On Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. Day the president of the U.S. Bishops’ Conference is calling on Catholics to pause and reflect on King’s legacy, “and his rallying cry in the pursuit of justice and peace.”
“People are living in the water; the water is still rising, every day it's rising, rising... We don't really know how it's going to end," said Father Louis Iyeli, who heads the Catholic charity Caritas in the most affected region.
A new survey conducted this past December has found that while most American adults still have a favorable view of Pope Francis, the percentage that hold an unfavorable opinion of the pontiff has risen to a new ten-year high.