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2026 International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit co-chairs Sam Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett offered a fresh assessment of the current state of global religious liberty and the movement’s growth. The IRF Summit, which concluded in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, is a broad coalition of religious and human rights groups that advocate for religious freedom for…

A Christian woman has pleaded not guilty to allegedly breaching a “buffer zone” law after silently praying outside an abortion clinic in Kings Norton, Birmingham, United Kingdom. Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, 48, from Malvern in Worcestershire, was charged in December 2025 under the Public Order Act 2023 by West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service for…

The Colombian bishops demanded respect for the person of Christ, the true God, after President Gustavo Petro said there may have been a romantic relationship between Jesus and Mary Magdalene. In a Jan. 28 statement, the Colombian Bishops’ Conference said that “no official nor other person is called upon to issue theological opinions on the…

Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Archdiocese for the Military Services, USA, spoke positively about a recent initiative launched by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth that seeks to restore the focus of the military chaplain corps toward spiritual ministry. “[Hegseth] definitely wants to return the chaplaincy to responsibility for religious services, religious instruction, and advising the commanders,”…