Religious persecution
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European Parliament backs persecution report criticized by Catholic Church
COMECE said the report ‘rendered invisible’ millions of believers persecuted for their faith. Read more
Urgent appeal from Supreme Knight: Start this novena on Christmas Eve for persecuted Christians
The head of the Knights of Columbus is asking for the order's members to consider "a last-minute Christmas gift": saying... Read more
Holy Land Christians need more protection, Christian leaders in Jerusalem warn
Christian leaders in Jerusalem are seeking an “urgent dialogue” with local authorities to discuss further protections for Christians in the... Read more
Congressman Smith: Nigeria's removal from U.S. watch list a 'retreat' from fight against religious persecution
The decision to remove Nigeria from the list of “Countries of Particular Concern” was “totally unjustified,” and a backwards step... Read more
USCCB, Catholic Charities ramp up efforts to welcome Afghan refugees
Over the next several months, the USCCB and Catholic Charities locations across the U.S. will welcome upwards of 7,500 refugees... Read more
Afghan Christian’s plea to CNA: ‘You are my last hope’
An Afghan Christian's desperate email to CNA triggered a painstaking effort to try to help him escape the Taliban's wrath.... Read more
Cardinal Dolan emphasizes hope amid global religious persecution
There is reason for hope for global religious freedom, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York told an international gathering of... Read more
Charter ahead of international summit affirms religious freedom "for Everyone, Everywhere, All the Time"
Ahead of the International Religious Freedom Summit 2021 (IRF Summit), co-chairs Samuel Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett, along with the... Read more
Legislators urge Biden to address global religious persecution
A bipartisan group of members of Congress asked President Biden this week to prioritize responding to global religious persecution. Read more
China continued religious crackdown during renewal of Vatican deal
The Chinese government continued to enforce sweeping restrictions on religious freedom in the weeks prior to the renewal of an agreement with... Read more
Report finds hate crimes rising against Indian Christians despite lockdown
Hate crimes against Christians in India increased by 40% in the first half of 2020 despite a three-month nationwide lockdown,... Read more
Brownback points to Nigeria, China and global spread of religious persecution
U.S. Ambassador at Large for Religious Freedom Sam Brownback has warned that religious persecution is spreading worldwide, and highlighted the... Read more
Attacks on religious communities 'a wound on all humanity' Trump tells UN
President Donald Trump joined world leaders to speak out against religious persecution at a Global Call to Protect Religious Freedom at... Read more
In eastern India, radicals expel ten Christian families
Several Christian families have been assaulted and expelled from their village by local extremists for refusing to renounce their faith,... Read more
Cardinal: To ensure religious freedom, minorities must be protected at home
With religious persecution on the rise in many parts of the world, Church leaders and diplomats called for legal and... Read more
Study finds mounting global restrictions on religion
Government restrictions on religion continued to rise across the globe in 2016, according to a recently released Pew study, which... Read more
Why a spike in religious hate crimes should worry all of us
Civic and religious leaders this week addressed a disturbing rise in religious hate crimes in recent years, especially harassment and... Read more
Why Russia's new ban on Jehovah's Witnesses is so troubling
The Jehovah's Witnesses have been banned as an extremist group in a Thursday Supreme Court decision that observers feared signaled... Read more
Study finds religious persecution spread to more countries in 2015
Global religious persecution spiked from 2014 to 2015, the Pew Research Center noted in a new report released this week. Read more
A priest, a rabbi, and an imam walk into a website
It is hard to ignore the fact that religious intolerance has reached a boiling point the world over in the... Read more
