Rome’s diocese invited all the parishes and religious communities of the city to hold a communitarian silent prayer on Wednesday afternoon for the health of Pope Francis.

Fox News chief religion correspondent Lauren Green reports the latest on Pope Francis' health as he remains hospitalized in critical condition.

Supporters of President Donald Trump have attacked Pope Francis after the pontiff spoke against the Republican's mass deportation plans. Newsweek has contacted the Vatican for comment via email. The fallout highlights a potential growing ideological divide between conservative Catholicism and Trump's MAGA base.

The pope does not name Trump in his letter, but it is a clear directive to resist the demonization of migrants and refugees.

Pope Francis was hospitalized on Friday as he suffers from an ongoing bout of bronchitis, the Vatican tells Fox News. He is also expected to undergo tests during his stay, according to a report.

In the letter, the pope said the criminalization of migrants and the mass deportations planned by the U.S. government are dangerous and called the country's current immigration policies a “major crisis.

Daily evening prayers will be held for Pope Francis at the Vatican's St. Peter's Square as he remains hospitalized in Rome, Italy, for a complex lung infection.

Francis has complained of breathing trouble and was diagnosed with bronchitis Feb. 6, but had continued to hold daily audiences until Friday.

Pope Francis sharply criticized U.S. President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in an unusual open letter sent to America's Catholic bishops on Tuesday. The pope, who earlier called Trump's plan to millions of migrants a "disgrace",

The Catholic Diocese of Jackson, Mississippi has responded to reports that Pope Francis has shown the onset of double pneumonia, which has further complicated treatment for the 88-year pontiff. Mississippi's Roman Catholic Diocese of Jackson is the largest diocese in Mississippi by area.

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis woke up and was continuing his therapies Monday after a quiet night, on the 10th day of his hospitalization for a complex lung infection that has provoked the early stages of kidney insufficiency, the Vatican said.