An American family has taken to the Colorado wilderness to focus public attention on human rights abuse occurring 6,700 miles away in China’s northwestern Xinjiang province, home to the minority Muslim Uyghur community.
Pope Francis initiates World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, urging people everywhere to reach out to older generations.
The Church of England has revealed plans to apologize, for the first time since it was established in 1534 , for the 1222 expulsion of Jews from medieval England.
The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom and Christian and religious freedom advocacy groups call for the release of two pastors detained by authorities in Cuba July 11 for joining widespread antigovernment demonstrations in the Caribbean nation.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the irrepressible spiritual duo, Nobel Peace Laureates and self-described “mischievous brothers ” known for their playful banter, are the stars in a new film that explores their extraordinary friendship spanning decades.
A Catholic cleric who is among roughly two-dozen deaf priests worldwide is on a mission to change the perception of deafness so it is treated as a culture not a disability.
As in 2020, foreigners eager to perform Islam’s holiest pilgrimage, the Hajj, will not be permitted to enter the kingdom of Saudi Arabia because of the continuing Covid-19 pandemic.
Among those to address the three-day International Religious Freedom Summit July 13-15 include House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (via video) and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, confirming the importance placed on the issue by both sides of the aisle.
A Revolutionary Court in Iran has sentenced six citizens of the minority Bahá’í faith to a total of 73 years and six months in prison for engaging in activities related to children’s education and promoting their religion on social media.
As India braces for a third wave of COVID-19 infections, faith-based Sikh nongovernment organizations are providing life-saving oxygen concentrators free of cost to people who have trouble breathing.
