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USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy

September 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

“It has been disappointing to see how seldom a CPC designation has resulted in real consequences for those responsible for religious freedom violations,” U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Chairman Stephen Schneck told CNA. / Cre… […]

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Vatican official: Hundreds of millions of Christians ‘face high levels of persecution’

June 7, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Paul Gallagher, the Vatican secretary for relations with states. / Credit: Daniel Ibáñez/CNA

ACI Prensa Staff, Jun 7, 2024 / 11:47 am (CNA).
“More than 365 million Christians, approximately 1 in 7, face high levels of persecution for… […]

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House chairman: State Department is giving religious freedom violators ‘a pass’

July 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Residents of Ngbam, Benue state, Nigeria, on April 8, 2023, the day after gunmen killed at least 43 people and injured another 40. / Courtesy of Justice, Development, and Peace Commission

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 19, 2023 / 12:50 pm (CNA)… […]

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Legal group joins outcry over removal of Nigeria from religious freedom watch list

November 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

The flag of Nigeria on a military uniform. / Bumble Dee/Shutterstock.

Denver Newsroom, Nov 23, 2021 / 15:14 pm (CNA).
An international legal group has joined the outcry over the U.S. State Department’s decision to remove Nigeria from this year’… […]

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Orthodox leader discusses religious freedom, climate change with Biden

October 26, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., Oct 26, 2021 / 13:40 pm (CNA).
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I discussed religious freedom and climate change with U.S. leaders on Monday in Washington, D.C., and announced an interfaith initiati… […]

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Coptic archbishop: Condemning persecution of non-Christians follows the example of Christ

July 27, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Angaelos / Courtesy photo.

Washington D.C., Jul 27, 2021 / 10:30 am (CNA).
Christians around the world must speak out against all religious persecution – including against the Muslim Uyghurs, the Coptic Orthodox Archbishop of London t… […]

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Cardinal Dolan emphasizes ‘hope’ amid global religious persecution

July 16, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York / Daniel Ibanez/CNA

Washington D.C., Jul 16, 2021 / 05:40 am (CNA).
There is reason for hope for global religious freedom, Cardinal Timothy Dolan of New York told an international gathering of religious and civ… […]

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Charter ahead of international summit affirms religious freedom “for Everyone, Everywhere, All the Time”

June 29, 2021 CNA Daily News 0

Washington D.C., Jun 29, 2021 / 19:00 pm Ahead of the International Religious Freedom Summit 2021 (IRF Summit), co-chairs Samuel Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett, along with the Summit’s over 70 partner organizations around the world, have […]

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‘You don’t negotiate with evil’: Former ambassador hopes Vatican reconsiders deal with China

May 13, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., May 13, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
The former U.S. religious freedom ambassador hopes that a new report documenting abuses by the Chinese Communist Party will prompt the Vatican to rethink its agreement with … […]

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U.S. religious freedom commission: some countries used pandemic to target religious minorities

April 21, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Oct. 15, 2020: Demonstrators in Manhattan protest the treatment of Orthodox Jewish communities during COVID-19 / Ron Adar/Shutterstock

Washington D.C., Apr 21, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
Some countries used the COVID-19 pandemic to target religious … […]

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