As the International Religious Freedom Act turns 25, advocates look ahead to next steps.

USCIRF chair Gayle Manchin explains why 22nd annual report by US watchdog agency reduces tally of offending nations, yet too many on black list still “don’t seem to care.”

Lessons we learned from helping Vietnam become the first country to be peaceably removed from the United States’ blacklist of the worst persecutors of Christians and other believers.

Evangelicals have done commendable work advancing religious freedom around the globe. But that work has involved some questionable moral compromises.

The president-elect can integrate it into a pragmatic human rights agenda without repudiating Trump’s legacy.

The latest report on government restrictions and social hostilities in 198 nations follows the International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church.

The president’s executive order elevates its priority in US foreign policy. Nine experts assess the strategy’s longevity.

Fired Rex Tillerson was still shuffling strategy. Now experts are looking to Mike Pompeo to set the tone.

After a tight Senate vote, evangelicals are celebrating the Kansas governor’s new role.

This year’s State Department rankings come six weeks after the new congressional deadline.