The French Bishops’ Conference (CEF) published a statement this week acknowledging new, more reasonable government limitations on public worship in an effort to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
On Thursday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox News @ Night,” Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) praised the Supreme Court’s rulings striking down coronavirus restrictions on religious institutions and stated that religious institutions being treated worse than other institutions demonstrates
The Supreme Court ruled Thursday against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s (D) restrictions on indoor worship services.
Catholic League president Bill Donohue has denounced Joe Biden’s appointment of Neera Tanden to direct the Office of Management and Budget in his administration, asserting she is no friend to people of faith.
On Monday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Kentucky Attorney General Daniel Cameron (R) stated that he will send his lawsuit arguing that Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear’s (D) school closures violate the First Amendment because they have
On Friday’s broadcast of the Fox News Channel’s “Fox & Friends,” Father Gerald Murray of New York City’s Holy Family Church praised the Supreme Court striking down New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s (D) capacity restrictions on houses of worship and
The U.S. Supreme Court on announced it is granting injunction relief to houses of worship, which challenged New York Gov. Cuomo’s coronavirus rules.
The U.S. Supreme Court granted an injunction Wednesday evening against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s restrictions on religious services in a 5-4 decision that saw Justice Amy Coney Barrett with the conservative majority — and Chief Justice John Roberts siding with the liberal minority.
LGBT activist Jayne Ozanne has compared biblical Christians to “rapists” and “Holocaust deniers” for failing to preach the morality of homosexual sex.
Parents of students who attended Superior Elementary School in Denver sued the Boulder Valley School District about transgender lessons.
British police busted up a baptism service on Sunday in London for breaching Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s draconian lockdown restrictions. Police barred the Christan worshipers from entering into The Angel Church in Islington, stationing officers outside the entrance as well
A sloppily worded hate crime bill in Scotland could undermine free speech and unfairly stigmatize people of faith, the Christian Institute has warned.
Businessman Declan Ganley is challenging the ban on attending religious services under anti-COVID restrictions, insisting that the right to practice one’s faith is guaranteed by the Irish constitution.
The President of the French Bishops’ Conference said this week that suspending the public celebration of sacraments “undermines religious liberty,” one of the fundamental freedoms in the country.
The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a case about Catholic Social Services in Philadelphia providing foster care services while holding to their beliefs.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo declared Thursday in Indonesia that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is waging a “war” against people of all faiths.
A poll released Monday by Catholic network EWTN and RealClear Opinion Research revealed 60 percent of Catholic voters are less inclined to back a political candidate who supports abortion at any time during pregnancy.
Donald Trump must contrast his protection of freedom with Democrat suppression of liberty during the coronavirus outbreak, said Joel Pollak.
The Vatican’s secretary of state and foreign minister will join U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo for a high-level symposium on international religious freedom on September 30.
A leading atheist in Scotland has hailed the SNP’s proposed Hate Crime Bill as an opportunity to target Christians for prosecution.
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said Saturday that religious freedom is “a cornerstone for inclusive, prosperous and peaceful societies.”
A California court upheld the right of Pastor John MacArthur and Grace Community Church to remain open and to hold indoor worship services.
Dozens of worshippers protested in San Diego Sunday against Gov. Newsom’s coronavirus orders prohibiting indoor worship, including gatherings in people’s homes.
Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch wrote a blistering one-paragraph dissent to the 5-4 majority upholding Nevada’s restrictions on church services Friday, noting that the Constitution did not put “Caesars Palace over Calvary Chapel.”
The Vatican’s foreign minister said that Christians have grown “too complacent” in the face of widespread Christian persecution and need a greater commitment to oppose it.
The Chinese government has created “an Orwellian surveillance state with an unprecedented ability to gather private information about its citizens,” which it is now using to monitor Christians, the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) reported Wednesday.
Churches are fighting back against California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s orders to keep churches shuttered, even forbidding singing at services.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled the Constitution’s religious liberty protections shield church schools from state and federal anti-discrimination claims filed by teachers.
The Little Sisters of the Poor won another victory Wednesday in their years-long battle to assert their First Amendment right to religious freedom against the contraceptive mandate in Obamacare.
The State of California has banned singing in any indoor religious services, even with masks on, under new guidelines issued by the Department of Public Health to control the spread of the coronavirus.
Four of the five justices in the majority on Espinoza — all of them Republican appointees — authored their own opinions on religious freedom.
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that states may provide tax credits to those donating to scholarship funds for religious schools.
U.S. District Judge Gary L. Sharpe handed down a preliminary injunction on Friday against New York officials for violating the First Amendment by shutting down religious services while encouraging Black Lives Matter protests.
The city of Salinas, California, is forcing an evangelical Christian church to sell its downtown property, saying it does not fit in with the new look of the town.
The United States bishops have called for an end to discrimination against religious providers of adoption and foster care services who believe that children need a mother and a father.
Conservative New York Times columnist Ross Douthat observed Saturday that, with his decision in the arena of gay and transgender rights, Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch made himself the “arbiter of sexual and religious liberties.”
The Catholic Church in the United States is celebrating Religious Freedom Week, highlighting Tuesday the defense of houses of worship.
The Catholic Church in the United States kicked off Religious Freedom Week on Monday, June 22, the feast of the English martyrs Saints Thomas More and John Fisher, both executed by King Henry VIII.
Sen. Josh Hawley called the Supreme Court’s LGBT decision a “historic piece of legislation” that “marks a turning point for every conservative.”
Proponents of liberty say the Supreme Court’s ruling on sex discrimination in employment settings usurped the powers of Congress and could pose a threat to religious liberty.
