Chris Casquejo

Chris Casquejo is a freelance journalist based in Washington, D.C. He previously worked at Voice of America and in numerous U.S. television newsrooms. He lives in Northern Virginia.

Articles by Chris Casquejo

United States Conference of Catholic Bishops headquarters in Washington, D.C. Credit: Farragutful, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

U.S. bishops identify several policy priorities in Congress this fall

Aug 27, 2025 / 06:00 am

As lawmakers prepare to return next week from their August recess, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wants them to get to work on several key issues.

A child who lost his left hand in the June 2025 Yelewata massacre is treated at Nigeria’s Benue State University Teaching Hospital. Credit: Courtesy of Ekani Olikita/Truth Nigeria

Nigeria, Iran, China top priority countries for new religious freedom commission chair

Aug 21, 2025 / 06:00 am

Nigeria is the deadliest country in the world for Christians, according to the new chair of the U.S. Commission on International Freedom (USCIRF).