Speaking at a pair of events in Washington surrounding the the National Prayer Breakfast, President Donald Trump announced that he is forming a task force led by Attorney General Pam Bondi to investigate the “targeting” of Christians.

With interest in a papal elections high thanks to the Oscar-nominated film “Conclave, ” Pope Francis decided to extend the term of the 91-year-old dean of the College of Cardinals rather than make way for someone new.

Cuts to foreign assistance directly impacted the work of some of the religious freedom organizations at the summit. USAID’s top NGO recipient for fiscal years 2013-2022 was Catholic Relief Services at $4.6 billion.

A Reflection for Saturday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Sebastian Gomes

A Reflection for Friday of the Fourth Week in Ordinary Time, by Molly Cahill

A Homily for the Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time, by Terrance Klein

Without the innkeeper, the parable of the Good Samaritan falls apart and the good deed falls short.

The ‘ordo amoris’ was never about loving less or more narrowly.

A Reflection for the Memorial of St. Paul Miki and Companions, Martyrs, by Kevin Christopher Robles

Octavia Butler, the Black science fiction writer who died in 2006, did not just create imaginary worlds with parallels to ours. Sometimes she created worlds that are eerily a little too much like our own.