Pope Leo urges respect for migrants' 'spiritual rights'

From NPR

Pope Leo told reporters this week that U.S. immigration authorities must respect the “spiritual rights” of those held in detention. He was specifically responding to reports of immigration authorities not allowing migrants arrested in Chicago to receive Holy Communion. To underscore his point, Leo referred to a passage from the Gospel of Matthew heard in many Catholic churches recently: "Jesus says very clearly, at the end of the world, we’re going to be asked, 'How did you receive the foreig...

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