Institutional Religious Freedom Under Executive Power
A recent forum convened by the Brookings Institution and Wake Forest University School of Divinity brought together legal scholars and public leaders to examine how the Trump administration has approached […]
When Immigration Enforcement Meets the Eucharist: Why ICE Should Carefully Accommodate Religious Exercise by Institutions and Persons
On November 1, outside an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention facility near Chicago, Catholic Auxiliary Bishop José María García-Maldonado and eight other faith leaders attempted to celebrate Mass and […]
When Public Partnerships Falter: How Faith Communities Sustain Their Sacred Work
Throughout this past year, something far more consequential than a funding crisis has taken shape across faith-based civil society. Public partnerships that once allowed churches, synagogues, mosques, and faith-rooted nonprofits […]
Whose National Interest? Public Justice, Pluralism, and the Future of Federal Grants
On August 7, 2025, the White House issued an Executive Order (EO) titled Improving Oversight of Federal Grantmaking. At first glance, the order is sound stewardship: it emphasizes transparency, efficiency, […]
In Catholic Charities Bureau v. Wisconsin, the Supreme Court Affirms the Sacred Within Civic Institutions
In a quiet but significant victory, the U.S. Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Catholic Charities Bureau of the Diocese of Superior qualifies for a religious exemption from Wisconsin’s unemployment […]