Pope Francis has sparked the fury of MAGA Republicans after saying that it was "madness" for the U.S. to close the border to migrants.
"Migration is something that makes a country grow," Francis told CBS Evening News anchor Norah O'Donnell during an interview with 60 Minutes via a Spanish translator. He also criticized efforts by the state of Texas to shut down a Catholic charity that provides humanitarian assistance to undocumented migrants. ---More...
Pope Francis, in the first-ever interview of a pope with an American TV network, speaks candidly with @NorahODonnell about many topics, including the migrant crisis in the U.S.: “The migrant has to be received.”
— CBS Mornings (@CBSMornings)May 17, 2024
Watch their historic conversation Sunday on @60Minutes. pic.twitter.com/QQlErLc76i