La Repubblica (IT) • May 1, 2026 16:10

Pope Leo, slap in the face of Trump: in West Virginia he appoints a former illegal immigrant as bishop

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Il salvadoregno Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, che era ausiliare a Washington, arrivò negli Usa dentro un bagagliaio di un’auto. Elevato anche un cappellano critico verso l’amministrazione

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Fri 16:10 - La Repubblica (IT)

Pope Leo, slap in the face of Trump: in West Virginia he appoints a former illegal immigrant as bishop

Fri 16:55 - Le Figaro

Former undocumented migrant named bishop by Pope Leo XIV in the United States

Fri 19:52 - ANSA Politica

The Pope appoints a former illegal immigrant bishop in the USA

Fri 21:22 - Fox News

Pope Leo places former illegal immigrant in charge of red state diocese

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The Pope appoints a former illegal immigrant bishop in the USA

Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 56 anni. Nato in El Salvador e fuggito dal conflitto nel suo Paese natale

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Pope Leo places former illegal immigrant in charge of red state diocese

Pope Leo XIV named Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, who fled El Salvador as a teen, to lead West Virginia's Catholic diocese amid political debate.

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Former undocumented migrant named bishop by Pope Leo XIV in the United States

Le Vatican a annoncé dans un communiqué la nomination d’Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, 56 ans, actuellement évêque auxilliaire à Washington, évêque du diocèse de Wheeling-Charleston.