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People display signs showing their support for religious freedom during a 2012 rally in downtown Minneapolis. It has been 20 years since the International Religious Freedom Act was passed by Congress and became law. (CNS photo/Dave Hrbacek, The Catholic Spirit)
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Bishops urge renewed dedication to efforts to protect religious liberty
Josephine von Dohlen - Catholic News Service
"Freedom for Mission" is the theme of the 2017 Fortnight for Freedom, taking place on June 21 to July 4.
Syriac Bishop Barnaba Yousif Habash of Newark, N.J., speaks June 14 during the opening sesson of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' annual spring assembly in Indianapolis. (CNS photo/Natalie Hoefer, The Criterion)
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Bishops extend work of immigration group after vigorous floor debate
Michael J. O’Loughlin
On the same day the bishops decided to establish a permanent committee on religious liberty, they agreed to extend the work of an ad hoc committee on immigration.
Atlanta Archbishop Wilton D. Gregory, center, and other prelates applaud on Nov. 14 after an address by Archbishop Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States, during the annual fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)
Politics & SocietyNews
What you need to know about this year's Catholic bishops’ meeting
Michael J. O’Loughlin
Some of the issues on the bishops’ agenda—immigration and health care specifically—have already caused a great deal of tension between the White House and Catholic leaders.
Counterprotesters hold signs and shout slogans during an anti-Shariah rally in Seattle on June 10, 2017. Photo courtesy of Reuters/David Ryder
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Known hate group hosts anti-Shariah rallies nationwide
Bruce Tomaso - Religion News Service
About two dozen “Marches against Shariah” organized Saturday in cities across the country by ACT for America, a self-styled grass-roots national security organization.
Supreme Knight Carl Anderson, CEO of the Knights of Columbus, speaks near the U.S. Capitol in Washington on June 7. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
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Bill to aid genocide victims in Middle East goes before Senate
Josephine von Dohlen - Catholic News Service
The bill will provide humanitarian aid to Christians and other religious groups suffering at the hands of Islamic State militants.
Catholic farmer Stephen Tennes is suing the City of East Lansing, Mich., after he was banned from a farmers' market because of his refusal to host a lesbian couple's wedding. Photo courtesy of Alliance Defending Freedom.
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Catholic farmer ousted from Michigan market over same-sex marriage views
Madeleine Buckley - Religion News Service
A Catholic farmer in Michigan is suing the city of East Lansing after he was barred from a municipal farmers market over his views on same-sex marriage.
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