Alvarez, a parishioner of Incarnation Sagrado Corazon in Minneapolis, traveled to Washington with a group of leaders from the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis to speak with congressional leaders, then stayed behind to carry out the fast.

Christian leaders in Jerusalem appealed to Trump to take their viewpoint into consideration.

Among Israel’s large non-Jewish population — the 19 percent that is predominantly Muslim but also includes Christians and Druze — the response was decidedly negative.

Sweden is one of the few countries in Europe where the Catholic Church is growing, a shift largely due to refugees and immigrants arriving in the predominantly Lutheran and increasingly secular country.

The program began with just a few instruments and the support of some music teachers in the community.

With today's announcement, President Trump has dispelled any thought that he can broker an agreement in the disputatious Holy Land.