Pope to visit migrant hotspot on July 4 in ‘unofficial message to Trump’

Pope Leo will not be celebrating the United States' 250th birthday; instead, he will visit a poverty-stricken migrant island on July 4. The first American pontiff has been deeply critical of Donald Trump's immigration agenda and war against Iran, culminating in an unprecedented public falling-out with the president. On the day that marks the United States' independence from Britain, Leo XIV will visit the tiny Sicilian island of Lampedusa, the gateway for migrants and refugees trying to reach Europe's shores. His decision appears to be a deliberate but subtle rebuke of the Trump administration as the president pushes on with...