
Ryan Foley
Christian Post Reporter
Ryan Foley joined The Christian Post in August 2020. He currently covers abortion, politics, education and U.S. news. He was a participant in the National Journalism Center's spring 2018 internship program and has previously written for the Media Research Center's NewsBusters blog and The Western Journal.
Foley graduated from Rhode Island College in 2017 with a B.A. in Political Science and currently resides in Arlington, Virginia.
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Threat to deport persecuted Christians hits close to home for North Carolina church
Members of a North Carolina church are urging the Trump administration not to deport nearly two dozen Christian refugees from Afghanistan after they were ordered to leave the United States within days before their asylum claims have been heard by a judge.

Indiana becomes latest state to enshrine parental rights bill into law
Indiana's Republican Gov. Mike Braun signed Senate Bill 143 into law Tuesday, adding a new article to the Indiana code titled "Parental Rights and Responsibilities" amid nationwide concerns that public school employees are withholding information from parents.

Christian ministry can care for sex trafficking victims amid suit over religious discrimination: court
A federal judge has ruled in favor of a Christian ministry that cares for victims of sex trafficking, enabling the organization to contract with an Ohio county as its lawsuit alleging religious discrimination by exclusion from such a contract moves forward.

Harvard sues Trump administration over $2 billion funding freeze
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its freeze on grants to the Ivy League school as part of an effort to eliminate anti-Semitism and the embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion on college campuses.

Aspiring preacher continues run on 'American Idol;' other Christian contestant eliminated
A teenager who aspires to become a preacher has advanced to the next round of the popular TV singing contest "American Idol," while another Christian singer saw his time on the show end.

Trump gained significant ground with non-white Evangelicals, data shows
Non-white Evangelicals swung hard to President Donald Trump in the last presidential election, reflecting existing data showing Latino voters of faith have shifted their support toward Republicans, according to a new report.

Trump to attend Pope Francis' funeral; burial plans differ from predecessors
President Donald Trump is slated to attend Pope Francis’ funeral, which is scheduled to take place Saturday, as the United States and the world continue to mourn the loss of the Catholic Church leader.

Social Security Administration will allow employee to opt out of same-sex marriage claims
The Social Security Administration has reached a settlement with one of its employees who filed a complaint alleging that the agency violated his religious beliefs by requiring him to deal with claims involving same-sex marriages despite his deeply held belief that marriage is between a man and a woman.

Over 200 colleges, universities have DEI offices despite push to remove them: report
More than 200 colleges and universities in the U.S. have diversity, equity and inclusion offices, even as several academic institutions have taken steps to dial back the prevalence of DEI initiatives on campus, a new study has revealed. .

What happens next after Pope Francis' death? How papal selection process works, names of potential successors
Following the death of Pope Francis at the age of 88, a papacy expert elaborated on the process for electing a new pope in addition to sharing his thoughts about potential successors to Francis and the future of the Catholic Church in an interview with The Christian Post.



















