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To this Christian woman, headscarves are a religious freedom issue too

Aug 31, 2016

A devout Christian woman has said Alabama county officials violated her rights by forcing her to remove her headscarf for... Read more

Burkini.

Overturn of burkini ban does not end France's cultural debate

Aug 29, 2016

By Mary Farrow

The lifting of a controversial burkini ban in one beach town along the French Riviera may signal an end to... Read more

Doctor.

Could doctors be forced to perform sex reassignment surgeries?

Aug 24, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Following the federal government stating that doctors cannot decline performing sex reassignment surgeries, a group of states, doctors, and hospitals... Read more

Ten Commandments outside of the Texas Capitol.

Challenge to Maryland Ten Commandments statue dropped

Aug 18, 2016

A monument of the Ten Commandments outside a Maryland courthouse is safe, after a lawsuit against it was dropped this... Read more

Hillary Clinton.

Critics find a lot to doubt about Hillary Clinton's pro-religious freedom claims

Aug 17, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has claimed to be a defender of religious freedom. But does it match the facts?  Read more

California religious colleges dodge a bullet. But what's next?

Aug 16, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

A bill that threatened to defund California religious colleges that do not accept same-sex marriage and gender ideology has been... Read more

The Supreme Court.

Pittsburgh diocese: Government is violating Supreme Court mandate order

Aug 13, 2016

Despite a Supreme Court order seeming to protect its religious freedom, the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh says the federal government... Read more

Praying.

The deadly danger of global blasphemy laws

Aug 10, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Among the biggest threats to religious freedom worldwide are blasphemy laws, the State Department said in its annual religious freedom... Read more

This California bill could hurt poor students at religious schools

Aug 8, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Religious students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be most affected by a California bill threatening state-backed student grants to schools that... Read more

 Little Sisters of the Poor. Courtesy of the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty.

Little Sisters, big courage: Nuns' religious freedom stand wins award

Aug 3, 2016

The Little Sisters of the Poor have received the Knights of Columbus’ highest honor for their fight for religious liberty... Read more

A protestor marches through downtown Philadelphia, PA during the DNC on July 25, 2016.

Leaked e-mails show DNC meetings with anti-religious freedom project

Jul 26, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

Leaked emails from the Democratic National Committee show efforts to arrange a meeting with a key NGO working to end... Read more

NBA 'unreasonable' in moving All Star game from North Carolina

Jul 22, 2016

The National Basketball Association’s decision to pull its all-star game from Charlotte, North Carolina over the state’s bathroom bill has... Read more

Republican VP candidate Mike Pence at the RNC in Cleveland, Ohio on July 20, 2016.

Where are the values at the Republican National Convention?

Jul 21, 2016

By Adelaide Mena, Matt Hadro

As the 2016 Republican National Convention draws to a close, some Catholics are concerned about a perceived lack of priority... Read more

US Capitol.

US bishops throw support behind conscience protections on marriage

Jul 13, 2016

Two leading U.S. bishops have spoken out in favor of a proposed law which would ensure federal religious freedom protections... Read more

Church pews. Public domain.

Will new 'civil rights' silence churches? In Iowa, the fear is real.

Jul 9, 2016

By Kevin J. Jones

An Iowa church fears the state civil rights commission could penalize it for preaching and following its views on homosexuality... Read more

Court rules Christian Mingle must allow LGBT couples

Jul 6, 2016

A California court ruled last week that ChristianMingle and it’s affiliate faith-based dating websites must allow LGBT singles to search... Read more

Saints, martyrs and the cross – Archbishop Gomez on true freedom

Jul 5, 2016

As church leaders rallied U.S. Catholics to defend their faith against an increasingly antagonistic society and government, the relics of... Read more

Feet of Jesus Christ.

Why one bishop thinks you should be a 'footnote' for Christ

Jul 5, 2016

By Matt Hadro

On America’s 240th Independence Day, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh called on Catholics to be “footnotes” for the truth that... Read more

The story behind the Catholic Church in the United States

Jul 4, 2016

By Adelaide Mena

Both the Catholic Church and the tradition of religious freedom can trace their roots in the United States to the... Read more

Child peering through fence.

ACLU targets grants for pro-life groups that aid migrants

Jun 29, 2016

Catholics and other groups that receive grants to care for immigrants are in the sights of the American Civil Liberties... Read more