Supreme Court Unanimously Backs Hosanna Tabor Church, Decides in Favor of Religious Liberty

Constitutional scholars hail decision, a defeat for the Obama administration.

Religious-Freedom Concerns Highlighted as Romney Clinches N.H. Primary

Clarity and competition come out of the New Hampshire vote.

Massachusetts Conservatives and Former Vatican Ambassadors Get Behind Romney

Two letters, issued as primary season gets under way, seek to dispel fears that the former Massachusetts governor cannot be trusted on social issues.

Presidential Hopefuls: Newt Gingrich

Former Speaker of the House of Representatives, a convert to Catholicism, has evolved on life issues.

The Need for Peace and Liberty

Editorials from our Jan. 1 issue on the year that is drawing to a close.

Nina Shea on Religious Freedom

'There's a difference between threats to religious freedom abroad and at home: Let's address both,' says member of U.S. Commission on Religious Freedom.

Defending the Rights of Religious Expression for Everyone — From Anglicans to Zoroastrians

The Becket Fund’s new president, William Mumma, discusses key threats to religious liberty.

Congressmen Urge President Obama to Discuss Religious Freedom in Iraq

Reps. Frank Wolf, R-Va., Henry Waxman, D-Calif., and Chris Smith, R-N.J., were among the bipartisan signatories of the letter urging the president 'to raise the plight of Iraq’s besieged ethno-religious communities.'

U.S. Religious Freedom Commission Prepares to Shut Down

Archbishop Chaput Talks Politics ... and Philadelphia

Catholics need to be more involved in politics, Philly archbishop says.

Really, Macy’s? Men in women’s fitting rooms?

Evangelicals and Religious Liberty

As some ask why Catholics seem to be the only ones fighting for religious freedom, a high-profile theological group prepares to issue statement in early 2012.

Ad Targets Obama on Religious-Liberty Issues

Catholic Vote TV spot seeks to influence direction of Health and Human Services mandate.

Bishop Lori: Religious Liberty: 'The Pre-Eminent Social Justice Issue' of Our Time

A new game plan for defending the free exercise of religion in the public square.

Will U.S. Religious Freedom Commission Continue?

Congress votes to keep commission through Dec. 16. But what about after that?

Feasts and Famines

How a look Eastward can make Americans more thankful — and vigilant

Defending Religious Freedom at Home — and Abroad

News Analysis: Church leaders discover that the ‘first freedom’ isn’t what it used to be.

The Supreme Court and Obamacare

As Catholics and pro-lifers welcome the news that the high court will take up the health-care issue, the future remains murky.

Register Radio: USCCB Meeting and Religious Freedom

Editor Joan Frawley Desmond and Belmont Abbey College President Dr. William Thierfelder

New Law Leads to Catholic Charities Casualty in Illinois

One agency breaks from diocese in order to continue adoptions and foster-care placement under civil union law, which prohibits discrimination against same-sex couples.