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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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Immigrant priests, New Jersey diocese sue U.S. State Department over visa delays

August 16, 2024 Catholic News Agency 1

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CNA Staff, Aug 16, 2024 / 10:57 am (CNA).
A New Jersey diocese and five immigrant priests are suing the U.S. Department of State over a federal rule they say will soon force the priests to leave the … […]

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Hundreds of Christian leaders appeal for persecuted religious minorities in India

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CNA Staff, Aug 8, 2024 / 16:22 pm (CNA).
A group of over 300 U.S. Christian leaders sent a letter to the U.S. State Dep… […]

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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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U.S. calls for investigation into Nigerian forced abortions, according to report

December 16, 2022 Catholic News Agency 1

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Washington D.C., Dec 16, 2022 / 15:15 pm (CNA).
The U.S. Department of State says it is “deeply troubled” by recent allegations of a forced abortion program on more than 10,000 Nigerian women and has communicate… […]

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

November 23, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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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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Religious freedom advocates ‘appalled’ as State Department removes Nigeria from watch list

November 18, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Rome Newsroom, Nov 18, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
After the U.S. State Department released its list of countries with the most egregious religious freedom violations this week, h… […]

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