U.S. State Department
Advocates and builders, advancing religious freedom together
By Chris Seiple — January 25, 2023
(RNS) — The two camps in U.S. religious freedom diplomacy need to work as one.
The Senate needs to confirm Biden’s new international religious freedom ambassador now
By Knox Thames — November 18, 2021
(RNS) — The absence of a religious freedom ambassador left no strong advocate for this basic human right during recent debates at State.
Pompeo says US should limit which human rights it defends
By Ben Fox — July 17, 2020
(AP)— Presenting a report from his department's Commission on Inalienable Rights, the Secretary of State singled out property rights and religious freedom as "foremost" principals.
Pompeo investigation could undo religious freedom movement’s ‘success’
By Peter Henne — May 20, 2020
(RNS) — The religious freedom movement has mortgaged its bipartisan reputation to maintain access to the Secretary of State. A blow to his credibility could hurt persecuted people of faith around the world.
Pompeo’s ‘Christian leader’ speech goes only as far as Trump allows
By Eric Atcheson — October 16, 2019
(RNS) — It takes a strong sense of compartmentalization to square Christianity’s ethical demands for truth-telling, integrity and human rights with the Trump White House’s elastic relationship with the truth.
Nun in South Sudan honored for protecting education for girls
By Fredrick Nzwili — March 8, 2019
(RNS) — Sister Orla Treacy received a Women of Courage Award from the U.S. State Department for her efforts to educate girls in a war-torn country that values brides over female scholars.
A religious freedom summit can’t undo Trump’s record on Islam
By Jacob Lupfer — July 25, 2018
(RNS) — The religious freedom advocates at the State Department’s ministerial this week need to say plainly that Trumpism and international religious freedom contradict each other in ways we cannot ignore.
What naming ISIS’ actions ‘genocide’ would mean to Christians (COMMENTARY)
By Jennifer A. Marshall — March 16, 2016
(RNS) To not say the truth would give Islamic militants a green light, says one Iraqi priest.
Can religion and politics mix – for good, not evil?
By David Gibson — April 17, 2015
NEW YORK (RNS) Everyone wants religions to get along and play nice. But is that even possible, and would it do any good?
State Dept. should act on Pakistan’s religious freedom violations, watchdog group says
By Brian Pellot — July 30, 2014
(RNS) The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom noted “disappointing omissions” in the State Department’s new international religious freedom report, including the absence of Pakistan on its list of worst offenders.
U.S. move of Vatican embassy draws fire
By Sarah Pulliam Bailey — November 26, 2013
(RNS) The United States will move its freestanding Vatican embassy into the larger American Embassy to Italy, a shift that has drawn criticism from former U.S. envoys.
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