Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, spent the Fourth of July on ...

LAMPEDUSA, Sicily (AP) — Pope Leo XIV, who has sparred with the Trump administration over its immigration crackdown, spent ...

Pope Leo XIV visited Lampedusa, met migrants and honoured those who died at sea. His visit pressed Europe and the United ...

By spending the semiquincentennial mourning the plight of migrants, Leo sent a clear challenge to his native country.

Pope Leo XIV, the American pope, spent his second Fourth of July as the pontiff at Lampedusa, Italy, an island at the front ...

The pope congratulated Americans on the "extraordinary national anniversary" while urging "compassion" for migrants.

Standing among the graves of migrants, Pope Leo turned America’s birthday into a pointed appeal for welcoming the stranger.

Leo, who said religion must never justify discrimination, symbolically took up the mantle of his predecessor, who placed ...

Pope Francis has visited the island that symbolises the migrant crisis. Greeted by thousands, he stressed Europe’s duty to ...

During his visit to the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa on Saturday, Pope Leo XIV blessed a commemorative plaque in ...