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Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin addressed the violence that has erupted during U.S. immigration enforcement operations.
The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said on Jan. 28 that the violence that has erupted in Minneapolis during U.S. immigration enforcement operations in that city is “unacceptable” and called for solving the problems “another way.”
“The position of the Holy See is always to avoid any type of violence, obviously, and therefore we cannot accept episodes of this type. Simply this, which you already know,” said the Italian cardinal in response to queries from journalists, according to Vatican News.
“The difficulties, problems, and contradictions are resolved in a different way,” the secretary of state said, adding that he was in agreement with the American bishops and called the current situation “unacceptable.”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched Operation Metro Surge in December 2025 in Minnesota to arrest and deport individuals for immigration violations, which has resulted in the arrest of more than 3,000 people. During the operation, there have been three shootings involving ICE agents, two of which resulted in the deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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The Vatican’s secretary of state, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, said on Jan. 28 that the violence that has erupted in Minneapolis during U.S. immigration enforcement operations in that city is “unacceptable” and called for solving the problems “another way.”
“The position of the Holy See is always to avoid any type of violence, obviously, and therefore we cannot accept episodes of this type. Simply this, which you already know,” said the Italian cardinal in response to queries from journalists, according to Vatican News.
“The difficulties, problems, and contradictions are resolved in a different way,” the secretary of state said, adding that he was in agreement with the American bishops and called the current situation “unacceptable.”
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched Operation Metro Surge in December 2025 in Minnesota to arrest and deport individuals for immigration violations, which has resulted in the arrest of more than 3,000 people. During the operation, there have been three shootings involving ICE agents, two of which resulted in the deaths of Renée Good and Alex Pretti in Minneapolis.
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