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Leo XIV Withdraws Papal Delegate After Agreement Avoids Schism in Syro-Malabar Church
National Catholic Register
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The specter of schism has hovered in recent years over the Metropolitan Archeparchy of Ernakulam-Angamaly of the Syro-Malabar Church in India—one of the 24 Eastern Churches in full communion with the Catholic Church. Part of the clergy and...
A Decade of Welcome: Tim LeConey and the Mission of Bethel’s West Parish Church
The Bethel Citizen - Maine
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July 10, 2025
BETHEL — Over the past 10 years, Rev. Tim LeConey has helped West Parish Congregational Church deepen its roots in the Bethel community, evolving from a more traditional congregation into a welcoming, outward-looking presence in town life. Whether...
Latest Appointments to Vatican Dicasteries “encouragement to Africa’s Church”: SECAM President
ACI Africa
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July 9, 2025
The five ministering in Africa included Cristóbal Cardinal López Romero of the Catholic Archdiocese of Rabat in Morocco and member of the Salesians of Don Bosco (SDB); Archbishop Jude Thaddaeus Ruwa’ichi of Tanzania’s Catholic Archdiocese of...
Advocates renew concerns with Haitian children potentially becoming ‘stateless’
Dayton Daily News - Ohio
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The group says that led to children being held in “cage-like detention facilities or shipped off to untold destinations.” In Springfield, there are more than 1,200 American-born children of Haitian immigrants younger than 4, according to the Clark...
Home Office age errors put hundreds of asylum-seeking children ‘at risk of abuse’
The i paper
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July 9, 2025
The Home Office wrongly placed hundreds of lone child asylum seekers in adult asylum accommodation such as hotels last year before they were later found to be under 18, The i Paper can reveal. At least 678 child asylum seekers were initially...
Immigrants become naturalized U.S. citizens over 4th of July weekend
KCRG - Iowa
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July 5, 2025
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Over the 4th of July weekend, 35 people from 20 different countries took the last step to becoming a naturalized U.S. citizen. They took their oaths at a special place for Iowans, the Field of Dreams movie site. “It’s...
Cardinal Makrickas takes the helm of the Roman basilica of St. Mary Major: the oldest Marian church in the West
Zenit
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July 7, 2025
(ZENIT News / Vatican City, 07.07.2025).- On July 4, Pope Leo XIV officially acknowledged the transition in leadership at the Papal Basilica of Saint Mary Major, marking the end of Cardinal Stanislaw Rylko’s tenure and welcoming his successor,...
213 illegal immigrants detained in Lusaka crackdown
Daily Nation
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July 8, 2025
NATION REPORTER A MAJOR joint security operation conducted on July 4, 2025 by the Department of Immigration and other law enforcement agencies in Lusaka has resulted in the arrest of 255 suspected illegal immigrants, with 213 still in detention...
213 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Detained in Lusaka Joint Operation as Driver Jailed for Human Smuggling
Zambian Observer
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July 6, 2025
213 Suspected Illegal Immigrants Detained in Lusaka Joint Operation as Driver Jailed for Human Smuggling A total of 213 suspected illegal immigrants have been detained following a major clean-up operation conducted in Lusaka on July 4, 2025, by...
UN names Rwandan firm in Congo mineral trafficking
Miningmx
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July 4, 2025
A CONFIDENTIAL United Nations report has identified Rwanda’s Boss Mining Solution as complicit in purchasing minerals smuggled from rebel-controlled areas of Congo, according to a report by Reuters on Friday. The report marks the first time the...
After successful Mauritania pilot, gov’t to issue ID cards to Gambians in Gabon, Congo and Togo
The Standard Gambia
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July 4, 2025
- Advertisement - By Tabora Bojang Interior Minister Abdoulie Sanyang has disclosed that following the successful issuance of national identity cards to Gambians in Mauritania, the government is planning to dispatch another team to Gabon, Congo...
Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal to end fighting — and help U.S. access critical minerals
CBC/Radio-Canada
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June 27, 2025
Congo and Rwanda on Friday signed a peace deal facilitated by the U.S. to help end the decades-long deadly fighting in eastern Congo while helping the U.S. government and American companies gain access to critical minerals in the region. U.S....
Congolese man in court regarding R10m drugs bust in Durban
Times LIVE
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A Congolese man charged with possession of more than R10m worth of drugs appeared in the Durban magistrate's court on Friday. Ombeni Mulumesde, 37, is charged with possession of 10kg of cocaine worth more than R4m, heroin to the value of R6.6m and...
Congo and Rwanda will sign a US-mediated peace deal to end the conflict in eastern Congo
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Georgia
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With 7 million people displaced in Congo, the United Nations has called it "one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth." Lauded by U.S. President Donald Trump last week as “a Great Day for Africa and ... for the...
Nakivale : hunger kills, a Congolese refugee dies in front of the UNHCR
Sos Médias Burundi
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SOS Médias Burundi Nakivale, July 2, 2025 – Hunger has struck again in refugee camps in Uganda. A Congolese refugee, a member of the Banyamulenge community, died Tuesday evening in the Nakivale camp after a week of hunger strike. He was protesting...
Project 2025 and the Assault on Immigrant Rights
Latino News Network
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July 3, 2025
This essay is part of a series by Lawyers Defending American Democracy explaining how many of the administration’s executive actions harm individuals throughout the country and demonstrate the link between these actions and their roots in the...
Nine things to know about the 2025 travel ban and new challenges for immigrants in Minnesota
Sahan Journal - Minnesota
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July 1, 2025
Stay informed. Sign up for Sahan Sunday, our weekly newsletter with Minnesota news you need to know. This story is provided to you free of charge. We’re glad you're here! If fair, free journalism matters to you, please support us! On June 5, the...
Culture When did JewBelong get so aggressive? By Mira Fox 4 min read
Forward
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June 25, 2025
A JewBelong billboard in Porter Square, a shopping area near Harvard and MIT. Photo by Mira Fox By Mira Fox June 25, 2025 Since Oct. 7, JewBelong — the organization behind the hot-pink antisemitism billboards — has taken a turn. Its ads, which...
Tinubu deepens Nigeria-OECS ties with scholarships, visa waivers, cultural diplomacy in Saint Lucia
Business Hallmark
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July 1, 2025
President Bola Tinubu’s historic state visit to Saint Lucia has marked a significant milestone in Nigeria’s relations with the Caribbean, as both regions rekindle centuries-old ancestral, cultural, and political bonds rooted in shared African...
Trump Draws Line: “Protect the Kids”—Hospitals Face Punishment for Gender Treatments
TFPP Wire
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June 30, 2025
The Trump administration is considering cutting federal funds to hospitals that provide hormone therapy or transition-related surgeries to minors, escalating federal pressure on such programs. Several major children’s hospitals have yet to respond...