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- Pope Leo criticizes 'inhuman' treatment of immigrants in US</p>
<p>By Joshua McElweeOctober 1, 2025 at 4:37 AM</p>
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<p>Pope Leo XIV holds a Jubilee audience on the occasion of the Jubilee of Catechists in St.Peter's Square at the Vatican, September 27, 2025. REUTERS/Francesco Fotia</p>
<p>By Joshua McElwee</p>
<p>VATICAN CITY (Reuters) -Pope Leo on Tuesday appeared to offer his strongest criticism yet of U.S. President Donald Trump's hardline immigration policies, questioning whether they were in line with the Catholic Church's pro-life teachings.</p>
<p>"Someone who says I am against abortion but I am in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants in the United States, I don't know if that's pro-life," the pontiff told journalists outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo.</p>
<p>The Catholic Church's position that life is sacred from conception until natural death is one of the 1.4-billion-member denomination's strongest teachings.</p>
<p>Leo, the first U.S. pope, was responding to a question from a U.S. journalist who asked about the country's politics.</p>
<p>The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.</p>
<p>Elected in May to replace the late Pope Francis, Leo has shown a much more reserved style than his predecessor, who frequently criticized the Trump administration.</p>
<p>Leo was asked about a decision by the archdiocese of Chicago to give an award to Illinois Senator Dick Durbin, a Democrat who supports abortion rights. The move has attracted vocal criticism from conservative Catholics, including several U.S. bishops.</p>
<p>"It is very important to look at the overall work that the Senator has done," said the pope.</p>
<p>"I understand the difficulty and the tensions but I think, as I myself have spoken in the past, it's important to look at many issues that are related to what is the teaching of the Church," he said.</p>
<p>"Someone who says I am against abortion but says I am in favour of the death penalty is not really pro-life," said the pope.</p>
<p>(Reporting by Joshua McElwee; Editing by Richard Chang)</p>
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