Hidalgo's mother has been on a waiting list for 13 years to get legal status through her sister's sponsorship.

Those detained, according to the report, were treated with "aggressive and inappropriate conduct" during the ICE raids.

"I want a church that is open, understanding, that accompanies families who are hurting," Pope Francis said.

For content providers—the bishops among them—the decision should mean that they won't be forced into a "pay for play" situation in which they have to fork over money just to get the same treatment as anybody else's websites.

Modern-day religion is becoming stifled in the secular age, said Mary Eberstadt, author of "It's Dangerous to Believe: Religious Freedom and Its Enemies."

During his trip to Poland for World Youth Day, Pope Francis will go to the Auschwitz-Birkenau Nazi death camp. He said he wants to go alone and say nothing.