Religious Freedom Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/justice-and-peace/religious-freedom-human-rights/ England and Wales Wed, 19 Aug 2026 17:12:03 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2017/09/cropped-android-chrome-512x512-1-32x32.png Religious Freedom Archives - Catholic Bishops' Conference https://www.cbcew.org.uk/category/cbcew/justice-and-peace/religious-freedom-human-rights/ 32 32 174395915 Petition: Defend Freedom of Religion and Belief https://www.cbcew.org.uk/religious-freedom-petition/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:49:01 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=119867 More than five billion people live in countries where persecution, oppression, and discrimination restrict religious freedom, including more than 200 million Christians. Article 18 of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights states that everyone has the right to freedom of thought, conscience, and religion. The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need has an […]

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]]> 119867 Archbishop calls for global action to tackle religious hatred https://www.cbcew.org.uk/religious-freedom/call-for-global-action-to-tackle-religious-hatred/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:14:20 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=119862 In a message of support for a campaign organised by the Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Archbishop Moth called on Catholics and people of goodwill to sign a petition urging world leaders to ensure their countries fulfil the religious freedom requirements set out in Article 18 of the Universal Declaration of […]

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]]> 119862 Religious Freedom https://www.cbcew.org.uk/religious-freedom/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:44 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?page_id=119857 The Lead Bishop for Freedom of Religion and Belief is Bishop James Curry, an auxiliary Bishop for the Diocese of Westminster. PETITION The Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need has an online petition that aims to send a clear, urgent message to governments and international bodies that Article 18 must be upheld and protected before more people […]

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]]> 119857 President of Bishops’ Conference issues call for global action to tackle religious hatred https://www.cbcew.org.uk/abp-moth-article-18-campaign/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/abp-moth-article-18-campaign/#respond Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=119843 The Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, Archbishop Richard Moth, has added his voice to a campaign calling on the UN and governments worldwide to urgently take action to guarantee the rights of people targeted for their faith. In a message of support for a campaign organised […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/abp-moth-article-18-campaign/feed/ 0 119843 Aid to the Church in Need highlights plight of persecuted Christians https://www.cbcew.org.uk/aid-to-the-church-in-need-highlights-plight-of-persecuted-christians/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/aid-to-the-church-in-need-highlights-plight-of-persecuted-christians/#respond Tue, 23 Aug 2022 13:15:00 +0000 https://www.cbcew.org.uk/?p=66790 As the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief is observed, the Pontifical Charity, Aid to the Church in Need (UK) is calling on the British government to take action to protect those who are persecuted for their faith. Freedom of religion or belief, freedom of opinion and […]

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]]> https://www.cbcew.org.uk/aid-to-the-church-in-need-highlights-plight-of-persecuted-christians/feed/ 0 66790 Archbishop McDonald challenges UK and US government on freedom of religion https://www.cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mcdonald-challenges-uk-and-us-government-on-freedom-of-religion/ Wed, 08 May 2019 11:00:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/archbishop-mcdonald-challenges-uk-and-us-government-on-freedom-of-religion/ Freedom of Religion

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]]> 36287 Cardinal Nichols and Archbishop Welby call on Government to address persecution of Christians and promote freedom of religion https://www.cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-and-archbishop-welby-call-on-government-to-address-persecution-of-christians-and-promote-freedom-of-religion/ Wed, 17 Apr 2019 11:21:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/cardinal-nichols-and-archbishop-welby-call-on-government-to-address-persecution-of-christians-and-promote-freedom-of-religion/ Religious Freedom

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]]> 36272 Charity releases report on Christians oppressed for their faith https://www.cbcew.org.uk/charity-releases-report-on-christians-oppressed-for-their-faith/ Tue, 13 Oct 2015 14:30:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/charity-releases-report-on-christians-oppressed-for-their-faith/ Oppressed Christians

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]]> 35202 Baroness Warsi to give lecture on ‘Freedom of Religion in the Public and Private Sphere’ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/baroness-warsi-to-give-lecture-on-freedom-of-religion-in-the-public-and-private-sphere/ Tue, 19 Nov 2013 09:26:00 +0000 https://cbcew.org.uk/baroness-warsi-to-give-lecture-on-freedom-of-religion-in-the-public-and-private-sphere/ Benedict XVI Lecture

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