Government-sponsored trafficking is "a perversion of any government's reason for existence," which is "to protect rights, not crush them," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said during the release of the 20th annual Trafficking in Persons Report.

The Chairman of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference Committee for Religious Liberty reacts to the U.S. Supreme Court ruling which permits funding for religiously-affiliated schools.

Back in March, Juliana Colorado was going about life as usual for an 8-year-old, trying out for a talent show at St. Joseph's Catholic School in Long Beach, California.

The consensus from religious liberty advocates following the June 30 Supreme Court ruling on public funds and sectarian schools is the Blaine amendments, a hated remnant of 19th-century anti-Catholic bigotry, are finally gone for good.

Cardinal Joseph Zen Ze-kiun has said that while he will remain prudent, he is prepared to suffer arrest and trials under Hong Kong's sweeping new national security law.

"Ignorance of the other is the soil in which hatred and bigotry grow," he said. "If we do not know each other, share our fears and share our hopes, we make it possible for hatred to grow." - Archbishop Wilton Gregory

For these reasons it has been strongly recommended to me that we suspend public worship in our Churches, and I agree. For these reasons, as of today (July 1st) our parishes will no longer be open to the public.

Dr. King's 1963 letter from the Birmingham Jail clarifies what is at stake in the reaction to the death of George Floyd and is timely counsel for our own struggles. Take some time to reacquaint yourself with this American classic.

Maybe there’s no single blueprint for reform, but one time-honored propeller for change often is the intersection of scandal and necessity.

Georg Ratzinger, hermano mayor del Papa emérito, muere a la edad de 96 años. Se encontraba en Ratisbona, la ciudad donde vivió la mayor parte de su larga vida.

Deseo comunicarles, que después de una cuidadosa revisión de la situación médica, y tomando en cuenta las preocupaciones recientes tanto de nuestro Gobernador ....

A spike in Covid - 19 infections and resulting deaths has lead Bishop Edward Weisenburger to once again suspend the public celebration of masses.