"The word of God says to us, 'Don't conform yourself to this age.'"

"The difficulty or the challenge," he said, is "to listen, to be careful about what's going on, to understand, to exercise dialogue...to discover the beauty, the richness of the culture of the people."

The government's reconstruction agency has so far approved zero projects. Some citizens have started rebuilding on their own, but most are still waiting.

Not everyone in every part of the world is "at the same point" in recognizing the need to protect and care for children and survivors.

"This House believes that Christians, Yezidis, and other ethnic and religious minorities...are suffering genocide at the hands of Daesh."

"Even many 'pro-choice' Americans realize that the logic of their position requires them to respect a choice not to be involved in abortion." '