Pope Francis highlights hospitality during Christian unity event
- Jan 25, 2020
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Judge blocks Trump’s order on state refugee resettlement
- Jan 16, 2020
A federal judge in Maryland issued a preliminary injunction Jan. 15 blocking the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order that would allow state and local government officials to reject resettling refugees in their jurisdictions.
Woman who fled to U.S. from Asia converts to Catholicism
- Dec 23, 2019
When Dilafruz “Dilia” Samadova was 21, she fled an arranged marriage in Tajikistan, a small country in Central Asia. Raised in a strict Muslim household, Samadova converted to Catholicism after emigrating to Ohio in 2011.
Faith, service drive Tennessee gov to keep taking refugees
- Dec 19, 2019
Republican Gov. Bill Lee of Tennessee pointed to his own faith when he rejected an offer by President Donald Trump’s administration to let states halt resettlement.
Tennessee governor says state will keep resettling refugees
- Dec 18, 2019
Tennessee won’t stop resettling refugees, Republican Gov. Bill Lee said Wednesday, rejecting the option offered to states by President Donald Trump’s administration.
Guatemalan cardinal to visit Mississippi after migrant raids
- Dec 15, 2019
A Guatemalan cardinal who advocates for migrants will visit Mississippi following immigration raids last summer that prompted 680 arrests.
Bishop: Witnessing at ICE check-in is going to peripheries as pope asks
- Dec 13, 2019
Bishop Thomas R. Zinkula of Davenport, Iowa, was among 18 people who packed the reception area of a federal facility in Cedar Rapids, keeping vigil as Alejandro Guzman checked in with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers.
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