Why Are Several African Countries Attacking Freedom of Religion?

Aug 28, 2024 18:19

Africa has had to contend with many viruses. It seems that the virus threatening religious liberty is spreading quicker than expected. Photo: Política Exterior

The monument was inaugurated in a ceremony filled with religious fervor, located strategically between Avenida Rio Branco and Avenida Presidente Wilson.

Victims of the massacre on Friday (24th August) included women, children and elderly people.

Justice and Peace•Pope Francis•Vatican City

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Local Church

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The United Front lamented that religions do not implement the new law on domestic propaganda quickly enough. The Patriotic Catholic Church mobilized immediately.

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Analysis Opinion•Pope Francis

Scientific Study Shows That Pope Francis’ Trips Have Positive Effects in the Realm of Human Rights

The study is based on the analysis of 283 visits carried out by four Popes — from Paul VI to Francis –, examining the global media coverage on human rights, papal addresses and changes in the violations of these rights in the countries visited.

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Pope Francis•Testimonies

Pope Francis Receives In Private Audience Innocent Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison

Zuncheddu, who in 1991 was accused of committing a tripple murder when he was only 26, faced a long and torturous legal process that kept him behind bars until January 2024, when Italy’s Court of Appeal acknowledged his innocence.

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Analysis Opinion•Local Church

What is the religion of the people who migrate the most? Research answers and Mexico is part of the answer

Mexico is the leading country of origin for Christian migrants, with the United States being their primary destination.

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Confirmed: The 4th Mediterranean Meeting will take place in Barcelona with the Pope in attendance

Their meeting with the Pope, held in the Apostolic Palace, lasted about an hour and centered on preparations for the next major milestone: a gathering of Mediterranean bishops scheduled for June 9–12 in Barcelona. It will be the fourth such assembly, following earlier encounters in Bari (2020), Florence (2022) and Marseille (2023), and will revolve around a single, urgent theme—peace

For the first time, a pope (Leo XIV) will receive the U.S. Medal of Freedom: here’s what you need to know

Organizers have been explicit about this broader interpretation. For them, honoring the pope is not only about recognizing an individual, but about narrating a longer story—one that includes multiple faith traditions and acknowledges the complex path through which religious liberty became a foundational principle in the United States

Why Are Several African Countries Attacking Freedom of Religion?

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Monumental statue dedicated to the Eucharist inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

New S*exual Colonialism in UN Treaty on Development

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Nicaraguan Dictator Accuses Vatican of Being a “Fascist Conglomerate”

Pope to Lebanese after 4 years of explosion: “with you I ask for truth and justice, which have not yet arrived”

China, Catholic Clergy Starts Receiving “Patriotic Education”

Scientific Study Shows That Pope Francis’ Trips Have Positive Effects in the Realm of Human Rights

Pope Francis Receives In Private Audience Innocent Man Who Spent 33 Years in Prison

What is the religion of the people who migrate the most? Research answers and Mexico is part of the answer