Gov. Greg Abbott schooled Pope Francis on the Bible after the Catholic leader criticized President Donald Trump's mass deportation plans. In a statement responding to Francis's open letter this week ...

In many ways, the Bible is a migrant's book — written by, for and about those who cross borders in search of safety, provision or promise. Abraham left his homeland, never fully settling.

A spokesman for the Texas Republican, who is a practicing Catholic, responded to the pope with a statement Wednesday saying: “The Bible calls for strong borders and law and order.” ...

"The Bible calls for strong borders and law and order," Abbott wrote. "And Jesus guided others to follow the laws of the land." Francis indicated that he had been following "the major crisis ...