Human Rights

In the final leg of his apostolic journey to Africa, Pope Leo XIV struck a more measured tone.

“One in seven Christians is affected. Even worse, almost 5,000 Christians were killed for their faith in 2025, which equates to an average of 13 per day.”

The U.S. presidency of the Group of 20, a forum for cooperation among the world’s largest economies, is an opportunity to advance human rights, advocates said at a congressional hearing …

Security concerns, political tensions and moral objections raised questions about whether the country is ready for a papal visit.

The British prime minister began his official visit to China on Jan. 28, amid calls to press on human rights issues with China’s President Xi Jinping, including the case of …

(OSV News) — As atrocities against civilians surge globally, the Vatican’s top diplomat to the United Nations stressed the crucial need for both prevention and accountability — and the vital …

As migrant workers wrestled with the pandemic, Niece listened to their growing concerns, wanting to do more than just refer them to the Ministry of Labor.

“Almost two-thirds of the world’s population lives in countries where serious violations of religious freedom take place,” the cardinal said.

While current immigration enforcement policy presents new challenges, it is not necessarily without precedent in the U.S. 

“Religious freedom allows individuals and communities to seek the truth, to live it freely and to bear witness to it openly,” the pope said.