The pope described the attack as a “wanton act of brutality directed at innocent civilians gathered in prayer.”

“The Senate proposal is fundamentally flawed as written and requires amendment,” said Bishop Frank J. Dewane in a Nov. 22 letter to senators.

Gen. Min Aung Hlaing wields great political power in the country.

D.H.S. has canceled Temporary Protective Status for Haitians, giving recipients until July 22, 2019, to leave the country.

Pope Francis has made normalizing relations with China a priority. But the Vatican and China remain at odds over the Vatican's insistence that the pope have the authority to name bishops.

"These threats to so many vulnerable immigrant and refugee families must end now."