El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz also showed Leo a video detailing the plight of migrants, and told the Associated Press afterward that Leo vowed to "stand with" them and the Catholic leaders who are trying to help them.

Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue.

The El Paso Bishop on the front lines of the U.S. immigration crackdown met Wednesday, Oct. 8, with Pope Leo at the Vatican and brought him a package of letters from immigrant families fearing they will be rounded up and deported.

There is an obstacle that often prevents us from recognizing Christ’s presence in our daily lives: the assumption that joy must be free from suffering,” Pope Leo said Oct. 8.

The pope, who didn't single out any country for its treatment of migrants, called on Catholics to “open our arms and hearts to them, welcoming them as brothers and sisters.”

Students from Our Lady of Mount Carmel Academy in Lakeview met Pope Leo XIV in Vatican City on Wednesday. The children attended the pontiff’s weekly audience — some dressed as the pope, as the swiss guard and cardinals.

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV has begun correcting some of Pope Francis’ more questionable financial reforms and decisions, canceling a law Monday that had concentrated financial power in the Vatican bank.

A group of Chicago grade schoolers is getting a good night's sleep in Rome, ahead of a chance at meeting Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday.

Pope Leo’s responses to questions from Elise Ann Allen demonstrated a realistic understanding of the American church.