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Report: North Korea, Nigeria among the worst countries for Christian persecution
For the twentieth year in a row, North Korea tops the list of countries where Christians face oppression, according to... Read more
China deemed a top religious freedom concern in 2021
China remains a primary human rights concern in 2021, a federal religious freedom commissioner told CNA this week. Read more
Austrian court strikes down ban on Muslim headscarves in schools
A ban on headscarves for elementary school students was discriminatory and unconstitutional because it singled out Muslim girls' headscarves, the... Read more
How ought Catholics engage in politics?
As Catholics consider their engagement with the world, including politically, they should consider what kind of society should be built... Read more
Supreme Court declines school’s transgender bathroom case
The Supreme Court this week declined to hear an appeal against an Oregon school district policy allowing students to use... Read more
Christian aid group applauds investigation into forced conversions, marriages in Pakistan
Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has ordered an investigation into the forced conversion of women and girls from the country’s... Read more
Supreme Court vacates ruling on California church closures
The Supreme Court has accepted an appeal by California churches against the state’s coronavirus restrictions, sending the case back to... Read more
French president presses Muslim leaders to embrace 'republican values'
In the wake of several suspected Islamist attacks in France this year, French President Emmanuel Macron has asked the country’s... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone: New COVID church closures violate right to worship
As surging COVID-19 cases lead to new restrictions in the San Francisco area, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said the treatment of... Read more
China claims papal critique over Uyghurs has 'no factual basis at all'
Following Pope Francis’ mention in passing of the Uyghurs as persecuted in a new book, the Chinese foreign ministry said... Read more
What Biden foreign policy picks mean for religious freedom
President-elect Joe Biden announced several foreign policy appointments to his cabinet on Monday, including a nominee for Secretary of State.... Read more
Christian leaders challenge mandatory church closures during England’s second lockdown
A group of Christian leaders is challenging orders to shut down churches in England and Wales, saying the move violates... Read more
'We want Mass': Catholics in France protest ban on public worship
Catholics in France gathered outside churches in multiple cities this weekend calling on the government to allow them to attend... Read more
Government restrictions on religion reach new peak, Pew Research Center says
Government restrictions on religion are at their highest since tracking began in 2007, the Pew Research Center has said in... Read more
Delaware agrees to treat church services neutrally in settlement over COVID restrictions
The governor of Delaware has settled a federal lawsuit over church-related COVID-19 restrictions, which he had imposed at the start... Read more
Religious freedom becoming 'second tier right' warns Supreme Court Justice
Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has spoken of his concern that religious liberty is under threat in the United States.... Read more
Supreme Court hears arguments in Philadelphia adoption case
On Wednesday morning, the Supreme Court heard arguments on a Pennsylvania adoption case, as senior U.S. bishops warned of the... Read more
Biden touts ‘inspiration’ of Catholic faith, despite abortion and religious freedom positions
Democratic nominee for president Joe Biden said this week that his Catholic faith motivates his political career and underpins his plan... Read more
Pompeo: China is world's 'gravest threat' to religious freedom
The U.S. Secretary of State on Thursday called out the Chinese Communist Party as the world’s most serious threat to... Read more
Pakistan Catholics protest after abduction, forced marriage of 13 year-old Catholic girl
Catholics in Pakistan are protesting a judge’s decision not to intervene after a 44-year-old man allegedly kidnapped a 13-year-old Catholic girl,... Read more
