US Bishops: Promote religious freedom through prayer, reflection, and action

US bishops are willing to whisper to members of Congress but not shout in the streets

U.S. Catholic bishops are quietly criticizing Trump's budget policies in a letter to Capitol Hill. It's a good letter, but in today's media landscape, they need to do more than that, writes Fr. Thomas Reese.

US Bishops: Promote religious freedom through prayer, reflection, and action

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops commemorate Religious Freedom Week, 22-29 June, inviting the faithful to promote religious freedom for all believers through prayer, education, and public action. Read all

Radio Interview: Religious freedom faces ongoing challenges - Catholic Review

June 22 marks the launch of the U.S. Bishops’ annual Religious Freedom Week, a time set aside for Catholics to pray, reflect and act to promote religious freedom in the United States and around the world. Aaron Weldon, Assistant Director for Religious Liberty at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, talks with George Matysek about ongoing challenges to religious freedom and what will happen during Religious Freedom Week. Weldon …

Defending freedom through faith and solidarity

Imagine being a Catholic student on Good Friday, pressured to eat meat by people who don’t share your faith. This is a small, but meaningful, example of religious freedom being threatened. In moments like these, we face a tough choice between avoiding conflict and staying true to our beliefs. Unfortunately, situations like this are still common for many religious communities across the country. Religious freedom is the right to practice and expr…

Religious freedom a ‘sacred truth,’ says teen contest winner

WASHINGTON — Religious freedom “isn’t just a law or a concept,” but “a sacred truth based on the dignity and worth of every person” — and Christians “are not only asked to live our faith, but also to protect others’ right to do the same,” wrote Lucia Corbea, winner of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Religious Liberty Essay Contest 2025. The 18-year-old Corbea, a student at St. Brendan High School in Miami, took first place in the annual…