VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Pope Leo XIV’s key adviser and the Vatican’s secretary of state, described the deadly shootings by federal agents in Minneapolis as “unacceptable,” as a growing number of Catholic prelates in the United States have spoken against immigration enforcement operations in the country. Two U.S. citizens were killed by immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis this month, leading some bishops in the country to issue appeals for restraint and respect for human dignity. Catholics on the ground have also mobilized and organized vigils, Masses and gatherings to condemn the killings. “Issues, problems, contradictions should be resolved in other ways,” said Parolin, echoing the statements of several prelates in the U.S. But the Chicago-born pope has not spoken out specifically against Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents or the recent Minneapolis incidents.