VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo told US bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump’s hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue. Leo, the first US pope, was handed dozens of letters from immigrants describing their fears of deportation under the Trump administration’s policies during the meeting, which included bishops and social workers from the US-Mexico border.

The pontiff had criticized the Trump administration's immigration policies, drawing heated backlash from some prominent conservative Catholics.

VATICAN CITY: Pope Leo told US bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump’s…

The first U.S. pope has been ramping up his criticism of the Trump administration in recent weeks.