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A federal advisory body on international religious freedom called on the United States government to impose targeted sanctions against members of a prominent Hindu nationalist organization…
Cardinal Leonardo Steiner, the first cardinal from the Amazon region, has condemned escalating violence and land seizures targeting Indigenous communities in Brazil, attributing the conflict to…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that will test whether municipalities can require special permits for small religious gatherings held in private…
A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of Illinois’s assisted suicide law against Catholic health care entities, Catholic physicians, and a Lutheran nursing home, granting relief…
Archbishop Thomas G. Wenski of Miami is calling on the Trump administration to reverse its decision to end temporary protected status for Haitians, citing deteriorating security…
A group of merchants operating businesses at El Pueblo de Los Angeles, the city’s nearly 300-year-old historic center, has asked a federal appeals court to join…
Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, head of the Catholic Church’s work in the Holy Land, traveled to Christian villages in the West Bank this month to express solidarity…
The U.S. Department of Justice released revised religious liberty protections guidance on July 23, directing federal agencies to strengthen safeguards for religious exercise across government operations.…
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Colorado’s Universal Preschool Program, which bars Catholic schools from participating unless they abandon religious enrollment…
The United States State Department condemned the detention of Bishop Juan Abelardo Mata on July 4, adding its voice to growing international concern over the safety…
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