5 things to know about Pope Leo XIV

By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Friday, May 09, 2025

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4. He has expressed concern about Trump's immigration policies.

Sean Davis of The Federalist shared screenshots of Pope Leo XIV’s X account, which he believed indicated his support for progressive political ideology.

One screenshot showed Prevost sharing an article from the progressive publication National Catholic Reporter titled “JD Vance is wrong: Jesus doesn’t ask us to rank our love for others.”

The article reacted to Vice President J.D. Vance’s declaration that “There is a Christian concept that you love your family and then you love your neighbor, and then you love your community, and then you love your fellow citizens, and then after that, prioritize the rest of the world.” Vance maintained, "A lot of the far left has completely inverted that.”

Another screenshot from a 2018 repost shows Prevost sharing a message from Cardinal Blase Cupich of the Archdiocese of Chicago, considered one of the more progressive church leaders in the U.S., condemning the Trump administration’s policies separating illegal immigrant children from their parents or guardians.

A third screenshot shows Prevost reposting multiple messages in favor of illegal immigrants brought to the U.S. as children receiving protections from deportation, a program that President Donald Trump repealed in his first term but was overruled by the U.S. Supreme Court.