At the Region VI Encuentro June 2-3 in Detroit, dioceses were asked to encourage priests and lay leaders to learn more about and provide space for Hispanic devotions and traditions.

Violence in Nicaragua has claimed about 100 lives since April 18.

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.