Hong Kong activist: Proposed law could worsen religious liberty, persecute Catholics — By: Catholic News Agency

Hong Kong.Hong Kong media tycoon and founder of Apple Daily newspaper Jimmy Lai Chee Ying arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Court, May 18, 2020. / Credit: Yung Chi Wai Derek/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 13, 2024 / 16:15 pm (CNA). A religious freedom advocate from Hong Kong is warning that proposed legislation could further…

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Attacks against Christians in Jerusalem ‘reprehensible,’ Jewish historian says — By: Catholic News Agency

Michael Wolffsohn. / Credit: Raimond Spekking/CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, Feb 13, 2024 / 11:45 am (CNA). Following the spitting attack on a Benedictine abbot on Feb. 3 in Jerusalem, a Jewish historian has decried such incidents as reprehensible and called for an end to the hatred.  “Especially in Jerusalem, orthodox activists…

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Religious sisters urge passage of aid bill to ‘break link’ between trafficking, migration — By: Catholic News Agency

Photo illustration. / Shutterstock CNA Staff, Feb 13, 2024 / 08:00 am (CNA). Ahead of a house vote on a human trafficking prevention bill, two organizations hosted an online panel on Feb. 12 highlighting how the legislation could “break the link” between human trafficking and forced migration.  Alliance to End Human Trafficking (AEHT) and The…

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