"There's a deep reflection that needs to be made in terms of what's happening," the pontiff said on Tuesday, when asked about the condition of #immigrants detained at a federal facility in #Broadview, #Illinois, near #Chicago.

"I know how much it means to detainees & their families that #PopeLeo is paying close attention to the suffering of migrants & their families here," Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich told Reuters.

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#PopeLeo was asked Tuesday about #immigrants at the #Broadview facility who have been refused the opportunity to receive holy Communion, an important #religious obligation. Many immigrants entering the #US come from #LatinAmerica, a predominantly #Catholic region.

He said the detainees' spiritual rights need to be respected & cited scripture indicating Jesus will judge #Christians after death on how they welcomed immigrants.

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