The pope’s encounter with the priest-victims marked the end of “the listening phase” and the beginning of actions that need to be taken.

By the end of the day, a reported 16 more people were killed and nearly 200 were injured.

“The culture of abuse and cover-up is incompatible with the logic of the Gospel,” the pope wrote.

In another surprise decision, Pope Francis has decided to send Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu to Chile.

Since protests directed at the Sandinista government in Nicaragua began in April, the Jesuit-run University of Central America has been a target of violence.

If conditions in Honduras continue to deteriorate, "get ready to receive more migrants," Father Melo told U.S. lawmakers.