Francis is visiting Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia to help mark their centennial of independence from czarist Russia.

The U.S. bishops’ Dallas Charter to protect minors is working. Its principles should be applied to all Americans who work with children.

To be a voice for victims of clerical sexual abuse, Father Brendan McGuire realized he had to come to terms with the abuse he suffered at the hands of a priest when he was 18. It was a secret he had held for 35 years.

The announcement that the United States will cap its intake of refugees at 30,000 was swiftly denounced by Catholic leaders.