La Croix : Actualité Française & Internationale, Journal, Quotid Brain Training | Brain Exercises | Brain Fitness Games | Brain Metrix Religion And Society Global Religious Diversity A new report measures religious diversity by the percentage of each country’s population in eight categories — Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Muslims, Jews, the unaffiliated, folk religionists and members of other religions. U.S. doesn’t rank high in religious diversity From a global perspective, the United States really is not all that religiously diverse. Asia Foundation: Among Afghan public, mixed support for women’s rights As national elections in Afghanistan approach. surveys show mixed feelings among the Afghan public about women’s role in society. Support for gay marriage up among black Protestants in last year, flat among white evangelicals New Pew Research Center data from 2014 show that just within the past year, growing shares of some Christian groups favor allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry. Catholics Say Pope Francis Is a Change for the Better How U.S. Fully 85% of adult Catholics in the U.S. say they have a favorable view of Pope Francis.
Agência Ecclesia - Flock How to Completely Anonymize Your BitTorrent Traffic with BTGuard Welcome to the World Religion Watch-World Religion Watch O mundo visto de Roma - Flock ZENIT to Return April 22 Happy Easter to All Our Readers New York, (Zenit.org) | 80 hits ZENIT will return with its regular news dispatch on Tuesday, April 22. read more Pope's Urbi et Orbi Message "Christus surrexit, venite et videte!" Vatican City, (Zenit.org) | 832 hits Here is the translation of the Holy Father's Urbi et Orbi Message given in St. read more Pope's Remarks After Via Crucis Procession "Before the cross of Jesus we can almost touch how much we are eternally loved" Vatican City, (Zenit.org) | 187 hits Here is the translation of the Pope's remarks after the Via Crucis (Way of the Cross), which took place at the ancient Colosseum of Rome on Good Friday. * * * God put on the cross of Jesus all the weight of our sins, all the injustices perpetrated by every Cain against his brother, all the bitterness and betray... read more Pope Francis' Homily at Easter Vigil "Horizon of the Risen Lord, horizon of the Church; intense desire of encounter Let us be on our way!"
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Religious Freedom Stay Connected With the Office of International Religious Freedom The Office of International Religious Freedom has the mission of promoting religious freedom as a core objective of U.S. foreign policy. The office is headed by the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. We monitor religious persecution and discrimination worldwide, recommend and implement policies in respective regions or countries, and develop programs to promote religious freedom. Given the U.S. commitment to religious freedom, and to the international covenants that guarantee it as the inalienable right of every human being, the United States seeks to: The office carries out its mission through: The Annual Report on International Religious Freedom. For information on religious freedom in the United States please check the website of the U.S.
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