The bishop has not joined government-approved associations for church officials.

Spiraling inflation, a shortage of necessities such as food and medicine, and high crime rates have driven hundreds of thousands of Venezuelans to seek better opportunities in other countries. 

A massive crowd of mostly barefoot Filipino Catholics joined a raucous procession of a centuries-old life-size statue of Jesus Christ under extra-tight security.

The embassy move appears to make an already delicate existence even more complicated for Palestinian Christians.

"Today people my age feel very alone, and that's why we are always on social media. We want to feel part of something. And today the church doesn't offer people enough to help them feel they are part of a group."

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit struck down a Baltimore ordinance that would have forced pro-life pregnancy centers in the city to post signs stating they do not provide or refer for abortions or contraceptives.