to dehumanizing rhetoric and violence directed at immigrants and at law enforcement.
November 18, 2025
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Official position of the U.S. bishops' conference on deportation and rhetoric/violence related to immigration.