Pivotal Point for International Religious Freedom

Pivotal Point for International Religious Freedom

Vectorfusionart Here in the United States, we enjoy what much of the world can only dream of: robust legal protections for religious exercise enshrined in our Constitution, coupled with a culture that has historically celebrated religious pluralism. COMMENTARY: While challenges in the United States pale in comparison to the violence faced by our Christian brothers and sisters abroad, they remind us that religious freedom requires constant vigila…

'Religious freedom fosters peace,' USCCB committee chairs say in joint statement - Biweekly Newspaper for the Diocese of Richmond %

WASHINGTON (OSV News) — The chairmen of the U.S. bishops’ committees on international policy and religious liberty are calling attention to the repression and persecution of religion as being detrimental to peace. “Religious freedom fosters peace,” said Bishop A. Elias Zaidan, who heads the St. Louis-based Maronite Eparchy of Our Lady of Lebanon of Los Angeles, and Bishop Kevin C. Rhoades of Fort Wayne-South Bend, Indiana. “Our Holy Father, Pope…

US BIshops Mark Religious Freedom Day with message for peace

At a time when war and armed conflicts fester around the globe, the U.S. Bishops Conference has reaffirmed that religious freedom is essential for lasting peace. Today, October 27, the United States observes International Religious Freedom Day to commemorate the signing of the International Religious Freedom Act in 1998. The chairmen of two U.S. Bishops Conference committees are marking the day with a call for renewed commitment to religious lib…