The majority of Americans now believe that “God is not a prerequisite for good values and morality.”

Upward of 3,000 buildings have been destroyed just in Santa Rosa, a city of 175,000 people.

The Catholic Church in the United States is being transformed by its black and brown parishioners, whose numbers and voices are rising.

"We will continue to have a presence here. How can we not? We live here. This is our home."

“We absolutely welcome the pope’s strong statement on this issue; we welcome the moral clarity and the leadership he is showing.”

His appointment "reflects the growing presence of Hispanics in the Catholic Church here in the United States."