• Brazilian Medical Student Acquitted in Free Speech Case Over Biological Sex Comments

  A case against a Brazilian medical student, prosecuted for her social media comments on biological sex, has concluded with an acquittal, according to the legal organization ADF International.

  

• Rhode Island Probe Identifies 75 Catholic Priests Accused of Abusing Over 300 Minors

  A recent report confirms that since 1950, in Rhode Island, where nearly 40% of the population identifies as Catholic, a landmark investigation has revealed 75 Catholic clergy allegedly abused more than 300 minors.

  

• Maltese Christian Acquitted of 'Conversion Therapy' Charges After Three-Year Legal Battle

  Matthew Grech, a 36-year-old man from the Mediterranean island nation of Malta, was acquitted on March 4 after more than three years of legal proceedings over sharing his testimony about leaving a homosexual lifestyle.

  

• Pew Report: Global Religious Diversity Rises as Christianity Maintains Wide Geographic Reach

  The latest global religious diversity research report from Pew Research Center shows that Singapore has emerged as the world’s most religiously diverse nation, while the United States ranks first in religious diversity among the world's most populous nations.

  

• Iranian Christians Targeted as 'Scapegoats' Amid Escalating War and Regime Crackdown

  Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) issued a statement on March 2 warning that the U.S. and Israel’s attacks on Iran have triggered a volatile environment posing a severe threat to Iran’s already vulnerable Christian community.