The faith of the Orthodox community of Albania was certainly embodied in the life of our dear brother,” the pope said in his Jan. 27 message.

U.S. bishops have stepped gingerly into a disagreement with the Catholic vice president, which follows previous conflict between President Donald Trump and Pope Francis.

The Vatican, the governing authority of the Catholic Church, published an ethical framework on AI, advising Catholics about its potential misuses. The Vatican forewarned the “shadow of evil” carried by the dangers of artificial intelligence this week.

Pope Francis indicated that the Catholic Church was willing to accept a common date for celebrating Easter in the West and the East.

US Border Czar Tom Homan responded strongly to Pope Francis' criticism of Trump's deportation policies by accusing him of hypocrisy. Homan defended the US's strict immigration measures while pointing out the Vatican's own security practices,

An Italian priest has been excommunicated from the Catholic Church for saying Pope Francis is not the real pope...

Hope is the mainstay that undergirds Pope Francis’ entire life,” said Carlo Musso, the Italian editor of Pope Francis’ autobiographical work “Hope.”

“Catholic teaching holds that immigration enforcement efforts should be targeted, proportional and humane,” Kristin E. Heyer, a theology professor at Boston College, said in an email to America. Both migrants and citizens should be subject to the legal consequences of their crimes.

Pope Francis reminded the audience that Catholic communications is something that must extend beyond Church boundaries.

Border czar Tom Homan voiced his disagreement with Pope Francis over border policy after the pontiff claimed that the Trump administration's agenda of deporting illegal aliens is a “disgrace.” Francis also said that “poor wretches that don't have anything” would “foot the bill” of deportations.

Pope Francis is taking the highly unusual decision to dissolve an influential Catholic group from Peru which has been plagued by allegations of abuse from within its community, including allegations related to its founder,

Amidst backlash over allegations of sexual abuse against a once-powerful Peruvian cardinal that went public earlier this week, both the prelate’s successor and the episcopal conference have backed the alleged victim and Pope Francis.