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.

The encounters will take place from June 1-3 at Santa Marta, the Vatican guesthouse where Francis lives.

“I saw someone who was caring for someone, not worrying about if we are gay, straight, brown, white.”

Honduran President Hernandez sought and snatched a second term late last year and began that second term under a cloud of illegitimacy and calls for his resignation that have never stopped.

In the 10-page text, Francis presented a searing diagnosis of what had transformed this once prophetic and esteemed church in Latin America to one of the least respected.