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How will faith-based partners fare under new White House rules?
The Obama administration’s new rule for faith-based partnerships has drawn various reactions: one observer warned they could cause problems for... Read more
Why there's no freedom without religious liberty
It is perhaps not surprising that an American priest, Fr. John Courtney Murray, was one of the key contributors to... Read more
At UN, calls for global response to Christian genocide
The plight of Christians and other Middle East minorities demands action from the international community, one leader in relief efforts... Read more
At the Supreme Court, Catholic bishops speak up for a Lutheran playground
The denial of a playground resurfacing grant to a Lutheran school empowers religious discrimination, not constitutional principles, the U.S. Catholic... Read more
This counseling student says he was expelled for his Christian beliefs
A former counseling student says that he was pushed out of a university after saying that he would refer same-sex... Read more
Americans agree: Obama administration unfair to Little Sisters of the Poor
A new survey says most Americans think the Obama administration’s federal contraception mandate is unfair to the Little Sisters of... Read more
How to fight extremism? Unite for religious liberty, rabbi says
Facing a rising tide of anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and government crackdowns on religious practice, European religious communities must stand together, insisted... Read more
Little Sisters lay out alternatives to HHS mandate before Supreme Court
Asked whether there are ways for the government to provide contraceptive coverage that do not require them to violate their... Read more
Why one bishop thinks religious freedom laws matter
Mississippi’s new religious freedom law helps protect Catholic education and social services like adoption, said the Catholic Bishop of Jackson. Read more
Sweden can't send Christian convert back to Iran
Religious liberty advocates applauded a European court’s ruling in favor of asylum for an individual fleeing life-threatening anti-conversion laws in... Read more
Centuries of religious freedom at risk with Virginia veto, Catholic bishops warn
The veto of a religious freedom bill means faith-based groups that support marriage as a union of a man and... Read more
Carolina controversy: bathroom bills raise questions of safety, privacy
The overturn of a Charlotte, North Carolina ordinance allowing biological males to enter women’s restrooms helps offer important protections against... Read more
Georgia bishops: religious freedom bill veto a chance for more debate
Following the Georgia governor’s recent veto of a religious liberty bill, the state’s Catholic bishops are calling for further debate... Read more
A hopeful sign? New development in the Little Sisters' court case
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked for parties in the Little Sisters’ case to submit alternative means, if possible, of... Read more
Closing of Canada’s religious freedom office could spell trouble for human rights
Canada’s decision to defund its Office of Religious Freedom will harm the country’s ability to defend religious minorities and human... Read more
Horrific Easter bombing seen as a crossroad for Pakistan
Religious freedom advocates have condemned the Easter Sunday bombing in Pakistan that killed more than 70, while insisting upon reform... Read more
Let them serve: Hundreds outside court back Little Sisters
Hundreds of people – many of them women – joined religious sisters outside of the Supreme Court on Wednesday chanting... Read more
Divided Supreme Court hears Little Sisters’ case
The Little Sisters of the Poor and other religious charities should be free to carry out their ministries without having... Read more
When religious liberty collides with the sexual revolution
At the heart of many of today’s most pressing U.S. religious liberty concerns is the fallout from the sexual revolution... Read more
India's refusal to grant religious freedom visas a 'missed opportunity'
India is making a mistake in refusing to issue visas to a U.S. international religious freedom organization, said religious liberty... Read more
