People ran to escape police, who were firing tear gas and rubber bullets at an anti-government protest.

The loss by a razor-thin margin leaves leaders and citizens wondering if another peace deal is possible.

"When a person who has this situation arrives before Jesus, Jesus certainly will not say, 'Go away because you are homosexual.' No."

The patriarch welcomed the pope, saying, "May God bless our two churches."

Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego asked people to pray for calm and called on police to be "as transparent as possible" in their investigation following the shooting of unarmed man in a San Diego suburb.The bishop said the Catholic community was saddened by the shooting death of Alfred

"We've come together, we fight for the same reason," Elisabeth Roman said. "These are people of God."