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China offers rewards for reporting underground churches
The Chinese Communist Party is offering monetary rewards to those who report the presence of home churches in their communities. Read more
Congressional hearing highlights case of missing Chinese Catholic bishop
The fate of a long-imprisoned Catholic bishop in China was the focus of a congressional hearing on Thursday, amid growing... Read more
DOJ clarifies religious groups' equal access to government grants
Religious groups must have equal access to public grant programs, the Justice Department announced in new guidance issued on Monday. Read more
Christian wedding planner challenges anti-discrimination law
An Evangelical Christian minister who runs a wedding business is challenging a county ordinance she says would require her to officiate... Read more
New York court case could signal hope for faith based adoption agencies
A federal court ruling in New York this week could point to eventual victory at the Supreme Court for Catholic... Read more
China turns surveillance state on religious gatherings
China is using advanced technology to monitor both public and private religious gatherings, witnesses told a federal hearing on Wednesday. Read more
Chinese Christians told to replace Christ with Mao or lose government support
Government authorities in Shanxi, China, have ordered people who receive government assistance to replace religious symbols in their homes, including pictures... Read more
Catholic wins right to 'last rites' in hospital ICU
A Catholic woman has won her case to have a priest visit her critically-injured husband at a Maryland hospital, it... Read more
24 states sue to block rule allowing doctors to object to transgender surgery
Two dozen state attorneys general are joining a lawsuit against the Trump administration, seeking to block a new rule that... Read more
Transgender lawsuit against Catholic hospital cites new US Supreme Court precedent
A Catholic hospital in Maryland faces a lawsuit from a person who presents as a transgender man because it would... Read more
US religious freedom commission urges 'more aggressive' sanctions
The Trump administration needs to step up its pressure on religious freedom violators, said leaders of a federal religious freedom... Read more
Hagia Sophia as mosque has global implications for religious freedom, experts say
As Christians and world leaders lament Turkey’s reconversion of Hagia Sophia into a mosque, some experts warn that the act... Read more
Religious freedom is 'foremost' in unalienable rights, US commission reports
A draft report Thursday from an advisory body to the U.S. State Department on human rights says that religious freedom... Read more
What the Supreme Court ministerial exception ruling could mean for LGBT employment lawsuits
The Supreme Court’s ruling today on ministerial exception should encourage Catholic schools expecting teachers to live out Church doctrine on... Read more
'Soft despotism' of anti-Catholicism on the rise, USCCB religious liberty chair warns
The new leader of the U.S. Catholic bishops on religious liberty has warned of a “soft despotism” of religious intolerance... Read more
Cardinal Zen: 'No confidence' in HK religious freedom after new security law
Cardinal Joseph Zen, the bishop emeritus of Hong Kong, has warned that new security laws in the province could lead... Read more
Catholic bishops hail SCOTUS schools decision as blow against ‘anti-Catholicism’
Leading U.S. bishops praised the Supreme Court’s ruling on Tuesday that religious schools should not be shut out from state... Read more
Supreme Court rejects Montana 'Blaine Amendment' in religious schools case
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the Montana state constitution’s bar on public funding of religious institutions violates the First... Read more
Chinese authorities force contraception on Uyghurs in 'slow genocide'
The Chinese government is forcing Uyghur women to take contraceptives in an effort to slow the growing population. One expert... Read more
Religious scholar laments: Turkish Christians 'a welcome scapegoat'
According to a scholar of comparative religion, Christians in Turkey are being persecuted by the Turkish government, in part to... Read more
