Religious freedom, Congress unanimously declared in 1998, “undergirds the very origin and existence of the United States.” ...

BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA A PROCLAMATION For 250 years, our Nation and our people have abided by a simple truth: Every Every child deserves a safe and nurturing home where they ...

Former North Carolina Baptist pastor and congressman Mark Walker announced last week he has accepted a new role within the ...

This is Religious Freedom Week, during which America's Catholic bishops call on us to pray, reflect and act to promote religious freedom. But it’s also a time to give thanks. As Catholics, we can look ...

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a report examining the religious liberty implications for women and minorities in Afghanistan four years after the ...

In recent years, litigation on certain types of religious freedom lawsuits have been practically run of the mill: prayer on school premises, for example, and government funding for students at ...

When President Obama signed a newly strengthened international religious freedom act, the intention was to protect religious believers around the world. But the act, signed December 16, is being ...

Aug. 22 marks the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief, an annual day of awareness to draw attention to human rights related to freedom of ...

The year has exposed how fragile religious freedom is, even as the faithful strive to survive with courage, hope and community.

It is both ironic and tragic that the Department of State has implemented a massive reorganization, which may have troubling implications for America’s international religious freedom policy. As ...

Former Ambassador and Political Advisor to the U.S. Central Command; Vice President of the Board for Solidarity with the Persecuted Church Religious freedom is the heartbeat of America's 249-year ...

International Catholic nonprofit Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) will release its global religious freedom report in Rome next week with an Oct. 21 conference featuring the Vatican’s secretary of ...