Catholic Media Coverage: Pope Leo calls on US authorities to respect migrants' spiritual needs
Speaking briefly with reporters late Nov. 4 outside his residence in Castel Gandolfo, Pope Leo was asked about a detention facility in Broadview denying access Nov. 1 to a Chicago auxiliary bishop and a delegation of clergy, religious sisters and laity, who wanted to bring Communion to Catholics detained there.
Pope Leo said he would like to ask “the authorities to allow pastoral workers to attend to the needs of those people. Many times they’ve been separated from their families for a good amount of time; no one knows what’s happening, but their own spiritual needs should be attended to.”
Coverage by Catholic Media Outlets:
November 4, 2025 - America Magazine: Pope Leo says ICE should allow ‘pastoral workers’ to bring detained migrants Communion
November 4, 2025 - National Catholic Reporter: Pope Leo calls on US authorities to respect migrants' spiritual needs
November 5, 2025 - Chicago Catholic: Pope says immigrant detainees should be allowed to receive pastoral, spiritual care
November 5, 2025 - CruxNow: Leo XIV calls US authorities to ‘consider’ & ‘attend to’ detainees’ spiritual needs, says he wants justice in Rupnik case
November 5, 2025 - EWTN: Pope Leo XIV says spiritual needs of detained migrants deserve attention
November 5, 2025 - Catholic News Agency: Judge orders halt to alleged ‘inhumane’ conditions for Illinois detainees
November 7, 2025 - The Catholic Herald: Pope defends ‘spiritual rights’ of detained migrants
November 7, 2025 - Catholic News Agency: DHS blasts order for improvements to migrant facility, says it houses ‘worst of the worst’
November 11, 2025 - Religion News Service: Bishops publicly lament Trump deportation policies after pope urges stronger voice
November 11, 2025 - The Catholic Observer: USCCB Elects Conservative Oklahoma City Archbishop Paul S. Coakley As New President
