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People attend a vigil in support of immigration detainees at the entrance of "Alligator Alcatraz" Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, detention center at the Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport in Ochopee, Fla., Aug. 10, 2025. (OSV New/Marco Bello, Reuters)

More states move to copy ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ amid reports of inhumane conditions

August 22, 2025
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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Pope During Morning Mass with Jesus on Cross in Background

Pope joins interreligious prayer, begging God to end pandemic

May 14, 2020
VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- At a time of global "tragedy and suffering" because of the coronavirus, and in view of the long-term impact it will have, believers of every religion should beg mercy from the one God and father of ...
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Pope makes donation to fund scholarships in Lebanon

May 14, 2020
Pope Francis donated $200,000 to fund educational scholarships in Lebanon, which is facing a devastating economic crisis compounded by the coronavirus pandemic.
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People in a church

Franciscan Friars Vote to Unify

May 14, 2020
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Voicing their support for the revitalization of Franciscan life in the United States, six provinces of the Order of Friars Minor have voted to form one new organization. On May 30, the friars of each of the ...
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