"Sadly, religious freedom conditions deteriorated in many countries in 2017."

Philadelphia's Germantown Avenue gives a glimpse of the diversity of religious life in the city.

A clampdown on religious freedom has intensified in the province in recent months.

President Emmanuel Macron scandalized secularists by praising Catholic contributions to French public life, but he has yet to work toward religious liberty.

A popular proposed law could land Jewish and Muslim parents in prison for up to six years for circumcising their infant boys. 

“Many people will face socioeconomic exclusion if the order is implemented.”