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Church & State General Audience, 28 October 2026

Pope Leo XIV greets 30 activists for migrants

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Catholic IntelligenceUpdated 1 min read

Pope Leo XIV received a delegation of approximately 30 members from the Chicago-based Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership during his general audience in St. Peter's Square on Oct. 28. The group presented the pope with a handmade album containing photographs of their activities over the past year and letters from migrants. These messages were written by individuals detained at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing facility in Broadview, near Chicago.

The delegation included Chicago Auxiliary Bishop José María Garcia-Maldonado and Franciscan Father Richard Rohr. Abigail Ortiz Valles, a Scalabrinian laywoman who provides ministry at the Broadview facility, shared her testimony with the pope. According to the coalition's Facebook page, the pope appeared visibly moved while listening to her account.

Many members of the group wore yellow T-shirts featuring an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe and a verse from the Magnificat regarding God lifting up the lowly. The group also carried a banner with a quote from the pope's July remarks stating that the Church needs a holy rebellion.

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Earlier version, Friday 30 October

Pope Leo XIV greets 30 activists for migrants at Chicago's ICE detention center

Earlier version, Friday 30 October

Pope Leo XIV greets 30 activists for migrants at ICE detention center

Earlier version, Friday 30 October

Pope Leo XIV greets 30 activists for migrants at Chicago ICE detention center

Earlier version, Friday 30 October

Pope Leo XIV greets activists supporting migrants

How the coverage unfolded

  1. Oct 28, 8:00 AM Vatican News Italiano Il saluto del Papa agli attivisti per i migranti nel centro detenzione dell'ICE a Chicago
  2. Oct 28, 8:37 AM Vatican News Português Saudação do Papa aos ativistas migrantes no centro de detenção do ICE em Chicago
  3. Oct 28, 8:50 AM Vatican News Español Saludo del Papa a activistas migrantes del centro de detención del ICE en Chicago
  4. Oct 28, 8:26 AM Vatican News Français Le salut de Léon XIV aux militants engagés auprès des migrants à Chicago
  5. Oct 28, 9:44 AM Agência Ecclesia Português Vaticano: Ativistas entregam ao Papa cartas de detidos em Chicago
  6. Oct 28, 9:54 AM Religión Digital Español El Papa saluda a activistas migrantes del centro de detención del ICE en Chicago
  7. Oct 28, 10:08 AM Vatican News Deutsch Papst Leo XIV. empfängt Migrantenaktivisten aus Chicago
  8. Oct 28, 9:26 AM Vatican News Pope greets activists supporting migrants at Chicago’s ICE detention center
  9. Oct 28, 9:26 AM Diocese of Hallam Pope greets activists supporting migrants at Chicago’s ICE detention center
  10. Oct 29, 1:10 AM Vatican News BE Леў XIV атрымаў лісты мігрантаў з цэнтра ўтрымання ў Чыкага
  11. Oct 29, 1:38 AM Vatican News Svenska Påvens hälsning till aktivisterna för migranterna i ICE:s förvar i Chicago
  12. Oct 30, 2:47 AM TK KBS Slovenčina Pápež pozdravil aktivistov podporujúcich migrantov v chicagskom detenčnom centre ICE
  13. Oct 29, 1:10 AM Catholic World News Pontiff meets with Jordanian Catholics, Chicago bishop, Archbishop Jadot's family (L'Osservatore Romano (Italian))
  14. Oct 29, 4:49 AM Vatican News മലയാളം കുടിയേറ്റക്കാരുടെ അവകാശങ്ങൾക്കായി പോരാടുന്ന പ്രവർത്തകർക്ക് ലിയോ പതിനാലാമൻ പാപ്പായുടെ അഭിവാദ്യം
  15. Oct 29, 11:22 AM Religion News Service Chicago Catholics suing Trump administration bring migrant detainees’ stories to Pope Leo
  16. Oct 30, 12:30 AM LiCAS News Pope greets activists supporting migrants at Chicago’s ICE detention center
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  18. Oct 30, 10:34 AM The Leaven Pope receives letters from ICE detainees, pastoral workers in Chicago
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  8. Oct 31, 8:29 AM PT · 6 sources Pope Leo XIV Appoints New Prefect of the Dicastery for Communication
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