Commission Urges Trump to Take Action Against Governments That Violate Religious Freedom
The State Department designates 12 countries as CPCs, including China, Cuba, Iran, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Russia, and Saudi Arabia.
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Citing Ancient Church Teachings, Vance Prioritizes Religious Freedom at IRF Summit
The vice president referenced a letter that ancient Church historian and apologist Tertullian wrote to Scapula, a proconsul of Carthage, in the early third century about the persecution of Christians and the importance of religious liberty.
USCIRF Report: State Department Rebuking Religious Freedom Violators Rarely Changes Policy
Although the legislation requires the president to either sanction or take other actions against a country designated as a CPC, all five presidents since 1998 have found workarounds to avoid taking new action.
USCIRF Shines Light on Azerbaijan’s Persecution of Christians
The Azerbaijan government’s recent treatment of Armenian Christians has included forced displacements, expulsions and massacres.
Advocates for Persecuted Christians in Nigeria Question U.S. Report That Portrays Fulani as Victims
Advocates for persecuted Christians strongly disagreed with the USCIRF report’s assertion that the numerous attacks attributed to the Fulani in recent years on Christians in the country are retaliatory.
Cardinal Dolan Emphasizes Hope Amid Global Religious Persecution
Cardinal Dolan noted that Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI praised religious freedom at the United Nations, saying that “If religious freedom erodes, gone is the guarantee of all our other liberties.”
Amid Rampant Violence in Nigeria, Bishop Keeps Hope: ‘I Believe in the Resurrection’
Bishop Kukah admitted that he shares the “pessimism” of those who say Nigeria is collapsing amid rampant violence and government corruption. He added that “as a Christian, I believe in the Resurrection.”
Asia Bibi Wants to be a Voice for Persecuted Christians Around the World
“Let us join hands and stand together so we can be a voice for our Christian brothers and sisters who are suffering, and help them out of their situations,” Bibi said, adding, “Like the Lord did for me.”
U.S. Religious Freedom Commission: Some Countries Used Pandemic to Target Religious Minorities
USCIRF Chair Gayle Manchin, who is also the wife of Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., told reporters on a Wednesday press call that “in many cases, these [public health] measures complied with international human rights standards,” but in some places they did not.
US Commission: Vatican-China Deal Should Focus on Religious Freedom
Although text of the arrangement was not released to the public, it has been widely reported that the Chinese Communist Party was given an ability to weigh in on episcopal appointments for the Church in China.
