The selection of Mr. Pence ends months of speculation over whether one of the nation’s most prestigious Catholic universities would honor President Donald J. Trump

U.S. Catholic bishops have issued a flurry of statements about the many executive orders signed by Mr. Trump.

Pope Francis said Catholics should offer assistance to families settling in a new country, and, as Lent begins, he called on Catholics not to make excuses when it comes to giving to those asking for change.

“My folks taught us that if someone is hungry, you feed them. That if someone is thirsty, you give them drink. If someone is a stranger you welcome them into your home.”

“The Catholic Church stands in love with the Jewish community in the current face of anti-Semitism.”

Immigration officials “no longer will exempt classes or categories of removable aliens from potential enforcement” and “have full authority to arrest or apprehend an alien whom an immigration officer has probable cause to believe is in violation of the immigration laws.”

“The grave danger," Pope Francis writes, "is to disown our neighbors. When we do so, we deny their humanity and our own humanity...and we deny the most important Commandments of Jesus.”

Critics of a draft executive order say it could be devastating to L.G.B.T. people.

An appearance at the Vatican is often used by supporters to signal papal support for an individual or a cause, but the reality is far more complex.

On conservative radio show, Archbishop Chaput says "elites" in the media are hostile to voters of faith.