American Catholicism faces an informal schism over immigration policy as postliberal theologians defend mass deportations, directly challenging the Church's magisterium and hierarchy.

In just months, an American pope has warmed Vatican–US ties and calmed the Catholic right that fought Francis, without becoming an anti-Trump figurehead.

Meanness of spirit, from roadways to internet posts to the criticism of the pope, is no virtue but a grave offense against human dignity and God.