Following President Trump’s participation within the Nationwide Day of Prayer, the president signed a new executive order (EO) establishing the Religious Liberty Commission, designating Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as chair and Dr. Ben Carson as vice chair.
The Non secular Liberty Fee will probably be comprised of as much as 14 presidentially appointed members from numerous sectors, alongside ex officio members just like the Legal professional Basic, tasked with producing a complete report by July 4, 2026, inspecting the foundations, societal affect, and present threats to spiritual liberty, in addition to methods to boost protections.
The fee may also advise the White Home Religion Workplace and Home Coverage Council, advocate government or legislative actions, and collaborate internationally on non secular freedom.
The fee’s creation is a stark departure from the posture of the Biden-Harris administration, which turned trampling non secular liberties right into a sport.
President Trump invited San Francisco’s Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone to serve on the Fee, and the Archbishop has accepted the provide.
Archbishop Cordileone serves on the US Convention of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) Committee on Laity, Marriage, Household Life, and Youth in addition to on its Committee for Canonical Affairs and Church Governance, and has been an outspoken advocate for a dedication to Church teachings.
Archbishop Cordileone introduced that Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) could no longer receive communion through a public notification letter to her that was revealed in 2022.
“As you haven’t publicly repudiated your place on abortion, and proceed to discuss with your Catholic religion in justifying your place and to obtain Holy Communion, that point has now come,” Cordileone stated in his letter.
“Due to this fact, in gentle of my duty because the Archbishop of San Francisco to be ‘involved for all of the Christian trustworthy entrusted to [my] care’ (Code of Canon Regulation, can. 383, §1), by way of this communication I’m hereby notifying you that you’re not to current your self for Holy Communion and, do you have to achieve this, you aren’t to be admitted to Holy Communion, till such time as you publicly repudiate your advocacy for the legitimacy of abortion and confess and obtain absolution of this grave sin within the sacrament of Penance,” the letter continued.
Pelosi, after all, defied the letter and continues to obtain communion.
Cordileone stated of his appointment, “I’m grateful to President Trump for appointing me to serve on the Fee on Non secular Liberty.”
“Freedom of faith in our nation has been a central concern of the US Convention of Catholic Bishops for many years, and I see my job as bringing the angle of Catholic social educating to bear because the Fee endeavors to form public coverage on this matter.”
“In assuming this duty, I take as my mannequin Fr. Theodore Hesburgh, the legendary president of the College of Notre Dame from 1952 to 1987. In the middle of his profession, Hesburgh served on sixteen separate presidential commissions over a number of a long time in each Republican and Democrat administrations. I ask you to hope for me as I begin this necessary work.”
I’m grateful to President Trump for appointing me to serve on the Fee on Non secular Liberty. Freedom of faith in our nation has been a central concern of the US Convention of Catholic Bishops for many years, and I see my job as bringing the angle of…
— Bishop Robert Barron (@BishopBarron) May 1, 2025
With the institution of the Fee, President Trump signaled his dedication to ending an anti-Christian bias in authorities after the Biden Regime’s concentrating on of Christians.
As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump additionally created a job pressure to research and reverse systemic discrimination in opposition to Christians inside federal companies.
