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U.S. State Department acknowledges possible misuse of funds to promote atheism

August 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 5, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA).
Members of the United States Congress are demanding immediate answers after the U.S. State Department admitted a $500,000 grant the agency award… […]

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Human rights leaders call for Nigeria to be redesignated as religious freedom violator

December 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

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CNA Staff, Dec 14, 2023 / 13:17 pm (CNA).
More than two dozen human rights advocates are urging Congress to call on the State Department to put Nigeria back on a list of the world’s worst violators of re… […]

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‘This thing’s going to blow up on us’: The religious extremism fueling violence in Nigeria

May 14, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Washington D.C., May 14, 2021 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Escalating bloodshed in Nigeria is fueled in part by religious extremism – and the United States must recognize this in order to achieve peace, s… […]

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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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State Department allowing U.S. embassies to fly LGBT ‘Pride’ flags

May 6, 2021 Catholic News Agency 2

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Washington D.C., May 6, 2021 / 20:00 pm (CNA).
Secretary of State Antony B… […]

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‘Reproductive rights are human rights,’ U.S. Secretary of State says

March 31, 2021 CNA Daily News 2

Washington D.C., Mar 31, 2021 / 10:16 am (CNA).- In his remarks on the State Department’s 2020 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, Secretary of State Anthony Blinken noted the lack of a section on reproductive health; he promised that … […]

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