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Religious liberty report highlights China's repression of Muslims, Christians

Apr 29, 2019

The majority of the world’s worst violators of religious freedom are found in the Middle East, Asia, and Africa, according... Read more

New report paints worrying picture of global religious freedom

Apr 26, 2018

By Courtney Mares

Religious freedom conditions worsened across the globe in the past year, according to the U.S. Commission for International Religious Freedom’s... Read more

United States Capitol building.

New State Department actions don't go far enough, religious freedom leader says

Apr 22, 2016

By Matt Hadro

Religious freedom leaders applauded the U.S. State Department’s recent re-designation of nine countries – and the inclusion of one more... Read more

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The Archdiocese of Piura in Peru donated thousands of medicines May 30, 2023, to combat the epidemic of dengue fever that has affected almost all regions of the country, especially Lambayeque and Piura.

Church in Peru donates thousands of doses of medication to combat dengue epidemic

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Nevada GOP governor signs pro-abortion bill; Oklahoma court strikes down abortion restrictions

"Padre Pio," starring Shia LaBeouf, airs in theaters June 2, 2023.

New ‘Padre Pio’ film is a human look at the famous saint, filmmakers say

Daniel Ortega.

Nicaraguan dictatorship takes over Catholic school; three nuns may be deported soon

John Kirby, coordinator of the National Security Council for Strategic Communications at the White House.

White House condemns Nicaraguan dictatorship’s latest attacks against the Catholic Church

Fulgence Kayishema, a former Rwandan police officer suspected to have ordered the killing of at least 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge at St. Paul’s Nyange Catholic Parish during the 1994 genocide, was arrested May 24, 2023.

Police arrest suspected mastermind of massacre at Rwandan Catholic parish in 1994 genocide

Cardinal Robert Sarah speaks with students and faculty at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas on May 25, 2023.

Cardinal Sarah to theology students: ‘The more we know the Lord the more we can love him’

Father Andrew Small, OMI.

Vatican looking into $17 million transfer from U.S.-based charity to impact investing fund

Bishop Franco Mulakkal.

Pope Francis accepts resignation of Indian bishop cleared of rape charge in civil trial

Apparition of St. Margaret Mary Alacoque of the Sacred Heart of Jesus

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"Padre Pio," starring Shia LaBeouf, airs in theaters June 2, 2023.

New ‘Padre Pio’ film is a human look at the famous saint, filmmakers say

Father Andrew Small, OMI.

Vatican looking into $17 million transfer from U.S.-based charity to impact investing fund

Cardinal Robert Sarah speaks with students and faculty at the Pontifical University of St. Thomas Aquinas on May 25, 2023.

Cardinal Sarah to theology students: ‘The more we know the Lord the more we can love him’

Fulgence Kayishema, a former Rwandan police officer suspected to have ordered the killing of at least 2,000 Tutsis who were seeking refuge at St. Paul’s Nyange Catholic Parish during the 1994 genocide, was arrested May 24, 2023.

Police arrest suspected mastermind of massacre at Rwandan Catholic parish in 1994 genocide

Daniel Ortega.

Nicaraguan dictatorship takes over Catholic school; three nuns may be deported soon