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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Tom Watling

Pope Leo openly criticised Trump administration’s anti-immigration stance

Donald Trump and his administration may have praised the appointment of the first American pontiff, but Pope Leo has been openly critical of the government’s anti-immigration stance.

In the run-up to his election on Thursday as the 267th pope, the then-cardinal Robert Prevost criticised US vice president JD Vance on his social media platform on X.

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