Bishop Robert Barron was appointed a commissioner on the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF), an independent, bipartisan legislative branch agency, it was announced on Wednesday, September 16.
Bishop Barron is the bishop of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, and the founder of Word on Fire, a Catholic media organisation. He was formerly a member of the Religious Liberty Commission, which ended in 2026.
“I was honoured to accept President Trump’s invitation to serve on the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom,” said Bishop Barron in a statement published on his social media pages.
