Category: Religious Freedom

Being a Christian—especially a priest—in Burma has become extremely dangerous. The Burmese military government believes that Buddhism is a key component of Burmese identity. Because of this, Christians—particularly those from ethnic minorities—are treated as second-class citizens with fewer rights, facing repression and violence.

Months before he became health and human services secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. shared his moving conversion story, expressing that belief in God helped break his longtime heroin addiction that began when he was a boy, the year after his father’s tragic murder. In [his] own life, [the] most effective mental illness treatments and mitigants fused spiritual and mental care by Jewish and Christian leaders, allowing [Kennedy] to heal and recover through God’s grace and redemption.

Leaders of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar have appealed for action for victims of violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The first Vatican Summit on Longevity will take place on March 24, bringing together experts and world leaders to explore the most advanced scientific discoveries and reflect on the fundamental ethical values ​​that guide research in this field.

Lawyers for a Pennsylvania Veterans Affairs medical center chaplain are calling on the Trump administration to protect the religious rights of their client and other chaplains after they say his supervisor threatened to censor sermons of “divisive” content.

Yes, cultural renewal comes through good leaders. But as 19th-century British politician Lord Acton so famously said, “Power tends to corrupt.” And if we want to ensure that our leaders remain good, pursuing righteous policies for our nation, then one of the simplest things we can do is get on our knees every day and pray for them, for our fellow citizens, and for ourselves to walk in the way of truth and righteousness.

President Donald Trump…signed an executive order aimed at protecting the religious freedoms of Americans and ending the “anti-Christian weaponization of government.” The law protects the freedom of Americans and groups of Americans to practice their faith in peace, and my Administration will enforce the law and protect these freedoms.”

In 2023, the conflict between Israel and Hamas dragged universities around the world into a war of ideas with protests, proclamations, and accusations ramping up the tension. In this context of polarization, the “Middle Meets” project emerged with the aim of creating a space for listening and understanding between Muslim, Jewish, and Christian students. So far, 33 young people from Israel, Palestine, and the United States have participated.

President Donald Trump has announced the establishment of a new Faith Office within the White House to support religious liberty. This comes on the heels of Trump appointing Attorney General Pam Bondi to lead a task force aimed at addressing anti-Christian bias in federal agencies. That initiative seeks to ensure that government policies and actions do not discriminate against individuals or organizations based on their Christian beliefs.