Approximately 70% of the world’s population lives in countries with high restrictions on religious beliefs and practices, and those restrictions are growing. The problem was scheduled to be discussed at a meeting at Rome’s Pontifical University “Antonianum” on Tuesday evening.  

The meeting discusses The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life report on Rising Restrictions on Religion, which came out last year. The Report not only covered official government restrictions on religion, but also social hostilities to religion.  

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