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Pope rebukes Trump over mass deportations in letter to US bishops

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Newest development Feb 12, 2025 · 2 reportsMAGA furious with Pope Francis for condemning mass deportations

In an extraordinary intervention, Pope Francis also took aim at Vice President JD Vance's theological justification for the deportation program.

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    Pope rebukes Trump over mass deportations in letter to US bishops

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  1. Newsweek

    Pope rebukes Trump over mass deportations in letter to US bishops (opens Newsweek)

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    In an extraordinary intervention, Pope Francis also took aim at Vice President JD Vance's theological justification for the deportation program.

  2. New York Times

    Pope Criticizes Trump’s Deportation of Migrants, Calling It a Violation of Dignity (opens New York Times)

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    In a letter to American bishops, Francis leveled unusually direct criticism at the administration on an issue he has made central to his papacy.

  3. Crux

    Pope Francis chastises Trump administration for mass deportation plan (opens Crux)

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    Faced with United States President Donald Trump’s mass deportation plan, Pope Francis has published a letter chastising the policy and calling faithful and politicians alike to care for the poor and those whose dignity is threatened.

  4. New Hampshire Union Leader

    Pope Francis rebukes Trump over mass deportations, warns policy ‘will end badly’ (opens New Hampshire Union Leader)

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    Pope Francis sharply rebuked President Donald Trump’s policy of mass deportation of undocumented immigrants and urged American Catholics not to lean into anti-immigrant sentiment in an open letter to U.S.

  5. WDIO Duluth

    Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, and appears to take direct aim at Vance (opens WDIO Duluth)

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    Pope Francis has issued a major rebuke to the Trump administration’s mass deportation of migrants. He warned that the program to forcefully deport people purely because of their illegal status deprives them of their inherent dignity and “will end badly.

  6. ABC 13 Houston

    Pope rebukes Trump administration over migrant deportations, warns 'it will end badly' (opens ABC 13 Houston)

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    Pope Francis issued a rebuke to the Trump administration's mass deportation of migrants, warning that it deprives them of their inherent dignity.

  7. NBC Chicago

    Pope Francis responds to Trump's mass deportation policy (opens NBC Chicago)

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    The pope fears deporting people will create an increase in vulnerability and defenselessness. He urged President Trump to promote "true common good."

  8. The Guardian

    ‘Major crisis’: Pope Francis rebukes Trump mass deportation efforts (opens The Guardian)

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    Pope criticizes other anti-immigration policies and urges people not to accept administration’s harmful narratives

  9. NPR

    Pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology (opens NPR)

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    In a strongly-worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump Administration's stance on migrants, and that he's following what he calls a "major crisis" with the initiation of mass deportation.

  10. Truthout

    Pope Criticizes Trump’s Immigration Crackdown in Apparent Response to J.D. Vance (opens Truthout)

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    Pope Francis pushed back on J.D. Vance’s invocation of his faith as a reason to embrace cruel immigration policy.

  11. CBS News

    Trump (opens CBS News)

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    President Trump's border czar says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff slams U.S. mass deportations

  12. America Magazine

    Pope Francis to U.S. Catholic bishops: Oppose mass deportations (opens America Magazine)

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    The letter also stated that Francis disagrees with identifying the illegal status of migrants with criminality, and called on the bishops “to walk together” and defend the human dignity of the migrants in their country.

  13. New Hampshire Public Radio

    The pope rebukes Trump over migrant deportations and refutes VP Vance's theology (opens New Hampshire Public Radio)

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    In a strongly worded letter to Catholic bishops in the United States, Pope Francis is taking to task the Trump administration's stance on migrants, calling it a "major crisis."

  14. Forbes

    Everything To Know About Trump’s ‘Mass Deportation’ Plans: Pope Francis Slams Trump’s Treatment Of Migrants (opens Forbes)

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    Pope Francis on Tuesday reprimanded Donald Trump for starting to carry out mass deportation plans, warning the treatment of migrants "will end badly."

  15. Washington Examiner

    Trump border czar rebuffs pope over immigration criticism (opens Washington Examiner)

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    "You ought to fix the Catholic Church and concentrate on his work and leave border enforcement to us," Tom Homan said after Pope Francis's criticism.

  16. Time

    Pope Francis Rebukes Trump Admin Over Deportation Plans (opens Time)

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    In a letter to U.S. bishops, the pontiff appeared to take direct aim at Vice President J.D. Vance's defense of the immigration crackdown on theological grounds.

  17. Fox News

    Pope blasts Trump admin over mass deportation plan, directs ire at Vance's religious defense for policies (opens Fox News)

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    Pope Francis issued a major rebuke of the Trump administration’s plans for the mass deportations, taking particular aim at Vice President JD Vance.

  18. NPR

    Pope Francis calls Trump's mass deportations a 'major crisis' in letter (opens NPR)

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    In a rare public rebuke, Pope Francis criticized the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, indicating that Vice President Vance had gotten the Christian theology on welcoming strangers wrong.

  19. Newsweek

    MAGA furious with Pope Francis for condemning mass deportations (opens Newsweek)

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    The head of the Catholic Church described President Donald Trump's plans as a "major crisis" in the U.S.

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