Trump's recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies produced fears that more immigration restrictions are coming.

Though the rallies were billed primarily as protests against the invitation to President Donald J. Trump, protesters also condemned the new U.S. administration’s travel ban against seven majority-Muslim countries.

The president made no mention of steps he may take on religious freedom, saying only that it is a "sacred right."

“We are builders of bridges, not of walls," said the Vatican's number three official.

Mr. Gorsuch, who attended the Jesuit-run Georgetown Preparatory School in Washington, appeals to conservatives because of his views on religious liberty and life issues.

80 percent of poll respondents agreed that not enough was done in their parishes to address the ongoing political upheaval.