Pope Francis snubs Pompeo visit over criticism of Vatican-China deal 'Now more than ever, the Chinese people need the Vatican's moral witness and authority in support of China's religious believers,' Pompeo wrote earlier this month. News Calvin Freiburger • Sep 29, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Chinese Christians warn religious persecution much worse than indicated by new US federal report They say government threats include egregious human rights violations that go beyond closing down churches. News Calvin Freiburger • May 5, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Virginians can now be jailed for a year for attending church services with 10 people Gathering in a church is now punishable by up to 12 months in jail or up to a $2,500 fine, or both. Opinion Terence P. Jeffries • Mar 25, 2020Jul 30, 2021
‘A scene from communist China’: Police disrupt Mass in Italian church Police raid a church and break up a Mass at the altar. It’s not a news story from Communist China; we are in Italy. Opinion Nico Spuntoni • Mar 18, 2020Jul 30, 2021
Michigan attorney general using secretive ‘hate crime unit’ to harass pro-marriage group Damning evidence exists of Attorney General Dana Nessel's hostility toward traditional marriage. News LifeSiteNews staff • Jan 17, 2020Jun 18, 2021
Utah lawmaker moves to break seal of Confession, calls Catholic backlash ‘soft threat’ Rep. Angela Romero moved well beyond the 'threat' stage when she introduced a bill that attacks a sacrament of the Catholic Church. Opinion Bill Donohue • Jan 16, 2020Jul 30, 2021
China sentences ‘unauthorized’ Christian pastor to 9 years in prison The Communist government considered the church "illegal" and arrested many of its members in raids. News Calvin Freiburger • Jan 2, 2020Jun 18, 2021
China mercilessly deploys ‘organs of dictatorship’ against religious minorities, docs confirm 'The world just stands by watching, because China is rich and powerful enough to get away with it.' News Calvin Freiburger • Nov 19, 2019Jun 18, 2021
USAID chief details Trump war on persecution, ‘unleashing’ religious orgs to serve communities 'The Trump administration will never be indifferent when it comes to the persecution of faith communities.' News Calvin Freiburger • Oct 11, 2019Jun 18, 2021
Trump calls out world leaders who ‘preach diversity’ while ‘censoring the faithful’ at UN summit Family Research Council president Tony Perkins called the president's speech championing religious freedom 'historic.' News Calvin Freiburger • Sep 23, 2019Apr 29, 2023