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According to the latest study from Pew Research Center, restrictions on religion due to government policies or actions increased in 2015, reversing the downward trends seen in years past.

Study: worldwide restrictions on religion once again on the rise

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The number of countries with "high levels" of restrictions on religion due to government policies or actions of people increased in 2015, reversing a downward trend, according to a new study.

Migrants walk toward the Hungarian border after arriving at the train station in Botovo, Croatia, Oct. 6, 2015. Hungarian lay Catholics have circulated a petition, signed by members of other denominations, urging their country's churches to stop "closing their eyes" to the plight of refugees.

Hungarian Christians urge churches to end silence on refugees

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WARSAW, Poland– Hungarian lay Catholics have circulated a petition, signed by members of other denominations, urging their country's churches to stop "closing their eyes" to the plight of refugees.

Donald Trump at signing an executive order March 28. The U.S. president signed a bill into law April 13 that allows states to redirect Title X family funding away from abortion clinics.

Trump signs bill to let states redirect funds away from abortion clinics

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WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump signed a bill into law April 13 that allows states to redirect Title X family planning funding away from clinics that perform abortions and to community clinics that provide comprehensive health care for women and children.

Pope Francis kisses the foot of an inmate April 13 at Paliano prison outside of Rome as he celebrates Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper. The pontiff washed the feet of 12 inmates at the maximum security prison.

Pope washes feet of 12 prison inmates at Holy Thursday Mass

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VATICAN CITY – In a gesture of service toward marginalized people, Pope Francis washed the feet of 12 inmates, including three women and a man who is converting from Islam to Catholicism.

Mourners attend the April 10 funeral for victims of a bomb attack the previous day at the Orthodox Church of St. George in Tanta, Egypt. Also April 9, an explosion went off outside the Cathedral of St. Mark in Alexandria where Coptic Orthodox Pope Tawadros II was presiding over the Palm Sunday service.

Egypt's Christians to hold restrained Easter services in light of attacks

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MINYA, Egypt – After two bomb attacks on worshippers at Coptic Orthodox churches on Sunday, the Coptic Orthodox Archdiocese of Minya has announced it will celebrate Easter without the typical festive accoutrements.

Nuns hold placards as they stage a demonstration to mark International Human Rights Day in Manila, Philippines, Dec. 10, 2016.

Interfaith group reports on Philippine drug-related killings to U.N.

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MANILA, Philippines – An interfaith delegation from the Philippines raised concerns over drug-related killings during a meeting with the special rapporteur on extrajudicial killings at the United Nations.

A French soldier stands guard at St. Joseph Cathedral in Bambari, Central African Republic, July 27, 2014. Two remote Catholic missions were raided by former militants in Diocese of Bouar April 4.

Remote Catholic missions in Central African Republic raided

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NAIROBI, Kenya – Two remote Catholic missions in Central African Republic were targeted by former militants.

Father Michael Perry, minister general of the Franciscans, walks past the rubble of a bombarded building in Aleppo, Syria, during an early April visit to Franciscan friars there.

In Syria, Franciscan superior sees devastation, but also signs of hope

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ROME – Fifteen Franciscan friars continue to live and work in Syria; two of the friars minister in towns controlled by Islamic State forces.

A woman in Bayelsa, Nigeria, reads a Nigerian army poster picturing wanted Boko Haram suspects May 19, 2016.

Nigerian bishop says Boko Haram needs to be fought in spiritual realm, too

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LAGOS, Nigeria – The Catholic bishop of a diocese at the center of the Boko Haram insurgency said the militants need to be fought on several levels.

West African bishops met in Côte d’Ivoire March 28-31 to discuss political, economic, religious challenges their countries are facing.

West African bishops highlight challenges facing their nations

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GRAND-BASSAM, Côte d’Ivoire – The regional conference of West African bishops has commended a regional economic union for its efforts to promote peaceful transfers of power, while also noting areas of concern, including religious intolerance and youth unemployment.

The Diocese of Manchester, N.H. announced April 7 that Pope Francis has dismissed Edward J. Arsenault, a New Hampshire priest who has been convicted of stealing $300,000 from the local diocese, a hospital and a deceased priest's estate.

Priest convicted of stealing $300k removed from clergy by Pope Francis

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MANCHESTER, N.H. – Pope Francis has dismissed a New Hampshire priest from the clerical state, after the priest was convicted of stealing some $300,000 from the local diocese, a hospital and a deceased priest's estate.

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