Organizers of the International Religious Freedom Summit, an annual gathering of lawmakers and human rights advocates in Washington, met January 30-31, to examine the plight of religious groups facing persecution around the world.
Summit spotlights plight of persecuted religious groups from Nicaragua to China
Reports: Russian forces in Ukraine have seized a Roman Catholic church
Among the violations are the capture and killing of clergy; looting, vandalism and destruction of houses of worship; and raids, searches and detention of congregants.
Charlotte, N.C., parish welcomes Nicaraguan priests after imprisonment, deportation to U.S.
Two Catholic priests imprisoned in Nicaragua since August arrived in Charlotte late Feb. 12 to hugs and tears from family and friends, after their release and deportation to the United States Feb. 9.
Scholars, diplomats reflect on U.S. and church’s response to the Holocaust
More than three-quarters of a century after the largest genocide in history, the United States and the Catholic Church are still making sense of their response to the Holocaust.
Asia Bibi advocates for Pakistanis accused of blasphemy
In her first on-camera interview since she was acquitted by the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2018 and left the country, Bibi urged government agencies to “thoroughly” investigate blasphemy-related offenses.
Nicaraguan bishop, priest accuse police of harassment
The harassment started during Holy Week, Father Padilla told the news outlet Confidencial, as police and paramilitaries in a pair of pickups followed him on a highway.
Newly found Maryland site reveals clues about Catholic colonists
While English colonists who arrived in the New World were looking for greater opportunities, many of the Catholic colonists who arrived in Maryland also were looking to escape religious persecution.
Good or bad nations do not exist since wickedness is everywhere, pope says
Today wickedness has pervaded everyone and there are good and bad people in every country.