MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Religious colleges that require students to sign a statement of faith cannot be excluded from a popular Minnesota program that lets high school students take college courses for credit, a federal judge has ruled, tossing a state law that she called an unconstitutional violation of religious freedom. The ruling late Friday from…
Bangladesh Hindus news: Former US Commissioner for International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Johnnie Moore has raised alarm over escalating threats to minorities in Bangladesh, describing the situation as an “existential threat” not just to the affected communities but to the nation itself. US President-elect Donald Trump, (via REUTERS) Johnnie Moore criticised the Joe Biden administration for…
By Jonah McKeown CNA Staff, Nov 22, 2024 / 06:00 am A Chinese bishop with a history of support for the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) emphasized in a recent diocesan seminar the socialist state’s influence over the Church more than the Vatican’s, according to Catholics who attended the bishop’s talks. Bishop Joseph Shen Bin of Shanghai,…