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One fewer Christian-owned bakery after religious freedom fight
A Christian couple has closed their Oregon bakery, which faced heavy fines after they declined to make a cake for... Read more
Use 'moral authority' to push for change in Vietnam, advocates tell the US
If the U.S. uses its moral authority' to pressure Vietnam on human rights issues, the southeast Asian country will change... Read more
US Bishops to government: End legal standoff with the Little Sisters
The United States government has an opportunity to end its legal battle with the Little Sisters of the Poor and... Read more
To this Christian woman, headscarves are a religious freedom issue too
A devout Christian woman has said Alabama county officials violated her rights by forcing her to remove her headscarf for... Read more
Will Egypt take step towards religious freedom with new law?
Christians in Egypt are hoping that a new law will make it easier for them to build churches, particularly after... Read more
The US talks tough on religious persecution - but do its actions match?
Religious freedom advocates praised the State Department’s annual International Religious Freedom report published last week, but insisted that words must... Read more
What is the Democratic Party's 'progressive' vision of religious freedom?
As the 2016 Democratic Party platform insists on a “progressive” notion of religious freedom, what might that look like in... Read more
WYD panel discusses worldwide state of religious freedom
The day after a priest was brutally murdered in France, a panel at World Youth Day in Poland discussed the... Read more
Will new 'civil rights' silence churches? In Iowa, the fear is real.
An Iowa church fears the state civil rights commission could penalize it for preaching and following its views on homosexuality... Read more
Saints, martyrs and the cross – Archbishop Gomez on true freedom
As church leaders rallied U.S. Catholics to defend their faith against an increasingly antagonistic society and government, the relics of... Read more
Why one bishop thinks you should be a 'footnote' for Christ
On America’s 240th Independence Day, Bishop David Zubik of Pittsburgh called on Catholics to be “footnotes” for the truth that... Read more
How can the US counter religious extremism?
Despite secularization in some countries, “the world is becoming more religious” and the United States needs to factor this into... Read more
'I am a Kurd and a Jew': an interview with Iraq's Sherzad Mamsani
Terrorist attacks don’t phase Sherzad Omar Mamsani, even when an attack claimed one of his arms and left shrapnel throughout... Read more
The world became more dangerous for religious believers last year
The right to exercise religion came under sustained assault around the world in 2015, according to a new report from... Read more
How will faith-based partners fare under new White House rules?
The Obama administration’s new rule for faith-based partnerships has drawn various reactions: one observer warned they could cause problems for... Read more
Colo. baker faces 're-education' training after state court refuses to take case
The lawyers of the bakery owner who made headlines for declining to make a wedding cake for a same-sex wedding... Read more
Priests can't be forced to break seal of confession, La. judge rules
Louisiana law can’t force Catholic priests to violate the seal of the confessional, a judge in the state reaffirmed on... Read more
In Canada, a bishop protests gender ideology mandate for Alberta schools
“Totalitarianism.” That was the word the Bishop of Calgary used to describe the Alberta government’s new mandatory gender guidelines. Read more
Cardinal Wuerl explains why Church workers must be consistent with the Gospel
Church workers have to lead people toward Catholic teaching in their public lives, not away from it, the Archbishop of... Read more
The 'tyranny of uniformity': will the US have a diverse public square in the future?
The case of the Little Sisters of the Poor before the Supreme Court may determine if the United States will... Read more
