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Bishop Robert E. Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minn., a member of the U.S. Religious Liberty Commission, speaks at the Rededicate 250: A National Jubilee of Prayer, Praise & Thanksgiving event at the National Mall in Washington May 17, 2026. Bishop Barron is among President Donald Trump's new nominations to the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, according to a USCIRF announcement Sept. 16. (OSV News screenshot)

Bishop Barron accepts president's appointment to USCIRF post

Kate Scanlon|Sep 16, 2026|2 Min Read

Children hold candles during the Easter Vigil Mass at a church in Xiaohan village of Tianjin municipality in China in 2009. (CNS photo/Vincent Du, Reuters)

USCIRF hearing: Children 'bear the brunt' of international religious freedom violations

Kate Scanlon|Apr 30, 2026|3 Min Read

Attendees gather Feb. 2, 2026, during the sixth annual International Religious Freedom Summit in Washington. The Feb. 2-3 summit featured a diverse coalition of faith communities, human rights organizations, policymakers, academics, experts and other influential individuals from around the globe. (OSV News photo/Matt Rybczynski, courtesy IRF Summit)

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Threats to religious freedom present risks to global security, experts warn

Kate Scanlon|Feb 3, 2026|5 Min Read

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USCIRF says international community must protect refugees fleeing religious persecution

Catholic News Agency|Oct 2, 2025|4 Min Read

Metropolitan Archbishop A. Gudziak of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Archeparchy of Philadelphia inspects a residential building Sept. 8, 2024, that was destroyed by Russian glide bombs in Kharkiv, Ukraine, located within 30 miles of the frontline of Russia's 11-year invasion of that nation. (OSV News photo/Gina Christian)

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Religious freedom report: Russia guilty of ‘severe’ violations against religious minorities

Tyler Arnold|Jul 2, 2025|4 Min Read

Stephen Schneck, commissioner and chair of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, is seen in this 2017 file photo. At a March 25, 2025, event to unveil its annual report, USCIRF urged the U.S. not to retreat from its vital role in defending and promoting religious freedom around the globe.(OSV News photo/Tyler Orsburn, CNS archive)

USCIRF says government must not retreat from defense of international religious liberty

Kate Scanlon|Mar 26, 2025|4 Min Read

Nuns from the Missionaries of Charity hold candles in recognition of the May 3 annivesary of ethnic violence in Manipur, India. (Anto Akkara via CNA)

World

Christians face arbitrary arrests, grave religious freedom violations in India

Catholic News Agency|Oct 8, 2024|3 Min Read

A poster of Chinese President Xi Jinping hangs next to a crucifix on the wall of the house of a Tibetan Catholic in China's Yunnan province in 2018. (CNS/Tyrone Siu, Reuters)

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China is removing crosses from churches, replacing images of Christ with Xi Jinping

Tyler Arnold|Oct 1, 2024|4 Min Read

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USCIRF report: State Department rebuking religious freedom violators rarely changes policy

Tyler Arnold|Sep 16, 2024|4 Min Read

India

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U.S. religious freedom watchdog urges White House to list India as country of concern

Daniel Payne|Dec 19, 2023|2 Min Read

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Religious Freedom Commission calls out India, Nigeria and Vietnam for abuses

John Lavenburg|May 2, 2023|6 Min Read

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Imprisoned Nicaraguan bishop deserves US support, religious freedom advocates say

Kevin Jones|Feb 14, 2023|3 Min Read

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