Trump’s recent executive orders threatening to withhold federal funding from communities with sanctuary policies produced fears that more immigration restrictions are coming.
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German church OKs case-by-case Communion for remarried
A statement from the German bishops’ conference “opens the possibility of receiving the sacraments of reconciliation and the Eucharist.”
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Trump says he will roll back political limits on churches
The president made no mention of steps he may take on religious freedom, saying only that it is a “sacred right.”
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School choice movement gains speed
Currently, 27 states and the District of Columbia have some type of school choice measure in place and a number of states have legislation on the table for this year.
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Once accepted, now denied, Syrian refugees in Jordan frustrated with Trump action
Trump’s action slapped a 90-day ban on all entry to the U.S. from seven Muslim-majority countries with terrorism concerns.
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No future for Christians in Mosul, says Iraqi Christian leader
“Christians aren’t going to come back to stay. The churches I saw were not destroyed with bombs, but by the everyday business operations of the community.”
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Catholic groups are opposing Trump’s action on border wall and sanctuary cities
“We can protect our citizens and, at the same time, we can welcome newcomers,” said Dominican Sister Donna Markham.
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Austin’s Bishop Vasquez: Trump’s moves will ‘tear families apart’
“We will continue to support and stand in solidarity with immigrant families.”
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Pope Francis releases message for journalists on their patron saint’s feast day
The pope called on journalists to stop feeding the “vicious cycle of anxiety” and “spiral of fear.”
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More Americans support abortion restrictions, new poll finds
When the questions became more detailed on abortion policies, the numbers shifted.