Pope Francis gestures to the crowd at Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem May 25, 2014. Pope Francis made a surprise stop on Sunday at the wall Palestinians abhor as a symbol of Israeli oppression, and later invited presidents from both sides
Pope Francis gestures to the crowd at Manger Square in the West Bank town of Bethlehem May 25, 2014. Pope Francis made a surprise stop on Sunday at the wall Palestinians abhor as a symbol of Israeli oppression, and later invited presidents from both sides of the divide to the Vatican to pray for peace. REUTERS/Ammar Awad (WEST BANK - Tags: RELIGION POLITICS) REUTERS/Ammar Awad

Pope Francis will be using the same number of security as well as usual open-topped Jeep when he visits Albania on Sunday.

Rev. Frederico Lombardi, Vatican's spokesman, said they have read the reports that quoted Habeeb Al Sadr, Iraq's ambassador to the Holy See, saying the ISIS militants are targeting and could be plotting an assassination attempt on the Pope on that one-day visit to the predominantly Muslim country.

But Lombardi maintained they are applying their usual protocols and won't be reinforcing the number of security personnel since they have yet to receive credible reports specifically pointing to a direct threat on Pope Francis' life.

"We are obviously paying attention but there is no need for concern or a change to his program in Albania," he said.

The Vatican spokesman further said the itinerary that had been mapped for that visit won't even be changed.

Early this month, a popular Nigerian pastor and prophet named TB Joshua, has warned Catholics to pray for Pope Francis as he might get kidnapped soon. He said the Pope's plane would be hijacked.

Read: 'Pray for Pope Francis, I See Him Getting Kidnapped Soon' - Nigerian Prophet

Al Sadr said the Pope became a qualified target for the ISIS when he spoke out in August supporting military intervention against the militant group if only to stop their senseless crusade against Christians in Iraq.

Pope Francis then explained that in cases where there is an unjust aggression, "it is licit to stop the unjust aggressor."

However, his support of military intervention is premised that it will be the United Nations that will call the shots, and not one nation.

Al Sadr believed that if no untoward incident happens to the Pope in Albania this weekend, it doesn't mean the Vatican should already heave a sigh of relief. The assassination attempts could be carried out right in the heart where the pontiff lives, in Rome.

"There are members of Isil who are not Arabs but Canadian, American, French, British, also Italians. Isil could engage any of these to commit a terrorist attack in Europe," the ambassador told La Nazione, an Italian daily.

He likewise expressed concern over Pope Francis' visit to Turkey on November.