As this story looks at the history of religious freedom for Catholics in the U.S., it’s important to note that the anti-Catholic views of the earliest settlers informed the anti-Catholic undercurrents that have existed throughout the nation’s history.
The third meeting of the Department of Justice’s Religious Liberty Commission Sept. 29 examined a range of religious liberty issues related to public and private schools, as well as reflections on recent instances of violence at houses of worship.
A federal judge on Aug. 20 partially blocked Texas from enforcing a law requiring public school classrooms to display the Ten Commandments, finding the law violated the First Amendment.
A junior high school teacher and the Connecticut school where she worked are locked in a legal battle over her refusal to remove a crucifix from her classroom.
Pope Leo XIV called on political leaders to address global inequality, promote the common good, and uphold human dignity.
In touting the accomplishments of the first Trump administration, Vice President JD Vance assured a room full of advocates that the second one will continue to prioritize advancing religious freedom both domestically and abroad.
In the 25 years since the U.S. International Religious Freedom Act became law, “restrictions on religious freedom have been steadily increasing for several years” around the globe, said the chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ religious liberty and international policy committees.
Bishop Wilfred Anagbe, during a recent stop in Brooklyn, said massacres by Fulani herdsmen have continued in Nigeria, even as a new president has taken office.
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments April 18 about a former postal worker who was forced to work Sundays against his religious beliefs.
Colorado baker Jack Phillips — whose refusal to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple led to a Supreme Court case — lost his case before a state appeals court over his refusal to make a birthday cake celebrating a gender transition.
