‘They’re expected to assimilate’: Speaker Johnson delivers Bible lesson to Pope Leo

President Donald Trump and Speaker of the House Mike Johnson shake hands after signing the funding bill that reopens the government, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025, in the Oval Office. (Official White House photo by Daniel Torok)

House Speaker Mike Johnson has delivered a lesson on the Bible to Pope Leo after the Vatican chief openly condemned borders and quoted the well-known verse: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.