Pope Francis on Tuesday accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative

Francis, pope since 2013, has long been critical of Mr Trump's immigration policies. In 2016, during Trump's first White House campaign, the pope said Trump was "not Christian" in his views on immigration. In his letter on Feb 11, Francis called the immigration crackdown a "major crisis" for the US.

Pope Francis sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter sent to America's Catholic bishops on Tuesday. The pope, who earlier called Trump's plan to millions of migrants a "disgrace",