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Religious Freedom

Kenyan Catholic Church rejects President Ruto’s financial donation

November 20, 2024
By Frederick Nzwili
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News

A disagreement between the Catholic bishops in Kenya and the government has taken a new twist, with the church rejecting a $40,000 donation from President William Ruto.

Red Wednesday to put Christian persecution in the spotlight

November 16, 2024
By Michael Kelly
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News

This coming Nov. 20 will mark “Red Wednesday,” a commemoration held annually by Aid to the Church in Need to highlight the fact that today one in seven Christians face extreme hostility, violence and repression because of their faith in Christ. In some countries, the observance is being extended throughout the week and is called a “Red Week.”

More than 2,400 anti-Christian hate crimes occurred in Europe in 2023, report finds

November 15, 2024
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: Ecumenism and Interfaith Relations, News, Religious Freedom, World News

With new reports by human rights organizations in Europe, it is clear that anti-Christian discrimination is a hot-button issue on the old continent, and on the rise.

Nicaragua expels bishops’ conference’s president

November 14, 2024
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News

The ruling Sandinista regime expelled the president of the Nicaraguan bishops’ conference, further decimating the country’s Catholic leadership as clergy are forced into exile.

Federal judge blocks Louisiana law requiring public schools to post Ten Commandments

November 13, 2024
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News

Louisiana’s law requiring public schools to display the Ten Commandments is unconstitutional, a federal judge ruled Nov. 12.

Pope praises courageous, resilient faith of Catholics persecuted in past

November 4, 2024
By Carol Glatz
Catholic News Service
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, Vatican, World News

The “small yet vibrant church” in Estonia has been a source of compassion and spiritual sustenance for countless people in the Baltic nation, Pope Francis said.

Christians seek a public holiday on Easter Sunday in Bangladesh

November 3, 2024
By Stephan Uttom Rozario
OSV News
Filed Under: Easter, News, Religious Freedom, World News

Amid signs of changes and more religious inclusivity in the country, church leaders in Bangladesh called for Easter Sunday to be a public holiday.

Red hat is ‘call to martyrdom’ for Philippine bishop outspoken on country’s war on drugs

November 3, 2024
By Simone Orendain
OSV News
Filed Under: News, Religious Freedom, World News

Bishop Pablo Virgilio Siongco David of Kalookan, Philippines, one of the 21 cardinal-designates to be elevated at the Dec. 7 consistory at the Vatican, was thrust into the spotlight and singled out by his country’s president in 2018 at the height of a bloody government anti-drug war there.

As Poles remember murdered priest, Catholic researchers’ work on communism’s martyrs continues

November 1, 2024
By Jonathan Luxmoore
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, Saints, World News

In late October, while thousands gathered across the Polish capital to commemorate the 1984 kidnapping and brutal murder of Solidarity chaplain Blessed Jerzy Popieluszko, patient work continued at the Jesuit order’s archive in Warsaw to document the fate of other communist-era victims.

Faithful urged to pray for religious liberty with novena ahead of Nov. 24 feast of Christ the King

October 27, 2024
By OSV News
OSV News
Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News

The U.S. bishops’ Committee for Religious Liberty is encouraging Catholics to take part in a Nov. 15-23 novena ahead of the feast of Christ the King, celebrated this year on Nov. 24.

Pro-lifers express religious liberty concerns after Harris rejects ‘concessions’ on abortion

October 26, 2024
By Kate Scanlon
OSV News
Filed Under: 2024 Election, News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News

After Vice President Kamala Harris said she does not think “concessions” should be made on codifying abortion protections, some pro-life activists expressed concern that a potential Harris administration would not implement religious exemptions to abortion policy.

Remembered as prophet for the poor, dispossessed, Mexico says goodbye to slain priest

October 23, 2024
By David Agren
OSV News
Filed Under: Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News

Slain Father Marcelo Pérez was buried in his birthplace amid indignation and demands for justice.

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