Dublin archbishop: Pope Francis will visit "a very different Ireland"
- August 22, 2017
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In Argentina’s religious freedom row, politics makes strange bedfellows
- Global Church
- July 17, 2017
A debate in the pope’s native Argentina over a proposed religious freedom law offers a classic illustration of the maxim that “politics makes strange bedfellows,” with both deeply conservative Archbishop Héctor Rubén Aguer of La Plata and Amnesty International opposing it — Aguer because he thinks it would make other religions equal to Catholicism, Amnesty because they fear a loss of sexual freedom.
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Churches, NGOs take Canada to court over refugee pact with U.S.
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- July 10, 2017
The largest churches in Canada are combining with other groups such as Amnesty International Canada to challenge the agreement between Canada and the United States in the way refugees are handled in Canada. Due to the actions of the Trump administration, these groups now argue that people should not have to apply for refugee status in the U.S. before applying in Canada as it is no longer a safe system.
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