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

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.

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.

Pope Francis, 88, sustained a bruise to his right forearm after fall at his Vatican residence but continued with his daily agenda, Vatican confirmed no fractures.

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

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

“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.

Constantly in the public eye, Pope Francis is instantly recognisable across the globe, and his likeness adorns t-shirts, mugs, calendars, bookmarks, medals and jewellery, among other things. Too conservative for some, not conservative enough for others, he is the face of the modern Catholic Church.

With Vice President JD Vance and other allies in power, an emergent Catholic right expands political horizons and raises doubts about church unity.

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 has been a vocal advocate for migrant rights, criticising restrictive immigration policies. "If true, this will be a disgrace," Francis said of Trump's deportation pledges.

Healy has also served the Dicastery for Promoting Christian Unity and also chairs the Charismatic Renewal International Service (CHARIS) in Rome.