The American pontiff said debates over sexuality should not define the church, while making clear he would not move beyond Francis’s position on same-sex blessings.

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Pope Leo said “the unity or division of the church should not revolve around sexual matters,” and that we must not treat migrants “worse than animals, as often happens.”

Migrants must not be treated "worse than house pets," Pope Leo XIV said on Thursday as he ended his lengthy visit to Africa. On the return flight to Rome, Leo advocated for "greater justice and

Homan addressed the pope's criticism of President Donald Trump and his anti-migrant stance during a TurningPoint USA event in Texas.

On his recent trip abroad, Leo XIV made some of his most forthright comments since becoming pope last year, but grew uncomfortable at how that criticism was interpreted.

Pope Leo XIV’s 11-day tour of four African nations has prompted wide excitement among the faithful on the continent – but also disquiet in some quarters.

Pope Leo XIV departed Africa and returned to Rome on April 23, concluding an 11-day visit to several countries that marked his first visit as pope to the continent. The Holy Father departed Equatorial Guinea after saying Mass at the coastal nationʼs Malabo Stadium. He had earlier visited Algeria, Cameroon, and Angola throughout mid-April.

Pope Leo XIV is set to visit one of Equatorial Guinea’s most notorious prisons on Wednesday, a move expected to cast a spotlight on the country's human rights record, which campaigners have long condemned, particularly following the US’s recent deportations of third-country migrants to the nation.