Pope Francis Condemns Immigration Measures as Partisan Fault Lines Widen in the Church

In a country that increasingly favors strict border policies, it is unlikely that the Pope’s letter will have any measurable influence on Trump’s immigration policy or his support amongst Catholics, which has only gone up following previous papal denunciations. While this suggests that any immediate policy impacts will be negligible, the letter is far from insignificant, underlining growing divisions within the Catholic Church around religious leaders participating in polarized U.S. policy issues like immigration.

Global, Editor's PicksJosie BlackmanFebruary 23, 2025Global, Pope, Immigration, Editor's PickComment