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Nicaragua releases 135 political, religious prisoners; many still remain in custody

September 5, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

The freed prisoners included Catholic laypeople, 13 individuals associated with the Texas-based evangelical group Mountain Gateway, and human rights activists. / Credit: ADF International/Mountain Gateway Order, Inc.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, … […]

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Over 70 Christians killed, 20 medical students kidnapped in recent Nigeria violence

August 20, 2024 Catholic News Agency 0

Terrorist attacks in Benue State, Nigeria, have forced residents to flee their villages and, in some cases, seek shelter in local Catholic churches and schools. Pictured here is St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Yelewata. / Credit: Photo courtesy … […]

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U.S. religious freedom watchdog urges White House to list India as country of concern

December 19, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the media on the opening day of the winter session of the Parliament, at Parliament House, New Delhi, India, Dec. 4, 2023. / Credit: Shutterstock

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 19, 2023 / 10:45 am (… […]

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Advocates for persecuted Christians in Nigeria question U.S. report that portrays Fulani as victims

May 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 6

Burned vehicles after Good Friday raid on April 7, 2023, in Ngban, Benue state, Nigeria. / Courtesy of Justice, Development, and Peace Commission

St. Louis, Mo., May 2, 2023 / 07:25 am (CNA).
Advocates for persecuted Christians in Nigeria are c… […]

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Imprisoned Nicaraguan bishop deserves US support, religious freedom advocates say

February 14, 2023 Catholic News Agency 0

Bishop Rolando Álvarez of Matagalpa, Nicaragua, is monitored by police in early August 2022. / Photo credit: Diocese of Matagalpa

Denver, Colo., Feb 14, 2023 / 16:52 pm (CNA).
The U.S. government must seek the release of Nicaragua’s Bishop Rola… […]

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Religious freedom ‘under assault’ across the world, leaders testify at summit

February 2, 2023 Catholic News Agency 1

Former assistant secretary of state Robert Destro discusses the need for religious freedom. Pictured from left, Imam Talib Shareef of the Nation’s Mosque; Destro; and Cole Durham of the International Center for Law and Religion Studies at Brigh… […]

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Human rights commission ‘outraged’ as State Department excludes Nigeria from watchlist

December 5, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

State officials walk past injured victims on hospital beds being treated for wounds following an attack by gunmen at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Owo, southwest Nigeria, on June 5, 2022. / AFP via Getty Images

St. Louis, Mo., Dec 5, 20… […]

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U.S. religious freedom commission ‘tremendously disappointed’ with Vatican-China deal renewal

October 26, 2022 Catholic News Agency 3

The episcopal consecration of Francis Cui Qingqi in Wuhan, China, Sept. 8, 2021. / www.chinacatholic.cn.

St. Louis, Mo., Oct 26, 2022 / 14:30 pm (CNA).
A commissioner of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) s… […]

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Human rights activists call on U.S. State Department to return Nigeria to religious freedom watchlist

September 20, 2022 Catholic News Agency 0

Displaced Nigerians camped near St. Francis Xavier Parish in Agagbe, Nigeria, in 2022. / Courtesy of Adakole Daniel

Washington D.C., Sep 20, 2022 / 17:00 pm (CNA).
Human rights advocates are calling on U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken to… […]

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Religious freedom advocates warn that church closures are ‘wrong direction’ for Algeria

June 30, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

Santa Cruz Chapel on Murdjajou mount in Oran, Algeria. / Ali Mehaoudi/Shutterstock

Denver Newsroom, Jun 30, 2021 / 09:00 am (CNA).
The closure of several Christian churches in Algeria, as well as court convictions of Christians for undermining M… […]

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