Advocate for respect for migrants’ dignity, Pope tells Chicago union leaders
October 10, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Pope Leo XIV yesterday thanked Chicago labor union leaders for their “welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters.”
“While recognizing that appropriate policies are necessary to keep communities safe, I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable,” Pope Leo continued. “By doing so, you are putting into practice the call of my beloved predecessor, Pope Francis, who urged every union to be re-born each day at the peripheries.”
The Pontiff’s comments came three days after Chicago’s mayor strongly criticized the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement actions in the Illinois city.
The union leaders, accompanied by Cardinal Blase Cupich, also presented the Pontiff, a Chicago native, with a T-shirt with the words “Da Pope.”
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Posted by: howwhite5517 -
Oct. 15, 2025 8:51 AM ET USA
Why is there never any focus put on where the migrants are coming from. Why the need to migrate? The causes of migration are local. What is the matter with these countries?
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Posted by: feedback -
Oct. 11, 2025 7:59 AM ET USA
"Advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable." Yes, but without the foremost, loud, and clear advocacy to end abortions, the "Seamless Garment" becomes the Emperor's new clothes.
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Posted by: feedback -
Oct. 11, 2025 7:36 AM ET USA
The Pope could advocate for changing the migration laws but not for breaking them. Illegal migration is harmful to everyone involved, including the migrants and children, and therefore should not be encouraged by anyone, let alone a Cardinal or the Pope. The majority of American people support ending illegal migration and voted for Trump for this very reason.
