“Aggressive nationalism” is a principal driver of violence and intimidation targeting religious minorities in certain parts of the world, according... Read more
Citing low oil prices, U.S. President Donald Trump has said that he will continue to support Saudi Arabia after the... Read more
Legislation could help advance religious freedom and human rights in China’s far western province of Xinjiang, say U.S. lawmakers concerned... Read more
Human rights advocates are calling on the United Nations to address reports of Chinese internment camps holding 1 million Muslim... Read more
As San Francisco prepares to consider a ballot measure to boost taxes for services to aid the homeless, a U.N.... Read more
As negotiations begin on the annual United Nations humanitarian assistance omnibus resolution, the United States will remain committed to protecting... Read more
A parliamentary committee reportedly supported a proposal Oct. 5 to significantly expand abortion in the northeastern Australian state of Queensland. Read more
The Ratiznger Schuelerkreis, a circle of former students of Joseph Ratzinger who meet annually, will gather this year to discuss... Read more
The release of three American prisoners from North Korea was hailed as an important first step in addressing abuses within... Read more
The potential release of three American prisoners from North Korea’s labor camps – reported to be “imminent” – would be... Read more
It was August in Rome, the dog days of summer, and most people had left the Eternal City for the... Read more
Deportation to Mexico of the mother of a cancer-stricken girl would be cruelty, the Bishop of El Paso has said. Read more
Charlie Gard, an 11 month-old British infant who made headlines around the world over a fierce legal battle on parental... Read more
Tennessee Judge Sam Benningfield has rescinded his controversial order offering reduced sentences to prisoners who would undergo sterilization procedures. Read more
Amid the Gard family's legal battle in the U.K. to pursue experimental treatment for their infant son, a committee in... Read more
Religious and political leaders have renewed calls for peace as they decried dozens of reported civilian deaths by poison gas... Read more
The United States has ended funding for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), saying the agency's support for Chinese population... Read more
A diocese in Argentina has decided to transfer a priest after a series of threats he's received for protesting the... Read more
Along the U.S.-Mexico border, Catholic bishops of both countries stressed the right of people to migrate and the need for... Read more
A Dutch doctor who drugged an elderly woman and had her restrained as she fought lethal injection has been cleared... Read more