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‘March for the Martyrs’ to raise awareness of Christian persecution

September 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

March for the Martyrs, Sept. 5, 2020 / For the Martyrs

Washington D.C., Sep 10, 2021 / 10:01 am (CNA).
The second annual March for the Martyrs, an event to draw attention to global Christian persecution, will be held on Sept. 25 in Washington, D… […]

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Jan Figel: ‘It’s a pity there is no EU religious freedom envoy anymore’

September 10, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Ján Figeľ, special envoy for the promotion of freedom of religion outside the EU from 2016 to 2019, meets Pope Francis in 2018. / Vatican Media/Ján Figeľ personal archive.

Bratislava, Slovakia, Sep 10, 2021 / 04:15 am (CNA).
On the eve of Pope F… […]

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Supreme Court halts execution of inmate requesting vocal prayer at his death

September 9, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

U.S. Supreme Court building, east side / Claudette Jerez/CNA

Washington D.C., Sep 9, 2021 / 06:15 am (CNA).
The Supreme Court late Wednesday evening halted the execution of a Texas death row inmate who had requested his pastor be allowed to lay … […]

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Catholic bishops’ commission laments EU religious freedom envoy vacancy

September 8, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Christos Stylianides at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, Sept. 30, 2014. / European Union 2014 – European Parliament (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0).

Brussels, Belgium, Sep 8, 2021 / 13:00 pm (CNA).
A Catholic bishops’ commission said on Wednesda… […]

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Fired over transgender pronoun mandate, Virginia teacher appeals to state supreme court

September 3, 2021 Catholic News Agency 1

Peter Vlaming / Alliance Defending Freedom

Washington D.C., Sep 3, 2021 / 15:00 pm (CNA).
A Virginia teacher fired for not using the “preferred pronoun” of a self-identified transgender student has appealed his case to the state supreme court.Pe… […]

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Social media being weaponized against religious freedom, Archbishop Cordileone argues

August 13, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone receiving the gifts during Mass in 2021. / Dennis Callahan/Archdiocese of San Francisco

Washington D.C., Aug 13, 2021 / 13:01 pm (CNA).
The archbishop of San Francisco has warned of the use of social media to prom… […]

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Will the Supreme Court’s religion-friendly actions continue?

August 12, 2021 Russell Shaw 7

Has the Supreme Court sold out to religion? You could be excused for thinking so if all you had to go on was the hue and cry protesting things the court did last term. And […]

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Federal court dismisses lawsuit against Indianapolis archdiocese

August 11, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Archbishop Charles C. Thompson during the 2021 Chrism Mass at SS. Peter and Paul Cathedral in Indianapolis. / Sean Gallagher, The Criterion

Washington D.C., Aug 11, 2021 / 15:09 pm (CNA).
A federal district court on Wednesday tossed out a lawsui… […]

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Spanish Supreme Court rules divorced-and-remarried religion teacher must be reinstated 

August 2, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Madrid, Spain, Aug 2, 2021 / 16:23 pm (CNA).
Spain’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a religion teacher whose declaration of suitability to teach religion was withdrawn by the Archdiocese of Valladolid because … […]

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Ninth Circuit favors Washington church in case against state abortion coverage mandate

July 22, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Denver Newsroom, Jul 22, 2021 / 17:03 pm (CNA).
A Washington church won its case against a state abortion coverage mandate on Thursday, in a ruling by a federal appeals court.Cedar Park Church in Bothell, Washing… […]

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