The United States Conference of Bishops issued a statement on Wednesday rebuking the Trump administration’s mass deportation agenda citing a rise in fear and trepidation across the nation.

Meeting in Baltimore, U.S. Catholic bishops elected Paul Coakley, a conservative culture warrior, as their new president.

The bishops' decision formalizes a yearslong process for the U.S. church to address transgender health care. They also approved a special message on immigration, expressing concern over enforcement and conditions in detention centers.

Border czar Tom Homan on Friday rebuked the Conference of Bishops for condemning mass deportation efforts in the United States led by the Trump administration.  “The Catholic Church is wrong,”