The call came just before the U.S. and South Korea opened a massive joint military air exercise Dec. 4.

The city was damaged by five months of occupation by terrorists.

"How many of our Catholics openly and blatantly declare, 'I am a Catholic, but I agree that drug addicts must be killed; they are useless,'" the archbishop said.

Catholics in South Korea called for unity following a unanimous ruling on March 10 by the Constitutional Court to uphold the impeachment of now-former President Park Geun-hye.

The Philippines may reinstate the death penalty after it was put on hold 11 years ago.

They "pray, pray" that family members can get out of northern Iraq before a major Islamic State attack.