Pope Leo's Unspoken Rebuke to America's Immigration Policies Pope Leo XIV's visit to Lampedusa on July 4 was a stark reminder that some wounds run deeper than national celebrations can heal.
As he laid flowers at the graves of migrants who had died trying to reach Europe, the first U. S. born pope issued an unspoken rebuke to his native land's immigration policies.
Leo's words, though gentle in tone, were unmistakable in their implications.