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India court upholds hijab ban in schools as religious tensions continue in Karnataka

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Denver Newsroom, Mar 15, 2022 / 16:00 pm (CNA).
The state of Karnataka may ban Muslim girls from wearing head scarves in schools, the state’s highest court has ruled, contending that wearing the hijab is not es… […]

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Appeals court: Foster parents can share religious views with children

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Mar 7, 2022 / 15:07 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 3rd Circuit recently ruled in favor of a Christian couple in New Jersey seeking legal protection to welcome foster children into t… […]

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Totalitarian ideas are now out in the open: “Quick: what do you think when someone tries to convince you of something by prefacing their remarks with the phase ‘Experts say’” ? A plague of phony experts […]

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Indian court bans all religious clothing amid dispute over hijabs

February 14, 2022 Catholic News Agency 4

Members of All India Muslim Students Federation protest against the hijab ban in educational institutions by the Karnataka government at Delhi University in New Delhi, India, Feb. 9, 2022. / PradeepGaurs/Shutterstock.

Bangalore, India, Feb 14, … […]

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Religious repression in Hong Kong could soon worsen, Christian cleric warns

February 10, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

Protesters at a school boycott rally in Hong Kong’s Central District, Sept. 2, 2019. / Chris McGrath / Shutterstock.

Denver Newsroom, Feb 10, 2022 / 16:12 pm (CNA).
Speaking anonymously during an online discussion, a Christian cleric in Hong Ko… […]

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Fired nurse practitioner charges CVS Pharmacy with religious discrimination

February 8, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Dallas, Texas, Feb 8, 2022 / 17:20 pm (CNA).
A Christian nurse practitioner formerly employed at a CVS Pharmacy in Texas has filed a discrimination complaint, saying that the company illegally discriminated ag… […]

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Episcopalian church sues Oregon city limiting its meals to homeless

February 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Portland, Ore., Feb 4, 2022 / 15:19 pm (CNA).
The Episcopal Diocese of Oregon and St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church are suing the city of Brookings, Oregon, after the city passed an ordinance in October limitin… […]

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Marco Rubio condemns choice of China to host Winter Olympics

February 4, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 4, 2022 / 11:40 am (CNA).
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) has condemned China’s history of human rights violations and said the country should be prohibit… […]

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Anglican pastor shot dead in Pakistan on way home from church

January 31, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

A young girl lights a candle at a Marian grotto in Pakistan. / Magdalena Wolnik.

Rome Newsroom, Jan 31, 2022 / 08:00 am (CNA).
An Anglican pastor was shot dead after church on Sunday in northwest Pakistan.Two gunmen on motorcycles ambushed a ca… […]

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Expert urges attention to persecuted Christians as bishops decry Islamist violence in Nigeria

January 28, 2022 Catholic News Agency 2

The entrance to Christ the King Major Seminary in Fayit, Fadan Kagoma, Nigeria, whence three seminarians were abducted Oct. 11, 2021. / Courtesy photo.

Denver Newsroom, Jan 28, 2022 / 18:01 pm (CNA).
Victims of persecution in Nigeria must be li… […]

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