Bianca Jagger, Founder & Director of Bianca Jagger Foundation for Human Rights is a guest speaker at 'Rule of Law Symposium: #RuleofLaw in the time of Covid-19' at #IBAVT 🗓️27 Nov 🕛12:00-13:30 GMT. An Open Access Session & 🆓to attend. Register ➡bit.ly/IBAVTOA27Nov

Pope Francis was supposed to rest during day one in #Indonesia. Instead, he welcomed at the Nunciature a group of orphaned children, refugees, homeless people, and elderly, all of whom are cared for by various Church institutions. 📷 Vatican

#PopeFrancis in #Indonesia: 'Distortion of religion' fuels extremism and intolerance ncronline.org/node/281011 via NCR Christopher White #ApostolicJourney

USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck: “All Algerians deserve the right to manifest their faith according to their conscience. The Department of State must continue to work with Algerian officials to ensure the equal protection of religious freedom." More recommendations➡️uscirf.gov/sites/default/…

How Trump wins… “By contrast, the new cadres are more likely to believe in the mobilize-the-base theory: Run a really progressive campaign so that young lefties turn out.” ⁦David Brooks⁩ nytimes.com/2024/09/04/opi…

Catholic gender gap.Kamala leads with Catholic voters ETWN poll shows. 50 % of Catholic plan to support Kamala Harris for Prez, while 43% support Donald Trump, and 6% are undecided. Female Catholics support Harris over Trump 56% to 37%while male voters like Trump 47 to 43 %

Sister Jean received a Presidential Proclamation from President Biden for her dedication and service! Learn more: news.luc.edu/stories/campus…

🚨 USCIRF released a new report that provides an update on the poor religious freedom conditions in #Cuba. uscirf.gov/news-room/rele…

USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck: "We commend Department of State for securing the release of wrongfully imprisoned Catholic laypeople & 11 pastors affiliated w/ Mountain Gateway Ministries in #Nicaragua but remain concerned about their arbitrary exile to Guatemala." nytimes.com/2024/09/05/us/…

When I was with FranciscanActionNet during the last election we did this video. It’s still utterly relevant. “What do we want from those we elect? Morality in Government” youtu.be/vgZQL3RSfeo?si… via YouTube

Landed in Warsaw this morning - mass celebrations of this line in particular

9th October London Come hear Chair of USCIRF Stephen Schneck on human rights. Really pleased to make this happen with University of Notre Dame. Bishop Grosseteste University . Lord (David) Alton James Ker-Lindsay James Walters eventbrite.com/e/a-talk-by-st…

Archbishop Wenski hopes contemporary U.S. Catholics, now secure in their place in American society, would do more to counter xenophobic tensions that are stoked for political gain, reminding them they were once part of an outsider class themselves. americamagazine.org/politics-socie…

He's making Germany laugh again. Not an easy feat. #TrumpIsALaughingStock

"Racism is a virus that quickly mutates and, instead of disappearing, goes into hiding, and lurks in waiting. Instances of racism continue to shame us, for they show that our supposed social progress is not as real or definitive as we think." #PopeFrancis

USCIRF Chair Stephen Schneck: “We commend the US gov for securing the release of David Lin, an American Protestant pastor who spent almost 20 yrs in prison in #China for simply living out his religious beliefs & supporting house church communities.” washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

Two years ago, Mahsa Zhina Amini’s tragic death ignited a global call for justice and women's rights in Iran. Her courage and the voices that rose in solidarity continue to inspire the fight for freedom and equality. We call on the Iranian government to cease its human rights

An American pastor detained in #China for nearly 20 years has been released religionnews.com/2024/09/16/an-… via RNS

Born and bred in Iowa as I am, this really heartens me.

A reflection by Cardinal Michael Czerny, S.J. in the light of the work of the #Synod regarding the culture of communication in the digital world. 💡 humandevelopment.va/en/news/2024/l… @synod_va Cardinal M. Czerny SJ