Center for Religious Freedom

The exterior of the Greek Orthodox monastery of Saint Catherine is seen on October 19, 2018, next to Mount Sinai in Egypt. (Getty Images)

Egyptian Coptic Christians attend resurrection mass at the Monastery of Saint Simon Al-Kharaz during Holy Saturday services on April 19, 2025, in Cairo, Egypt. (Ahmad Hasaballah via Getty Images)

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A prison van carrying Jimmy Lai arrives at the West Kowloon Magistrates’ Courts for the closing arguments in his national security trial in Hong Kong on August 18, 2025. (Man Hei Leung via Getty Images)

Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (not pictured) hold a joint press conference following their meeting at the Merdeka Palace in Jakarta on June 27, 2025. (Bay Ismoyo via Getty Images)

People walk past a video screen showing a speech by Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Museum of the Communist Party of China in Beijing on March 3, 2023. (Greg Baker via Getty Images)

An aerial view shows a mass funeral ceremony being held at the Holy Cross Church in the Al-Qassaa neighborhood of Damascus, Syria, on June 24, 2025. (Izettin Kasim via Getty Images)

Coptic Orthodox Christians gather for an Easter service at the Monastery of Saint Simon the Tanner, located in the Mokattam Mountain area of Cairo, on April 19, 2025. (Ahmed Sayed via Getty Images)

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Pope Francis meets with beneficiaries of charitable organizations at the headquarters of the Indonesian Bishops’ Conference on September 5, 2024, in Jakarta, Indonesia. (Vatican Pool via Getty Images)

Cardinals attend the funeral of Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Square on April 26, 2025, in Vatican City. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Bride and groom Sharon and McVivien kneel as elders pray over them following their nuptials mass during their wedding ceremony in Nairobi, Kenya, on February 13, 2016. (Fredrik Lerneryd/AFP via Getty Images)