Tag: Religious freedom
‘Parishes are on their own,’ says Nicaraguan priest as regime’s repression...
At least 11 churchmen have been detained by police and paramilitaries over a weeklong assault in northern Nicaragua, depleting the already demoralized Diocese of...
More than 120 Christians believed killed by Islamist rebels in Congo:...
VATICAN CITY -- Condemning the killing of Christians in Congo, Pope Francis said the sacrifices of modern martyrs are seeds that grow into examples...
Mexican bishops meet with presidential candidates about the churches’ ‘fundamental role...
MEXICO CITY -- The Mexican bishops' conference met with the two main presidential candidates less than a month after the front-runner said she disagreed...
Nicaraguan regime continues exercising control over religious activities during Holy Week:...
CUERNAVACA, Mexico -- Catholics turned out in large numbers to celebrate Holy Week in Nicaragua. But the ruling Sandinista regime prohibited public exhibitions of...
Lifelong human-rights advocate Bianca Jagger calls Nicaragua’s purge of Catholic clergy...
LIVERPOOL, England -- Human rights defender Bianca Jagger has accused the Nicaraguan dictatorship of creating a spiritual vacuum in the country by its purge...
Islamic State militants claim responsibility for deadly bombing at Mindanao State...
A deadly bomb that exploded during a Mass Dec. 3 killed at least four people and injured dozens at a university in a predominantly...
More than 30 defenseless Christians including parish priest abducted in Nigeria...
In another chapter of an "evil scheme" plaguing Nigeria, the southern Enugu Diocese asked for prayers for Father Marcellinus Obioma Okide, who was kidnapped...
Nicaraguan regime makes it illegal for Jesuits to operate in Central...
MEXICO CITY -- The Nicaraguan regime has extinguished the Jesuits' legal status and ordered the expropriation of its assets, effectively making it illegal for...
The ACN ‘Religious Freedom in the World Report’ shows rights are...
On the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, observed on the United Nations' calendar Aug. 22,...
Massachusetts couple alleges their religious beliefs cost them opportunity to foster,...
WASHINGTON — A Massachusetts couple alleged the commonwealth denied them the opportunity to foster or adopt children into their family due to their religious...