Dozens of Catholics were among more than 2,000 religious and community leaders who urged Congress to reject any effort to overturn the results of November’s presidential election.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger has temporarily stepped down from his ministry leading the Roman Catholic Faith Community of St. Sabina amid allegations of sexual abuse of a minor more than 40 years ago.

The 117th session of Congress got off to a testy start on Sunday, including an opening prayer from an ordained member whose pairing of “A-woman” with the traditional “Amen” raised both hackles and questions about the meaning of the word.

Who were some of the U.S. Catholics who were regularly in the news this past year?

The Holy Innocents of today continue to arrive and ask for our help. The way we welcome them or neglect them tells the story of who we are.

A global hunger crisis, foretold in the beginning days of the Covid-19 crisis, is being realized.