The “revolting reality” of recent wars shows just how urgent it is that the international community act to protect religious minorities in situations of conflict, a top Vatican official told the U.N. General Assembly.
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How the new Supreme Court term will impact the future of immigration, religious freedom and more
The court is scheduled to hear cases relating to immigration, religious freedom, federalism, voting, employee rights and federal court jurisdiction over foreign governments and corporations.
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Senators’ questions for judicial nominee draw accusations of anti-Catholic bias
Three Democratic senators had pointed questions about the Catholic faith of judicial nominee Amy Coney Barrett.
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State Department religious freedom report focuses on threats by ISIS
“Religious persecution and intolerance remains far too prevalent,” Secretary of State Rex Tillerson said.
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North Korea releases Canadian pastor sentenced to life in prison
The pastor’s release came a day after Canadian officials confirmed that a delegation had traveled to North Korea to discuss his imprisonment.
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Top US bishop urges Trump to quickly act to ease contraceptive mandate
Cardinal DiNardo lamented that after three months no steps have yet been taken to erase the HHS mandate since Trump’s pledge ease the mandate.
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Trump picks Gov. Sam Brownback to be religious freedom ambassador. Here’s what that means.
The role was created in 1998 and is charged with helping the U.S. government promote global religious freedom.
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Court rules church did not discriminate based on gender, affirms right to hire employees who ‘advance faith’
A court ruled unanimously that the New York Archdiocese did not discriminate against a school principal when it chose not renew her contract.
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Suit aims to block a law requiring pregnancy centers to ‘advertise’ abortion
The law compels Hawaii’s six pregnancy care centers to post or distribute information referring clients to state-provided prenatal services that would include contraception and abortion.
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After protests over Satanic memorial, city nixes all religious symbols
Two days after hundreds of people—many of them Catholic—descended on Belle Plaine to protest the installation of a Satanic memorial in the city’s veterans park, the City Council voted unanimously to nix all religious symbols there.