EVENT, 10 April 2025: 11th Annual Iowa Religious Freedom Day Celebration, "The Role of Religion in Peacemaking" (Des Moines, IA, USA) (Iowareligiousfreedomday.org)

EVENT, 6 February 2025: Religious Freedom in America (Washington, DC, USA) (National Council for Religious Freedom)

EVENT, 6 February 2025: National Prayer Breakfast (Washington, DC, USA)

EVENT, 4-5 February 2025: IRF Summit 2025 (Washington, DC, USA)

EVENT, 3 February 2025: Global Faith Forum: Together for Peace in a Time of Outrage (Washington, DC, USA) (Multi-Faith Neighbors Network)

EVENT, 3 February 2025: IRF Summit University Partnership Program 2025 (Washington, DC, USA) (IRF Summit)

CALL FOR PAPERS, deadline 31 January 2025: Religious Freedom in Africa (International Journal for Religious Freedom)

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS, deadline for submission 31 January 2025: Young Scholars Fellowship at Oxford (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

EVENT, 28 January 2025 (8AM GMT+1): Freedom of Religion or Belief in 2025: The European Union and the Year Ahead (Brussels, Belgium) (European Union & International Affairs Office of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)

Syrian Christians want their identity and freedoms protected in any new constitution, envoy says (Menelaos Hadjicostis, Associated Press)

Will the world protect Syria’s religious minorities? (Knox Thames, The Dispatch)

Pope: ‘Religions must work together to seek bridges of peace’ (Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)

Pope: ‘Investing in weapons to kill is madness’ (Lisa Zengarini, Vatican News)

Three keys to loving your neighbor in a multibelief world (Chris Seiple, Religion News Service)

High Representative’s remarks on the launch of the United Nations Action Plan to Enhance Monitoring and Response to Antisemitism (United Nations Alliance of Civilizations)

Brazil says Meta hate speech policy changes do not fit with local law (Reuters)

Assessing religious freedom in Asia: Perspectives from China, India, and Myanmar (Knox Thames)

Tanzania: Empowering communities: A 15-year journey of interfaith approach to development (IPP Media)

Cuba: USCIRF welcomes release of wrongfully imprisoned religious leaders and adherents in Cuba (U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom)

Belarus: "Low status" prisoners denied prison church visits (Felix Corley and Olga Glace, Forum 18 News Service)

Religious freedom envoy aims to combat persecution of Christians worldwide (Leendert de Bruin, Christian Network Europe)

British PM Starmer visits Auschwitz, vows to fight antisemitism ahead of security talks in Poland (Vanessa Gera and Monika Scislowska, Associated Press)

Rome's chief rabbi criticises Pope Francis over Israel remarks (Joshua McElwee, Reuters)

National Religious Freedom Day (Antony J. Blinken, U.S. Department of State)

A Proclamation on Religious Freedom Day, 2025 (The White House)

One-pager: 2024 Religious Freedom Index summary (Becket)

The State of Religious Liberty in the United States (United States Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Supreme Court to decide if parents can opt kids out of Pride Storybooks (Becket)

Louisiana heads to federal appeals court to defend Ten Commandments (Becket)

New laws on religion in schools face First Amendment tests (Freedom Forum)

DC court protects freedom of religious groups on campus (Alliance Defending Freedom)

Christian employers challenge unlawful EEOC gender and abortion mandates (Alliance Defending Freedom)

Joe Biden’s religious freedom legacy — and what it means for the future (Kelsey Dallas, Deseret News)

At Trump’s inauguration, religious allies and new faces to offer prayers (Jack Jenkins, Religion News Service)

RFI participates in summit on post-election trends, hopes, and challenges for faith-based service organizations (Religious Freedom Institute)

My beautiful ‘practicing’ Christians: As churchgoers’ numbers shrink, their social views grow more similar (Michael Emerson, The Conversation)