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