{"id":79515,"date":"2026-03-13T18:07:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:07:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=79515"},"modified":"2026-03-13T18:07:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T18:07:10","slug":"trumps-ambassador-to-the-vatican-defends-deportation-policies-criticized-by-pope-u-s-bishops","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/trumps-ambassador-to-the-vatican-defends-deportation-policies-criticized-by-pope-u-s-bishops\/","title":{"rendered":"Trumps Botschafter im Vatikan verteidigt Abschiebepolitik, die vom Papst und US-Bisch\u00f6fen kritisiert wurde"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>ROME \u2014 United States Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch has defended President Donald Trump\u2019s deportation policies amid criticism from Pope Leo XIV and the U.S. bishops.\u201cThe larger question of immigration is something that will constantly be a source of debate and conversation between the U.S. and the Holy See,\u201d the ambassador acknowledged in an interview with EWTN News\u2019 Colm Flynn and Hannah Brockhaus.He added that Trump \u201chad the courage to do something very difficult. I think people sometimes\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe Now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ROME \u2014 United States Ambassador to the Holy See Brian Burch has defended President Donald Trump\u2019s deportation policies amid criticism from Pope Leo XIV and the U.S. bishops.\u201cThe larger question of immigration is something that will constantly be a source of debate and conversation between the U.S. and the Holy See,\u201d the ambassador acknowledged in an interview with EWTN News\u2019 Colm Flynn and Hannah Brockhaus.He added that Trump \u201chad the courage to do something very difficult. I think people sometimes\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":82394,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[100],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-79515","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-news"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":66052,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/pope-leo-xiv-to-supporters-of-migrants-in-u-s-you-stand-with-me-and-i-stand-with-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":79515,"position":0},"title":"Pope Leo XIV to supporters of migrants in U.S.: \u2018You stand with me, and I stand with you\u2019","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"Dezember 22, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Pope Leo XIV receives a video from the Hope Border Institute from Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Celino on Oct. 8, 2025. \/ Credit: Fernie Ceniceros\/El Paso Diocese Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Oct 8, 2025 \/ 17:13 pm (CNA). Pope Leo XIV became \u201cvisibly emotional\u201d upon receiving messages on Oct. 8 from immigrants fearing deportation in the United States, a member of a U.S. delegation said.Bishop Mark Seitz of El Paso, Texas, Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Celino, and Dylan Corbett of Hope Border Institute\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian News&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian News","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/category\/christian-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Pope Leo XIV to supporters of migrants in U.S.: \u2018You stand with me, and I stand with you\u2019","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pope-Leo-XIV-to-supporters-of-migrants-in-U.S.-%E2%80%98You-stand-with-me-and-I-stand-with-you.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pope-Leo-XIV-to-supporters-of-migrants-in-U.S.-%E2%80%98You-stand-with-me-and-I-stand-with-you.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pope-Leo-XIV-to-supporters-of-migrants-in-U.S.-%E2%80%98You-stand-with-me-and-I-stand-with-you.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/Pope-Leo-XIV-to-supporters-of-migrants-in-U.S.-%E2%80%98You-stand-with-me-and-I-stand-with-you.webp?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":69100,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/de\/learn\/americas-bishops-express-opposition-to-indiscriminate-mass-deportations\/","url_meta":{"origin":79515,"position":1},"title":"America\u2019s bishops express opposition to indiscriminate mass deportations","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"November 16, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Maura Moser (far left), director of the Catholic Communications Campaign, moderates a discussion on immigration with (left to right) Archbishop Timothy P. 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