Religious Freedom

The Yayang church is seen covered in scaffolding in Wenzhou, China, on January 9, 2026. The church in eastern China was scaffolded and had its cross removed, with residents and rights groups saying multiple members had been arrested as a national crackdown on unofficial Christian organizations grew. (Getty Images)

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The golden steeple of St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in New Orleans, Louisiana, on March 19, 2025. (Getty Images)

A police officer stands near the West Kowloon court where Hong Kong media mogul Jimmy Lai’s national security trial took place on August 28, 2025. (Getty Images)

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A Synagogue desecrated by Arab rioters in Hebron in 1929. (Wikimedia Commons)

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A relief on the Arch of Titus depicts sacred objects from the Temple of Jerusalem being carried during a triumphal procession, as seen on December 7, 2017, in Rome, Italy. (Getty Images)

General view of the Valle de los Caidos (Valley of the Fallen) on October 24, 2019, in Madrid, Spain. (Getty Images)

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The Canadian flag flies in front of the Notre Dame Cathedral Basilica near Parliament Hill on October 26, 2025, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. (Getty Images)

A mourner lights candles as people gather around floral tributes outside Bondi Pavilion in Sydney on December 17, 2025. (Getty Images)