Cardinal Cupich said the pope is making clear that Vatican II documents are authoritative and permanent.

Mr. Bannon said he believes the Catholic Church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration.

Three Democratic senators had pointed questions about the Catholic faith of judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett.

Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon believes the Catholic Church has been “terrible” to Mr. Trump on the issue of immigration, accusing bishops of supporting immigrants out of “economic interest.”

Back in 1991, close to nine in 10 Catholics in the United States were white. Today, that number is down to 55 percent—and that percentage will continue to drop.

In an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal, the Cardinal Sarah says the church must proclaim that homosexuality is “at odds with nature.”

Proponents say the program will help to provide scholarships for 6,000 to 10,000 students in religious and other private schools statewide.

Catholic leaders voice alarm that the president will end the DACA program protecting undocumented individuals brought to the U.S. as children.

Mr. Spicer, a Catholic, had expressed a desire to meet Pope Francis in May, but he was left off the list of U.S. officials who accompanied President Trump to the Vatican.

An ad hoc committee to deal with racism in society and in the church may lead to the first pastoral letter on racism written by U.S. bishops since 1979