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Religious Liberty

  • Brooklyn Bishop Cries Foul Over Cuomo’s COVID Rules

    Seven months after the first COVID-19 outbreak hit the New York City area last spring, Msgr. David Cassato, the pastor of St. Athanasius Church in Brooklyn celebrated a key milestone, with the parish church and school both open for business. That hard-won goal consumed an enormous amount of... Read more
    Written by Joan Frawley Desmond   |  
    Posted by Yaro on October 29th, 2020

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    Find more in Coronavirus 2020 | Law | Religious Liberty
  • Indian Jesuit remains in jail, despite call for release from Asian bishops and international groups

    A Jesuit priest arrested in India on charges of sedition will remain in jail for at least another two weeks, after the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences has called for his release, along with other international organizations.  Fr. Stan Swamy, S.J., was arrested Oct. 8... Read more
    Written by CNA   |  
    Posted by Yaro on October 26th, 2020

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    Find more in Anti-Catholicism | Christian Persecution | Religious Liberty
  • Polish priest, martyr and hero: Remembering Fr. Jerzy Popiełuszko

    When Communist officials kidnapped and killed Father Jerzy Popiełuszko, they likely did not intend to help create a Polish hero, martyr and future saint for the Catholic Church. Although the Communists had been trying to kill Popiełuszko in ways that would seem like an accident, they... Read more
    Written by Mary Farrow   |  
    Posted by Yaro on October 19th, 2020

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    Find more in Anti-Catholicism | Christian Persecution | Historical Studies | History of Christian Thoughts | Mary & the Saints | Politics | Religious Liberty
  • Addition of Cuba, China, Russia to UN Human Rights Council draws criticism

    A human rights group in Cuba criticized the election of China, Cuba, and Russia to the UN Human Rights Council, despite the history of authoritarianism and significant human rights abuses in each country. “The undeserved election of the Cuban totalitarian regime for a seat on the Human... Read more
    Written by CNA   |  
    Posted by Yaro on October 15th, 2020

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    Find more in Politics | Religious Liberty | World News
  • Far-Left Activists Deny Chinese Oppression of Uighurs

    On Sept. 5, Margaret Kimberley, editor and columnist of the far-left Black Agenda Report, tweeted to her 28,000 followers a screenshot of a headline comparing the conditions in China’s Xinjiang to Nazi Germany. She wrote: “These are lies. There is no evidence of Uighur ‘concentration... Read more
    Written by June Cheng   |  
    Posted by Yaro on October 14th, 2020

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    Find more in Politics | Religious Liberty | Religious Studies | World News
  • Diocese of Brooklyn sues New York over new Mass restrictions

    The Diocese of Brooklyn is suing the state of New York over a new order that restricts some indoor Masses in New York City to just 10 people. The diocese alleges that the new health restrictions by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, put in place in Queens and Brooklyn amid a new spike in the coronavirus,... Read more
    Written by CNA   |  
    Posted by Yaro on October 8th, 2020

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    Find more in Coronavirus 2020 | Religious Liberty
  • Previewing the Supreme Court’s Landscape Ahead of Confirmation Battle

    Ahead of the ferocious confirmation battle that awaits Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to replace Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the court’s next term begins in October with a docket that includes oral arguments for a significant religious liberty case. One of the most... Read more
    Written by Lauretta Brown   |  
    Posted by Yaro on October 5th, 2020

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    Find more in Law | Religious Liberty
  • Archbishop Cordileone: Catholics at the Back of the Line

    Archbishop Cordileone delivered the following homily at St. Mary's Cathedral Plaza in San Francisco on September 20, 2020. Whenever I hear today’s Gospel reading, I recall the years that I served as pastor of Our Lady of Guadalupe parish in Calexico. In the desert heat, I would jog early... Read more
    Written by Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone   |  
    Posted by Yaro on September 21st, 2020

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    Find more in Coronavirus 2020 | Religious Liberty | Spiritual Experience & Disciplines
  • Report abuse learned in confession or go to jail, says Australian state

    A new law requires priests in the state of Queensland to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse to police or face three years in jail. The law was passed by Queensland Parliament Sept. 8. It had support from both major parties and was opposed by the Catholic Church. One... Read more
    Written by Catholic News Service   |  
    Posted by Yaro on September 8th, 2020

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    Find more in Abuse Crisis | Church News | Law | Religious Liberty
  • Sudan Agrees with Rebels to Remove Islam as State Religion

    In signing successive peace deals with entrenched rebel movements last week, Sudan drew upon the legacy of Thomas Jefferson. “The constitution should be based on the principle of ‘separation of religion and state,’” read the text of an agreement between the North... Read more
    Written by Jayson Casper   |  
    Posted by Yaro on September 7th, 2020

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