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Pope marks Ukraine’s Independence Day with prayers for peace
Marking Ukraine's Independence Day, Pope Leo XIV pledged his prayers for the Ukrainian people in a message to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and encouraged Catholics to respond to Ukrainian religious leaders' request for prayers for peace Aug. 24.
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More states move to copy ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid reports of inhumane conditions
A Central American nonprofit center in Florida reports one of its client family members -- despite having an active asylum claim and no criminal record -- was recently detained on his way to work and sent to Florida's "Alligator Alcatraz."
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Ukraine church tensions surface in wake of Alaska summit
Ukrainian religious leaders have rejected demands for Russia's Orthodox Church and language to be guaranteed official status in their country, although a Catholic bishop also warned against a threatened crackdown on Orthodox communities.
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Uruguay bishops express sadness over euthanasia vote
The Uruguay bishops' conference expressed sadness after the country's lower house of Congress approved a bill decriminalizing euthanasia.
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Burn with ‘fire’ of God’s love, pope says at Mass, lunch with the poor
Spending the day with the poor, Pope Leo XIV prayed that Catholics would make sure their parishes are welcoming of all people and would be "on fire" with God's love.
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Kansas bishops: ‘Raids, mass detentions’ betray Gospel, US values
The Catholic bishops of Kansas Aug. 14 called on the faithful to remember the dignity of every person, "especially those fleeing hardship," and urged public officials "to use existing legal discretion to treat undocumented migrants humanely."
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Garcia faces deportation to Uganda after surrendering to immigration authorities
Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national and Maryland resident at the center of a high-profile immigration case, surrendered to U.S. immigration authorities in Baltimore on Aug. 25, and faces possible deportation to Uganda, a nation that recently agreed to accept certain deportees from the U.S., even those that have no ties to the country like Abrego Garcia.