The senator's own faith journey has taken him from the Catholicism of his early childhood to Mormonism, then to a Baptist megachurch, and back to the Catholic faith again.

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.

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

Without naming President Trump, the pope urged all nations to "respect the status quo" of Jerusalem in accordance with United Nations resolutions.

The Supreme Court's order means that the Trump administration can fully carry out the ban -- which is now in its third iteration.