During Religious Freedom Week, Mark Rienzi of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty explains why defending conscience rights is essential.

As chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on International Justice and Peace, he called for prayers and urged peace, security, and national reconciliation in Syria.

"Todo miembro de la comunidad internacional tiene la responsabilidad moral de detener la tragedia de la guerra, antes de que se convierta en una vorágine irreparable", dijo el Papa el 22 de junio.

"Every member of the international community has a moral responsibility: Stop the tragedy of war before it becomes an irreparable abyss," the pope said on June 22.

"Be generous in sharing what you learn and what you experience, as best you can and however you can," the Pope told young astronomers during an audience at the Vatican on June 16.