The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has administered the Nonprofit Security Grant Program since its creation by Congress in 2005. The program initially received $25 million in funding, and Congress provided $90 million for the program in fiscal year 2020.
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Catholics in New York decry Andrew Cuomo’s ‘broad brush’ order to close schools in ‘hot zones’
A diocesan spokesperson for the diocese told Catholic News Service Oct. 6 that the diocese only learned of the closures at Cuomo’s news conference.
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Philippine archdiocese tackles pandemic woes by expanding food program
The youth ministry of Mary Help of Christians Parish and the archdiocese’s minor seminary have been helping distribute rice meals to the needy as part of the project’s expansion.
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Colorado observes its first Cabrini Day, named for patron saint of immigrants
Popularly known as Mother Cabrini, the saint is revered for her devotion to children, immigrants and the destitute.
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Sydney archbishop welcomes Australian plan to protect victims of modern slavery
“Our community cannot be indifferent to modern slavery and human trafficking or our responsibility to eradicate it,” Archbishop Fisher said.
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San Francisco warned ‘draconian’ limits on worship may violate Constitution
Assistant Attorney General Eric Dreiband in the Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice told Breed that “San Francisco’s treatment of places of worship raises serious concerns about religious freedom.”
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Catholic bishops, officials urge Congress, Trump to adopt new COVID-19 aid bill
Saying that the pandemic is causing widespread economic challenges, the officials urged Congress and the White House to “put aside partisan politics and prioritize human life and the common good.”
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Philippine bishop: Murdered lay leaders were ‘passionate to their calling’
Village chief Luzviminda “Kap Ida” Dayanda and treasurer Albert Orlina were reportedly shot dead by gunmen in Guinobatan Sept. 21 while heading home after a meeting at the town hall.
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House bans China imports made by forced Uighur labor
The U.S. House in a nearly unanimous vote passed an act that would ban imports to the U.S. from China’s Xinjiang region, the heartland of the Uighur Muslim people and where over 1 million Uighurs are reportedly living in forced labor camps.
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Cardinal Tagle reflects on testing positive for COVID-19
Cardinal Tagle, prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, was tested for the virus Sept. 7 before flying from Rome to Manila for the celebration of his mother’s 90th birthday. But arriving at the airport Sept. 10, he tested positive and was required to quarantine.