The U.S. bishops have published statements condemning three executive orders in President Trump's first week.

"The bond between Christians and Muslims is founded on the unbreakable strength of charity and justice."

Cardinal Dolan: "We come together this sacred evening in a church we claim as a sanctuary...to reclaim the belief that a mother's womb is the primal sanctuary, where a helpless, innocent, fragile, tiny baby must be safe, secure, nurtured and protected."

Cardinal Tobin: "Closing borders and building walls are not rational acts.... Mass detentions and wholesale deportation benefit no one; such inhuman policies destroy families and communities."

Francis wrote, "our human family is beset by grave humanitarian crises demanding farsighted and united political responses."

The law has brought about important gains in coverage and those gains should be protected.

Pope Francis has invoked the civil rights crusader in three high-profile messages delivered during his pontificate.

Who will go to Rome? Mr. Trump has bucked conventional wisdom in several of his more high-profile appointments thus far.

A confident pope sets a new example for governing the church. For Francis, tension is a sign of life.