Trump, Pope Francis

Pope Francis urges Trump to avoid ‘hatred, discrimination or exclusion’
Vásquez was most recently selected by Francis to oversee the Diocese of Tyler, also in Texas, after he dismissed its former bishop, Joseph Strickland, who had openly accused the pope of being a heretic and called into question the validity of his leadership.
Pope Francis criticizes Trump’s immigration plans as a ‘disgrace’
Pope Francis called President-elect Donald Trump's plans for the deportation of illegal immigrants a "disgrace."
Pope Francis Says Trump's Immigration Raids Would Be a 'Disgrace'
The pope has made welcoming migrants a key theme of his nearly 12-year papacy, and he has previously criticized Trump's anti-immigrant rhetoric. During the 2016 election, he said Trump was "not Christian" in his view.
Pope Francis critiques Trump's immigration plans, urges peace
Pope Francis criticized Donald Trump's plans for the deportation of immigrants from the United States, calling them a "disgrace." He also emphasized that the solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies in a two-state formula.
Pope Francis congratulates Trump but calls mass deportation plan a "disgrace"
Pope Francis offered President Trump his congratulations on returning to the White House, but called his plan to deport millions of immigrants from the U.S. a "disgrace." Why it matters: American Catholics strongly supported Trump in the 2024 election.
Pope Francis calls Trump’s plans for deportations a ‘disgrace’
This is not the first time the pope has rebuked the president-elect’s position on illegal immigrants. In September 2024, Francis criticized then-candidates Vice President Kamala Harris and Trump when asked a question about the U.S. presidential election. The pope blasted Harris’s position on abortion and Trump’s immigration stance.
Pope Francis Calls Potential Trump Immigration Raids a ‘Disgrace’
Pope Francis called US President-Elect Donald Trump's mass deportation raid plans a "Disgrace" during an interview with an Italian talk show
Cardinal Dolan's prayer at Trump inauguration comes after Pope's rebuke of immigration policies
Monday, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of New York, delivered a prayer during Trump's inauguration in Washington D.C., quoting from Psalm 46 and the Book of Wisdom and recalling the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.’s observed birthday, according to the Good Newsroom, a digital news outlet of the Archdiocese of New York.
Pope Francis calls Trump’s mass deportation plan a ‘disgrace’
The comments provided the latest indication of a potential renewal of friction between the Vatican and the next Trump White House.
Pope Francis calls President Trump's plans of mass deportation of immigrants 'a disgrace'
ROME — Pope Francis said Donald Trump’s plans to impose mass deportations of immigrants would be a “disgrace,” as he weighed in on the incoming U.S. president’s pledges nearly a decade after calling him “not Christian” for wanting to build a wall along the U.S.-Mexican border.
Pope Francis Labels Donald Trump’s Immigration Plans a ‘Disgrace’
Pope Francis, when asked about the Trump administration's planned deportation of migrants, says: "if it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing pay the bill for the imbalance. It won't do. This is not the way to solve things.” https://t.co/Pntg6HIzEc
Pope Francis Attacked by MAGA
After the pope criticized Trump's deportation plans, MAGA figures have suggested deporting illegal migrants to Vatican City.
'A Disgrace': The Pope Raises Holy Hell Over Trump's Biggest 'Day 1' Promise
“If it is true, it will be a disgrace, because it makes the poor wretches who have nothing pay the bill for the imbalance,” ...
Pope Francis, in message, offers Trump prayers for 'wisdom, strength'
Pope Francis on Monday offered well-wishes to U.S. President-elect Donald Trump in a traditional message sent ahead of the ...