After not receiving a response from the pope, the cardinals released their letter to the public.

"This priest will not return the same...He's going to live in fear, going to live with the effects of this trauma."

If human progress itself is God’s agent of change, why does God, or humanity, need a church?

National correspondent Michael O'Loughlin is covering the USCCB gathering for America.

Cardinal-designate Cupich shared his hopes for the new Trump administration.

“We cannot go about our business quietly at home while Lazarus lies at the door," Pope Francis said.