Pope Leo urges US to welcome immigrants in July 4 appeal

Pope Leo XIV visited Lampedusa, Italy, on the 250th anniversary of US independence, urging the world to treat migrants with greater humanity and calling on Americans to welcome and protect immigrants as a Catholic value of defending life. #News #Reuters #Newsfeed #PopeLeo #PopeLeoXIV #Lampedusa #July4 #USIndependenceDay #250thAnniversary #ImmigrationPolicy #MigrantCrisis #Mediterranean #Vatican #CatholicChurch #Italy #Europe #WorldNews #BreakingNews #HumanRights #MigrantRights #PopeLeoImmigration Read the story here: https://reut.rs/4eMcEPO 👉 Subscribe: https://reut.rs/4b8fRGn Keep up with the latest news from around the world: https://www.reuters.com/ Follow Reuters on Facebook:   / reuters   Follow Reuters on X:   / reuters   Follow Reuters on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/reuters/?hl=en