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California bill seeks to punish 'misgendering' with jail time
A new bill in California would punish the ‘misgendering’ of nursing home and long-term care patients with hefty fines and... Read more
As State Department reorganizes, what will be the fate of religious freedom office?
Although the State Department plans to cut or consolidate certain senior positions as part of an ongoing reorganization, the international... Read more
Why hasn't the Trump administration dropped the HHS mandate?
Lawyers for the Little Sisters of the Poor said it’s time for the Trump administration to admit that the Obama-era... Read more
Iraqi Christians still need America's help, former congressman says
A recent trip to Iraq drove home the perilous state of Christians and Yazidis there, a former US Congressman from... Read more
In Ontario, legal assisted suicide could kill conscientious objection
Conscience protections for Catholic hospitals and other organizations could soon come under fire in the Canadian province of Ontario, with... Read more
Spanish court throws out 'hate crime' complaint against archbishop
A Spanish state prosecutor has dismissed a ‘hate crime’ complaint against the Archbishop of Granada after an LGBT activist group... Read more
Former Senator Sam Brownback tapped for religious freedom ambassador
Gov. Sam Brownback of Kansas (R) on Wednesday was nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next Ambassador at-Large... Read more
Families of Iran's prisoners beg Congress to advocate for their release
Family members of American citizens imprisoned in Iran pleaded with members of Congress on Tuesday to advocate for their safe... Read more
Could a California bill make Catholic conduct codes illegal?
Pro-abortion groups are lobbying for a California law that Catholic leaders warn would open employers like Catholic schools to lawsuits... Read more
Archbishop Lori: What Doubting Thomas can teach us about freedom
An encounter with the Lord frees us from sin, and frees us for mission, said Archbishop William Lori of Baltimore... Read more
Man plows over 10 Commandments monument in Arkansas
When Moses smashed the stone tablets in Exodus 32, out of rage for the sins of his people, he used... Read more
Refusal to teach LGBT issues could fail a Jewish school in Britain
A Jewish girls' school has received a failing report from a British education standards monitor because it did not teach... Read more
US bishops vote to make religious freedom committee permanent
The U.S. bishops voted on Thursday to make their Ad Hoc Committee on Religious Liberty a permanent committee of the... Read more
Church destroyed, Christians detained in China's Henan province
Local authorities in China’s Henan province reportedly destroyed a Christian church building last month, beating parishioners who tried to stop... Read more
Iraqi Christians endure despite persecution, Chaldean bishop says
Iraq’s Christians have suffered persecution for centuries, yet their faith has survived and the community will remain, provided their material... Read more
This priest and three companions were killed for the faith in Iraq
When Fr. Ragheed Aziz Ganni was confronted by armed men after celebrating the Eucharist at his Chaldean Catholic parish in... Read more
Trump admin ponders new religious freedom rule for HHS mandate
A leaked draft of a federal rule that would protect religious organizations from the controversial federal contraception mandate has won... Read more
Religious freedom cited in first US female genital mutilation case
A U.S. federal law prohibiting female genital mutilation will be challenged for the first time in a case in Detroit,... Read more
Justice Alito warns seminarians religious liberty is in danger
In his address to graduating seminarians on Wednesday, United States Supreme Court Justice Samuel A. Alito, Jr. emphasized the importance... Read more
Free speech protects printer from promoting gay pride fest, Ky. court rules
Backers of a print shop owner who declined to print gay pride T-shirts because of his religious beliefs praised a... Read more
