Pope Leo XIV Calls on Immigrant Saint as Rift with Trump Widens

During a visit honoring St. Frances Xavier Cabrini, the first U.S. saint and patroness of immigrants, Pope Leo XIV urged Catholics to follow Cabrini’s example and advocate humane, legal migration, signaling a continued migration-focused agenda in his papacy and sparking friction with President Trump over immigration policy. The pope also linked his stance to Pope Francis and noted future actions like a planned visit to Lampedusa.