Global Religious Liberty Summit Undermines Catholic Sovereignty
The EWTN News portal (February 3, 2026) reports on the International Religious Freedom (IRF) Summit in Washington, D.C., where co-chairs Sam Brownback and Katrina Lantos Swett lamented religious repression affecting “over 80% of the world’s population.” The article emphasizes China’s control over Catholic episcopal appointments, transnational repression by authoritarian regimes, and the need for interfaith alliances to combat nihilism. While decrying persecution, the summit promotes a pluralistic vision of religious freedom diametrically opposed to the immutable Catholic doctrine of Christ’s Social Kingship.