Organizers said those who were detained had no prior warning that Immigration and Customs Enforcement would be arresting them the morning of June 11.

Parents must help young people see the blessing of growing into adulthood, Pope Francis told priests, religious, catechists and parish council members.

Pope Francis made the pilgrimage to honor two 20th-century parish priests whose commitment to the poor and powerless brought them censure from the Vatican.

“If we continue to do deforestation, it is like suicide," said Monsignor Marcelo Sanchez Sorondo. "We need to act together to defend our common house."

The Mass was celebrated just days after a shooting at an Alexandria ballpark in which Rep. Steve Scalise and others were injured while practicing for a charity baseball game.

Pope Francis will travel to Colombia in September and he will return to South America in January for a visit to Chile and Peru.