27+ min ago   (607+ words) As the United States marks the 250th anniversary of its independence, old questions have returned about who belongs and whose religious practices are truly protected in the country. The Virginia statute provided a template for the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution,…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (262+ words) Welcome to the Street Prophets Coffee Hour cleverly hidden at the intersection of religion, art, science, food, and politics. This is an open thread where we can share our thoughts and comments about the day. I thought it would be…...

1+ day, 20+ min ago   (162+ words) » Continue to this story on Office of the High Commissioner CWN Editor's Note: The UN’s High Commissioner for Human Rights lamented the persecution of the Church in Nicaragua. “I am disturbed by the reports of repression against the Catholic Church…...

14+ hour, 58+ min ago   (74+ words) Petoskey News-Review There's no litmus test for freedom of religion | Opinion There’s a good chance many you reading this consider yourselves Christians. You probably go to church most Sundays, if not every Sunday. You raise your children with Christian values....

20+ hour, 13+ min ago   (573+ words) Those three words captured the central message of Cardinal Ignatius Suharyo, Archbishop of Jakarta, as he reflected on the discussions of the 12th Plenary Assembly of the Federation of Asian Bishops' Conferences (FABC), saying that the Church's synodal journey begins with…...

1+ day, 11+ hour ago   (987+ words) July 24, 2026 Diego López Colín News Briefs 0 Print With his hope placed in Jesus Christ and a longing to see his homeland free one day, a Nicaraguan priest carries out his ministry in Costa Rica, the country to which he came…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1065+ words) A Monthly Publication of the Church Ambassador Network But we are not called to a spirit of fear or isolation; we are called to lead with a posture of boundless love, transformative grace, and uncompromising courage. To effectively engage our…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (295+ words) "Through these three days, we had the opportunity to deepen our understanding of our own reality in Asia and our understanding that we exist across really diverse realities but are united in one faith, one Body of Christ." Cardinal Tarcisius…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (213+ words) Taking into account recent Supreme Court rulings on church autonomy and parental rights, the U.S. Department of Justice updated its 2017 guidance to federal agencies on religious liberty. “Except in the narrowest circumstances, no one should be forced to choose between living…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (90+ words) In a video message, Bishop Peter encouraged people throughout the Diocese of East Anglia to support the campaign, which highlights the right to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The petition forms part of ACN’s work to raise awareness of…...