Pope Leo has raised concerns about the Trump administration's crackdown on migrants. Photo: AP PHOTO

Pope Leo will keep Pope Francis' signature policies to welcome gay Catholics, discuss women's ordination but is not planning big changes to church teaching, the pontiff says in his first interview.

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Leo, who became the first US pope in May, also expressed concern about the political environment in the US and the humanitarian situation in Gaza.

But showing characteristic reserve compared to his predecessor, Leo shied away from directly criticising US President Donald Trump or from say

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