In Hong Kong, thousands defy police to mark Tiananmen Square
Thousands of protesters in Hong Kong held public vigils for the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre on Thursday, despite police orders forbidding large gatherings.
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Trump signs order allocating $50M for international religious freedom programs
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Tuesday instructing the U S State Department to prioritize international religious freedom in its implementation of foreign policy and budget 50 ...
Some Prisoners Released, but Iran Continues Crack-Down on Christians - Morningstar News
The COVID-19 crisis in Iran has resulted in freedom for several Christians among the roughly 85,000 people released from prison, but convictions have continued in spite of a short-lived lull in actions against converts to Christianity, sources said.
New South Wales worship restrictions changed after complaints of unfair treatment
Churches in New South Wales will be allowed to open with the same restrictions as other buildings, after Australian Catholics complained that religious services were being treated unfairly.
Brazil: Judge blocks missionary's appointment to head indigenous tribes agency
A judge in Brazil has blocked the appointment of a former Christian missionary and pastor to head country s federal indigenous affairs agency after concern was raised by advocacy groups that oppose ...
Religious freedom in jeopardy as China passes new Hong Kong ‘security laws’
A Hong Kong cardinal told CNA that changes to Hong Kong’s status in China could threaten the religious freedom of Catholics and other religious believers.
India battles triple disaster
Indian authorities this week deployed drones and insecticide sprayers to combat the nation’s worst locust outbreak in nearly three decades. Local farmers banged on plates and lit fires to drive the ...
Pope Francis will name Charles de Foucauld a saint. Who was he?
The Vatican announced Wednesday that Pope Francis has advanced the sainthood causes of 14 men and women, including Bl. Charles de Foucauld, a French missionary killed in Algeria in 1916.
Chinese bishop who suffered years of forced labor dies at 98
A Chinese underground bishop who was sentenced to 10 years of forced labor in the 1980s for bringing Catholics on pilgrimage to the Marian Shrine of Our Lady of Sheshan died this month at the age of 98.
June 7 designated Southern Baptist Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church | Baptist Press
In recognition of the persecution faced by Christians around the world, the Southern Baptist Convention last year designated the first Sunday in June as a Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.
