By Robert Moore and Cindy Ramirez, El Paso Matters Pope Leo XIV’s eyes grew misty Wednesday as an El Paso delegation led by Bishop Mark Seitz presented him letters and a video that captured the fears and anxieties of people facing mass deportation in the United States, the El Pasoans said after Wednesday’s meeting at the Vatican. “The church cannot remain silent. You stand with me, and I stand with you,” Pope Leo told the El Paso group, according to a summary of the meeting provided by El Paso’s Hope Border Institute.

The group from El Paso, which also included Auxiliary Bishop Anthony Celino, presented the pontiff with a packet of letters from immigrants in the United States and presented a four-minute video based on the words of people facing deportation. Pope Leo was moved by the video

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