June 10, 2026
"Today, the temptation to gain popularity by fanning the flames of polarisation seems to have grown rather than diminished,” Pope Leo says
"Too many people are suffering in the world today," he says. "Too many innocent people are being killed.”
Some have called the policies cruel, while others have urged the administration to follow due process before deporting immigrants
Pope says he and Erdogan have discussed both the Israel-Palestinian and Ukraine-Russia conflicts
Lebanon, which has the largest share of Christians in the Middle East, has been rocked by the spillover of the Gaza conflict
"Many people who've lived for years and years and years, never causing problems, have been deeply affected by what's going on right now," he says
He suggests Donald Trump’s hardline immigration policies are not ‘pro-life’
The remarks come ahead of United's home meeting with Chelsea
