Religious Freedom

The commissioners gathered to examine what recommendations they should make to the president about promoting and protecting religious freedom in a report.

Religious demonstrations and freedom of worship, the bishops said, are protected by the Spanish Constitution as rights of religious freedom.

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The Trump administration said Aug. 1 it would revoke its predecessor’s policy rule that included abortion as a covered health benefit for veterans and their dependents, and …

Pittsburgh Bishop Mark A. Eckman said the FBI is investigating the “hateful vandalism,” while Kansas lawmen are near to make an arrest in a similar case.

The U.S. House approved Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, USAID closed after six decades, and a religious freedom watchdog issued a report on Russia.

Harvard’s Divinity School was not exempt from the Trump administration’s demand to review Harvard’s hiring decisions.

In Russia, one criminal law and one civil law have been used to prosecute “blasphemy” and enforce compliance with President Vladimir Putin’s government.

“I am intensely devoted to the protection of our first and most cherished liberty — religious freedom,” Cardinal Dolan told Becket gala.

“It is heartening to see His Holiness speak forcefully on religious freedom so early on in his pontificate,” USCIRF said in a statement.

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Against the backdrop of deep differences with the Trump administration over migration and foreign aid as well as concerns for Ukraine and for Gaza, the Vatican …