In a ceremonial throne room at the Vatican last week, Pope Leo stood before a group of visiting American Bishops and Catholic leaders as they played video messages from migrants in the United States. As he watched one message after another from people speaking about their fear of President Donald Trump's deportation campaign, his eyes filled with tears, according to one person in the delegation.

"You stand with me and I stand with you, and the church will continue to accompany and stand with migrants," the Pope reportedly said after the meeting, which ended with him instructing them to be more forceful in defending immigrants in the U.S.

Pope Leo's comments were the latest in a string of forceful public statements that demonstrate his increasing willingness to challenge Trump's a

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