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Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, said he won’t involve himself in U.S. politics but will speak on immigration and other issues important to the Catholic Church.

Leo made clear he is not a Trump supporter, adding that he and his brother, a self-described ‘MAGA-type,’ are in ‘different places.’

Leo embraced welcoming LGBTQ+ Catholics while maintaining church doctrine, and said the sex abuse crisis remains unsolved but shouldn’t define the church.

ROME — Pope Leo XIV said in his first interview as history’s first American pope that he has no intention of getting involved in U.S. politics but will raise his voice on issues of concern to the Catholic Church, including on

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