On Holy Saturday, thousands of catechumens and candidates in the United States will join the Catholic Church.

The State Department's sanction raised some hope in El Salvador that the perpetrators of the Jesuit murders and more of the era’s worst offenses would finally have to face survivors and family members of their victims in court. Unfortunately, even such small expectations for justice are already imperiled.

The coronavirus poses a threat that knows no borders. As Catholics, neither does our love and concern for our neighbors.

Taking away access to minor-league baseball for many Americans is against our national interest and our longstanding culture.

Congress cannot continue to sit idly by while the executive branch continues to demolish our already broken immigration system. This body has been negligent for far too long in its duty to pass a fair and humane immigration reform.

Perhaps Catholics in the United States might redouble their efforts to give alms this Lent and to reflect in greater depth on the spiritual benefits the practice can bring.