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New report paints worrying picture of global religious freedom
Religious freedom conditions worsened across the globe in the past year, according to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom’s... Read more
Commentary: Religious Persecution in the Occupied Territories of Eastern Ukraine
War continues to ravage eastern Ukraine, where conflict erupted in April 2014 following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and the violent... Read more
Vietnamese pastor who was jailed for faith says it was 'God's gift to me'
After surviving six years of imprisonment and torture, Vietnamese pastor Nguyen Cong Chinh told CNA that prayer sustained him through... Read more
Archbishop Fisher: Priests will suffer punishment before breaking confessional seal
Amid attacks on the seal of confession in Australia, Archbishop Anthony Fisher of Sydney has said priests will suffer punishment... Read more
Chinese government official: No religion 'transcends nations'
A Chinese government official who oversees religious affairs said Tuesday that government restrictions on bishop appointments are not a violation... Read more
Hundreds of Catholic employers win injunction against contraception mandate
A federal judge ruled in favor of the Catholic Benefits Association last week, issuing a permanent injunction and declaratory relief... Read more
Washington archdiocese's bus ad case heard by appeals court
The Archdiocese of Washington was in court on Monday, arguing that the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s ban on any... Read more
Mexican Senate approves medical conscientious objection bill
The Mexican Senate has approved a measure protecting the conscientious objections of medical personnel who hold moral or ethical objections... Read more
Bishops ask faithful to flood Congress with calls for Conscience Protection Act
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has issued a statement asking people to pray, call, and write to their Congressional... Read more
Colorado bishops support religious freedom of jailed Mennonite
Colorado bishops have released a statement of solidarity with a Mennonite investigator who has been imprisoned for failing to testify... Read more
Analysis: La Civiltà Cattolica and the 'sinicization' of Catholicism
At the Chinese Communist Party’s 19th National Party Congress in October 2017, the country’s president, Xi Jinping, promised to “sinicize... Read more
Senator: Extreme EEOC nominee puts religious liberty at risk
The Trump administration’s re-nomination of Chai Feldblum to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission puts religious liberty and marriage in danger... Read more
Gov. Brownback confirmed as international religious freedom ambassador
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback (R) was narrowly confirmed as the ambassador-at-large for international religious freedom Thursday. The Senate voted 49-49,... Read more
New HHS department created to protect religious freedom
A new division at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will work to ensure the protection of... Read more
State Department names 10 countries as worst religious freedom offenders
The State Department on Thursday unveiled its list of countries designated as the worst offenders against religious liberty. Advocates of... Read more
Marriage redefined in Australia despite religious freedom fears
A bill passed Thursday in Australia changed the legal definition of marriage from being between “a man and a women”... Read more
What big companies oppose a small business' case for religious freedom?
A small Colorado bakery’s religious freedom lawsuit has drawn opposition from 37 large companies, including Apple, Amazon, and Citigroup, a... Read more
Analysis: Cardinal Rai begins strategic call for Saudi religious freedom
The first cardinal to be officially invited to visit Saudi Arabia, Cardinal Bechara Boutros Rai, Maronite Patriarch of Antioch, has... Read more
Little Sisters face new lawsuit over their HHS mandate exemption
The Little Sisters of the Poor are returning to court to defend their exemption from the federal contraception mandate, after... Read more
Europe must be built on responsible freedom, EU religious freedom envoy says
The European Union’s special envoy for religious freedom has called for “responsible freedom,” in the wake of the Vatican-based (Re)Thinking... Read more
