Mr. Pence told Francis “you made me a hero” back home by granting him the private audience.

Bishop Nelson J. Perez becomes the third Hispanic archbishop in the United States and the first to serve in this archdiocese.

This week on “Inside the Vatican,” the hosts look at the appointment of Francesca di Giovanni to a top role in the Vatican's Secretariat of State.

Francis called on all Christians “to work together to show to the migrants the love of God revealed in Jesus Christ.”

The bishop said he knew people are frustrated that it is taking so long for the report to be published, but "an institution that's been around 2,000 years doesn't turn on a dime."

The pope's message was read to the assembly Jan. 21 by Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development