As #ReligiousFreedom week begins, read Sofia Cornicelli's winning essay for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’s religious liberty essay contest, as she shares the story of “Little Li,” a young girl in communist China who died honoring Jesus’ true presence in the Eucharist oursundayvisitor.com/undeterred-by-…

Since 2018, when the Nicaraguan bishops supported civil society’s right to protest unpopular government policies, the Church in Nicaragua has been facing a systematic and persistent campaign of aggression from the government and pro-government operatives. #ReligiousFreedomWeek

This is U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops's #ReligiousFreedomWeek, and June 23 highlights the Seal of the Confession. Priests promise to keep confessions secret no matter what. Defending this promise has been a major focus of my work at Ethics and Public Policy Center this year. 1/ x.com/USCCB/status/1…

#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 25: Religious Student Groups | Pray that religious student groups would be free to be faithful to their distinctive missions. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom

"Through her simple actions of reverencing the desecrated body of her Lord, her Lord made her a witness to religious freedom." Sofia Cornicelli, winner of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’s religious liberty essay contest, tell us about Little Li, who was shot and killed in China in the 1950s.

#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 26: Religious Freedom in Nigeria | Pray that herders and farmers in Nigeria may find the means to compromise and work out their differences in a non-violent manner. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom

#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 27: Faith at Work | Pray that business leaders would promote a culture that welcomes faith at work. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom

Catholics in #Nicaragua are violently persecuted for their faith & those who remain fear for their lives. Read as Nicaraguans in the Archdiocese of Newark speak out on the oppression in their home country. #ReligiousFreedomWeek USCCB Freedom @SilvioJBaez jerseycatholic.org/a-fight-for-th…

#ReligiousFreedomWeek June 29: Catholic Healthcare | Pray that governments will respect the consciences of all individuals and institutions that care for the sick and vulnerable. #USCCB #ReligiousFreedom

Cardinal Dolan: Catholics have a duty to care for immigrants. And the government can’t punish us for that. americamagazine.org/faith/2023/06/…

Catholic hospitals and medical professionals face numerous challenges. Sign up to receive alerts of opportunities to let government agencies know the Church has a right to operate her institutions in accordance with the faith: votervoice.net/USCCB/register #ReligiousFreedomWeek

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Liberty Chairman on Supreme Court’s Ruling in Groff v. DeJoy | Read the full release at: ow.ly/3gC250P0ZtA

As today closes out Religious Freedom Week observed by the Bishops of the United States. A U.S. Supreme Court ruling, today, in the case of Groff v. DeJoy issues a response from the chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee for Religious Liberty.

Arrests Made Saturday in Two Incidents at Catholic Churches in Brooklyn and Queens - The Tablet thetablet.org/arrests-made-s…

In persecuting the Catholic Church and expelling the Society of Jesus, Daniel Ortega is carrying on this terrible legacy. But will it work? buff.ly/44xAhDg

Tell the federal government to leave abortion out of the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act! votervoice.net/USCCB/Campaign…

New podcast! Religious Liberty and the American Founding, with Dr. Phillip Muñoz: usccb.org/resources/reli…

BREAKING: The federal government has just agreed to repair a Native American sacred site it needlessly bulldozed during a highway project 15 years ago. The historic agreement comes as the tribal members' appeal was pending at the U.S. Supreme Court. youtube.com/watch?v=y2XUZB…

New US bishops’ report identifies 5 top areas of religious liberty concerns | Read the full story at: ow.ly/q7Jm50QrkfW

Bishop Rhoades noted that threats to houses of worship remain a significant cultural concern, as Catholic churches and organizations saw vandalism and other crimes in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in 2022