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Pope Leo XIV says 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 immigration. Leo spoke about his dealings with the Trump administration, the clergy sexual abuse crisis, welcome for LGBTQ+ Catholics and the Vatican’s relations with China in his first interview as pope published Thursday. It was conducted by Vatican correspondent Elise Ann Allen of the news site Crux for a biography of Leo that was published Thursday in Peru, where Leo was bishop for many years.