He said the West ignores Syrian and Iraqi Christians because they are neither oil-rich nor a terrorist threat.

The Journey of Hope Conference for Divorced Recovery held Aug. 4-6 in the Diocese of Charleston created a setting for people to experience hope, healing and mercy.

“Religious persecution and intolerance remains far too prevalent,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.

After reciting the Angelus prayer on the feast of the Assumption, the pope asked Mary to obtain "for everyone consolation and a future of serenity and harmony."

A second statement from the U.S. bishops read: “We stand against the evil of racism, white supremacy and neo-Nazism.”

The reports were sourced to a fake Facebook page.