Some of the issues on the bishops’ agenda—immigration and health care specifically—have already caused a great deal of tension between the White House and Catholic leaders.

About two dozen “Marches against Shariah” organized Saturday in cities across the country by ACT for America, a self-styled grass-roots national security organization.

The bill will provide humanitarian aid to Christians and other religious groups suffering at the hands of Islamic State militants.

A Catholic farmer in Michigan is suing the city of East Lansing after he was barred from a municipal farmers market over his views on same-sex marriage.

Though the A.C.L.U. has not won in the courtroom so far, there is every indication these challenges will keep coming.

Rick Best defended two women being accosted by a passenger yelling hate speech about Muslims and other groups.