
Rubio: Draft Order to Axe State Department Religious-Freedom Office Is ‘Fake’
According to the State Department communications office, the document in question was a fabrication, not an actual draft executive order.
According to the State Department communications office, the document in question was a fabrication, not an actual draft executive order.
Rubio began his trip in Panama, where he attended Mass at Our Lady of Mercy in Panama City. Talks swiftly pivoted to U.S. priorities: curbing illegal migration, restraining Beijing’s influence, and ensuring authoritarian regimes face repercussions for driving mass migration.
The secretary of state said the State Department has reached out to USAID officials to help determine these exemptions.
The selection of Rubio, who is seen as a tested and effective leader with deep foreign-policy experience, has been widely hailed.
Speaking with EWTN Capitol Hill correspondent Erik Rosales, Rubio expounded upon his proposed winning pro-life strategy released earlier this year.
In a Dec. 13 letter to Pope Francis, Rubio asked the pontiff to intercede on behalf of the 57-year-old bishop and call for a restoration of religious freedom in Nicaragua.
‘The teaching and spreading of her social doctrine,’ says Pope St. John Paul II, ‘are part of the Church’s evangelizing mission.’
The United States has determined that China’s abuses of Uyghurs and other minorities amount to genocide.
In a statement Saturday, Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., called Barrett “a well-qualified, highly respected nominee.”
In February, Ambassador Sam Brownback said that China was the “best in the world” at religious persecution, and has been engaged in a “war with faith.”
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