HYBRID EVENT, 29 May 2026: 12th Annual Law and Religious Freedom Conference (Kansas City, MO, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council) (University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law)

EVENT, 14 June 2026: Flag Day Fireside: Discussion on the Blessings of Religious Liberty (Nashua, New Hampshire, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council)

EVENT, 15 June 2026: RFAC Dinner (Provo, Utah, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council)

EVENT, 16 June 2026: Religious Freedom Annual Review: The USA at 250: Life, Religious Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness (Provo, Utah, USA) (International Center for Law and Religion Studies (ICLRS), Brigham Young University)

EVENT, 30 August 2026: Festival of Faiths (Indianapolis, IN, USA)(Religious Freedom Alliance Council)

The Americas

The Third Caribbean Symposium of Religious Freedom (International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

2026 Simposio Internacional de Libertad Religiosa México (International Center for Law and Religion Studies)

The man who saved Hinduism in Trinidad: The story of Bhadase Sagan Maraj (YouTube Video)

Catholic group in Chile opposes Kast administration’s anti-immigrant proposal (Eduardo Campos Lima, Crux: Taking the Catholic Pulse)

Africa

Local Government Minister calls for religious tolerance as Muslims celebrate Eid al-Adha (Evelyn Tengma, 3 News)

Nigeria memo to UN Special Rapporteur on Religious Freedom (Genocide Watch)

Middle East and North Africa

Finding ‘Egypt’s true spirit’: Christians and Muslims swap saints and pray together (Faten Sobhi, Religion Unplugged)

Egypt: Government legalises 191 churches and affiliated buildings (CSW: Everyone Free to Believe)

A step forward for religious freedom in Iraq (Open Doors)

Australia

Coalition confirms support for religious freedom in schools (CathNews)

Australian police plan to form a heavily armed team in response to Bondi Beach massacre (Rod McGuirk, Associated Press)

Faith leaders call upon the Victorian Government to fix conversion therapy laws (Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne)

Asia

Philippine bishop and ex-ICC judge lead new inquiry into thousands of Duterte-era killings (Jim Gomez and Joeal Calupitan, Associated Press)

Japan's Ichikawa city lets mosque use park on condition of not performing prayers (The Mainichi)

‘Naturally scared’: India’s Muslims denied public spaces for Eid prayers (Sajid Raina and Tauseef Ahmad, Al Jazeera)

Religious freedom should not inconvenience others, but rules must be same for all: Cong backs CM Yogi on roadside prayers (Punjab News Express)

Kyrgyzstan: Secret police deport Reform Adventist pastor (Felix Corley, Forum 18 News Service)

Pakistani Ahmadis face curbs, threats over Eid al-Adha celebrations (Kamran Chaudhry, Union of Catholic Asian News)

Minority rights protest in Haryana’s Nuh demands release of jailed Muslim youth (Clarion India)

Vesak and Vietnam’s consistent message on religious freedom (Nguyen Duc Toan, Vietnam Net Global)

Police dismantle separatist religious group in Vietnam’s Central Highlands (Voice of Vietnam)

Church service disruption in Indonesia sparks uproar (Union of Catholic Asian News)

Jewish leaders say Belgium’s prosecution of circumcision is antisemitic (Shira Li Bartov, Jewish Telegraphic Agency)

CEC conveys solidarity with churches in Greenland during Governing Board session (Conference of European Churches)

Address to European Parliament’s Demography Intergroup (The Holy See)

Why Hungary’s LGBT+ court case should matter to Christians (Illés Katona, Christian Network Europe)

Justice Department sues University of California for antisemitic hostile educational environment (U.S. Department of Justice)

What political issues do Americans hear about in church? (Becka A. Alper, Pew Research Center)

'The Sun and Wind Are Willing': Faith and indigenous leaders make moral case for energy justice (G20 Interfaith Forum, National Law Review)

Public funding for religious preschools to face First Amendment test (Scott Bomboy, National Constitution Center)

To combat polarization, a Houston interfaith group embraces riskier dialogue (Kyle Desrosiers-Levine, Religion News Service)

San Diego mosque shooting reflects how online rhetoric, media depictions and political discourse contribute to increased Islamophobia (Anisah Bagasra, The Conversation)

Uncovering coded antisemitism online takes both human expertise and AI automation (Wendy Melillo, Jeff Gill, Nathalie Japkowicz, The Conversation)

After a Minnesota church protest, states are toughening penalties for disrupting services (Jack Brook and Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press)

VA college students appeal after officials deny them grants for choosing ‘wrong’ religious degrees (Alliance Defending Freedom)

RFAC Event News Coverage

Chattanooga faith leaders gather for unity forum at Bessie Smith Cultural Center (WDEF News)

‘Coerced faith is no faith at all’: Local Hindu, Jewish, Muslim and Christian leaders talk religious freedom (Kailee Shores, Chattanooga Times Free Press)