The motivation for withdrawal in the Ignatius option is formation for mission rather than countercultural resistance.

The group called it “antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.”

Maria Wright lost her son, 31-year-old Jerald A. Wright, during the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting.

People cannot sit back and be indifferent or unresponsive to growing poverty in the world as a privileged minority accumulates "ostentatious wealth," Pope Francis said.

"Women are fully entitled to actively take part in all settings, and their rights must be affirmed and protected," the pope said.

The Knights of Columbus has begun a nationwide television and digital ad campaign to spread awareness of the situation of Christians in the Middle East and raise funds on their behalf.