"Today, Indians are the poorest of all American ethnic groups," said Father Michael Carson, a Choctaw Indian who is assistant director of Native American affairs for the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church.

"The American Catholic Church has continued to be virtually silent," said Bishop George V. Murry of Youngstown, Ohio, "which leads us to the question: Why?"

“Women’s perspectives should be at the heart of conversations about how to build up the church,” said Kim Daniels.

Super Bowl week is the holiest of sports weeks, and the Sunday game the holiest of Sabbaths.

The Russians directed propaganda toward religious groups on Facebook; the social-media site is responding with new hurdles for ads from churches and parishes.

Mr. Trump’s proposed deal represents an almost complete reversal from previous Republican immigration priorities.