Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas, said he worries for families in which some members are U.S. citizens and others have a less permanent immigration status.

The statement from the Kazakh bishops can be interpreted as a response to Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation, "Amoris Laetitia."

Pope Francis also prayed for the victims of the attacks on Sunday.

Hardly a week passed without at least one reaction, statement or commentary, all based on Catholic social teaching.

“This is our homeland and we insist (we) remain here.”

Bishop Nguyen was forced to flee his native country as a seminarian, spending 18 days at sea without food or water.