The 2019 Religious Freedom Week, celebrated in the Diocese of Trenton and worldwide June 22-29, has embraced the theme “Strength in Hope.”
Designed to recognize the need for awareness and prayer to assure religious freedoms, the week began with the feast day of Sts. Thomas More and John Fisher, included the Nativity of St. John the Baptist, and ends with the feast of Sts. Peter and Paul.
During Religious Freedom Week, Catholics are encouraged to pray and act each day for religious freedom. Throughout the nation and the world, Catholics face challenges both in the current political climate and within the Church itself. The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, which has provided educational documents and talking points on the week, seeks to encourage Catholics to persist in that struggle to participate in the advancement of the kingdom of God by finding hope in Jesus Christ.
To read more about Religious Freedom Week, click here to read an article from The Monitor.