ISIS has infiltrated the West — here’s how we know
Washington Examiner | Aug. 17, 2018 The arrest this week of an Islamic State fighter in California, and a Yazidi woman's experience in Germany, are evidence of ISIS' successful infiltration…
OPINION – In the wake of ISIS: Seeking to restore what is right and good for the Yazidis
The Hill | Aug. 10, 2018 Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (R-Neb.), Opinion Contributor In May of 2016, Navy Seal Charlie Keating was embedded with Kurdish Peshmerga forces in an area of…
Knights of Columbus pledge support for persecuted Christians
Catholic News Agency | 080818 Baltimore, Md., Aug 7, 2018 / 04:00 pm (CNA).- Knights of Columbus Supreme Knight Carl Anderson pledged the fraternal organization’s continued efforts to aid and…
Trump Admin Creates Religious Liberty Task Force to Protect Pro-Life Christians
LifeNews | 073018 The Trump administration has created a Religious Liberty Task Force, led by pro-life Attorney General Jeff Sessions, in order to protect and promote religious liberty. The new…
U.S. Ministerial – Persecution of Andrew Brunson, John Cao Shared at Religious Freedom Ministerial
Christianity Today | 072418 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The first victim of religious persecution to share their story today at the US State Department’s first-ever Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom couldn’t…
U.S. Ministerial – U.S. gathering on religious freedom sets up competing narratives
Politico | 072118 The event is drawing dozens of countries and hundreds of activists, some who say they’ll call out what they see as Trump’s human rights hypocrisy. The U.S.…
U.S. Ministerial – Pompeo speaks ahead of first ever Ministerial on religious freedom
CRUX | 072181 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to reporters at United Nations headquarters, Friday, July 20, 2018. (Credit: Mary Altaffer/AP.) WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. State Department…
MINISTERIAL – Mike Pompeo: Trump Administration Making ‘Clarion Call for Religious Freedom Around the World’
Breitbart | 072018 | Dr. Susan Berry Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said Thursday the scheduled gathering next week to advance religious freedom around the globe is a sign the…
ROME – Christians to disappear from the Middle East, fears Pope
The News | International | 070718 Christians to disappear from the Middle East, fears Pope Bari, Italy: Pope Francis on Saturday voiced concern that Christians will disappear from the Middle…
Exclusive – Hungarian Foreign Minister: ‘We Have a Special Responsibility’ to Protect Persecuted Christians
Breitbart | 062918 The Hungarian government has no qualms about tailoring its foreign financial assistance to favor persecuted Christian communities around the world, a top official from the European nation…
Rome Symposium Shines Light on Religious Persecution in Preparation for U.S. Ministerial
National Catholic Register | 062518 “It’s a dangerous time to be a person of faith,” said Ambassador Callista Gingrich. “We are at a critical moment. We can and must do…
Evangelicals say Christian refugees are being shut out of the US
Christian Today | 062318 A group of evangelical Christians are concerned that only a handful of Christians from the Middle East have been admitted to the US so far this…
Orthodox Christian Leaders Hold Religious Freedom Summit
Archon News | 052118 Recently, the senior leaders of the Archons of Saint Andrew met in New York in their indefatigable effort to assist the senior leader of the Orthodox…
NYC Inaugurates First Shrine in World for Persecuted Christians
Breitbart | 061318 The Catholic Church in New York has inaugurated the first Shrine in the world dedicated to prayer for persecuted Christians, with the blessing of the icon of…
OPINION – Help Is on the Way for Middle Eastern Christians
Under President Trump’s orders, USAID is directing aid to persecuted communities in Iraq Wall Street Journal | OPINION | Mark Green, Director USAID | 061318 When Islamic State captured the…
EDITORIAL: Brownback visits the Springs to promote international religious freedom
The Colorado Springs Gazette | Editorial | 061218 Checks and balances uphold the First Amendment's protection to exercise religion in the United States. Few other countries enjoy the same protection.…
Pence Demands USAID Break Through Bureaucratic Gridlock to Help Iraqi Christians, Yazidis
Free Beacon | 060918 Incensed over bureaucratic attempts to thwart a direct White House executive order, Vice President Mike Pence is dispatching U.S. Agency for International Development Administrator Mark Green…
USAID – Statement from Vice President Mike Pence on aid to Iraq and Syria
White House | Office of the Vice President | 060818 “President Trump and Vice President Pence made restoring the rights and property of Iraq’s Christian and Yazidi communities, who were…
Vanity Fair ad takes ‘#MeToo’ campaign to victims of religious violence
Catholic News Agency | 060618 Rome, Italy, Jun 6, 2018 / 12:52 am (CNA).- A new ad in the Italian edition of Vanity Fair magazine has given the global #MeToo…
State Department Releases 2017 International Religious Freedom Report
JuiceyEcumenism | Faith McDonnell | 060618 Last week the State Department Office of International Religious Freedom released the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo…
Report: Religious Persecution Becoming More Terrifying
Women of Grace | 060118 A new report by the U.S. State Department details an increase in religious persecution that is becoming so frightening that many observers are becoming numb…
Ministerial July 24-26 – Top Global Diplomats to Convene on Religious Freedom
National Religious Broadcasters | 060118 U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo opened a major door for the advance of religious freedom this week. Not only did he announce the release…
OPINION – How to Get Christians to Stay
ANALYSIS: For Archbishop Bashar Warda of Erbil, the goal now is ‘not just surviving; it’s thriving’ in their ancestral home National Catholic Register | Edward Pentin | 053018 ERBIL, Iraq…
Ministerial July 24-26 – Pompeo to host religious freedom summit at State Department
Washington Times | 05/29/18 Secretary of State Mike Pompeo put a spotlight on the Trump administration’s push to bolster religious freedom around the world Tuesday, calling it the “most fundamental…
Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback on the Release of the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom
U.S. Department of State | 052918 Press Briefing Room Washington, D.C. AMBASSADOR BROWNBACK: I want to thank Secretary Pompeo. I’m grateful to him, to President Trump, Vice President Pence, the…
VIDEO: Ambassador Sam Brownback Addresses Religious Freedom Concerns at IRD’s Persecution Summit
JuiceyEcumenism | 051818 The Institute on Religion and Democracy (IRD) hosted a global Christian persecution summit, “Why Christians Don’t Care About Christians,” in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Thursday,…
GERMANY – Over 300 Christians Assaulted by Muslims at Refugee Camps in Germany, Report Reveals
Christian Posts | May 16, 2018 There have been over 300 incidents of Christians being physically or sexually assaulted by Muslims in refugee camps in Germany, while thousands of other…
Trump Urged to Take On Religious Liberty
NewsMax | 051318 The Trump administration is being urged to elevate the cause of religious liberty — some liken it to the same urgency that the Obama administration placed on…
U.S. Religious Freedom Ambassador: A ‘Global Religious War’ Rages Against Christians
Breitbart | 051018 AP/Hussein Malla 10 May 2018421 WASHINGTON, DC — Sam Brownback, the new U.S. ambassador-at-large for International Religious Freedom, joined faith leaders, activists, experts, and laymen at a…
‘We Can Look Away, But We Can’t Say We Didn’t Know’: The Persecuted Church Is Heard On Capitol Hill
CBNNews | 051018 WASHINGTON – Nearly 215 million Christians experience severe persecution worldwide, according to the Institute on Religion and Democracy. The plight of the oppressed has long been advocated…
Why atheists (and everyone else) should support freedom of religion
LDS Church | 050118 LONDON, England — While freedom of religion or belief is being seen more and more merely as a right to worship rather than a right to…
IRF REPORT – Pompeo, Brownback Release Annual International Religious Freedom Report
Washington Free Beacon | 042918 | VIDEO Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and United States Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom Sam Brownback released the 2017 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom at…
How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?
FoxNews | Opinion | Douglas MacKinnon | 042118 “How long will I be allowed to remain a Christian?” That was the deeply dismaying question posed to me by a friend…
Global Christian Persecution Summit: Why Don’t Christians Care about Christians?
“Caring for our brothers and sisters who are being persecuted, and knowing that we are one body of Christ with them, should be in the DNA of every church and…
American Catholics are aware of Christian persecution but need leadership from clerics
The Hill | Dede Laugesen | 040918 A poll of American Catholics shows many in the pews are aware of worldwide persecution of Christians, but need more leadership to make…
Saving the Persecuted Christians
The Patriot Post | Whether due to extremist terrorism, oppressive governments or a combination of the two, Christian persecution is a reality. Yet what is to be done? We pray…
CPAC Panel: ‘It’s Time to Call’ Persecution of Christians in Middle East ‘Genocide’
OXON HILL, MD – Years of persecution has left the Middle East’s once-thriving Christian population at odds for survival as what is being described as a “genocide” of the followers…
Christian Persecution and Genocide Is Worse Now Than “Any Time In History”
The persecution and genocide of Christians across the world is worse today “than at any time in history,” and Western governments are failing to stop it, a report from a…
A Modern Horror: Global Persecution of Christians at Historic Peak
Anti-Christian persecution is “worse than at any time in history” and in many cases genocide and other crimes against humanity “now mean that the Church in core countries and regions…
Christians Facing Worst Persecution in History
Christians today face worse persecution than at any time in history, yet the UN and the international community are largely ignoring them, a new report says. ‘Persecuted and Forgotten?’ by…