Pope Leo XIV

Pope appoints former undocumented immigrant as bishop of West Virginia

Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Evelio Menjivar-Ayala, a former undocumented immigrant to the U.S., as the new bishop of West Virginia. Menjivar-Ayala, once denied entry twice, became the first Salvadoran bishop in the U.S. in 2023 and has been an outspoken critic of hardline immigration policies.