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Episcopal priest has been detained by ICE in Texas, says diocese
A legally employed Kenyan Episcopal priest in Texas was detained by ICE while returning from work; the diocese seeks answers, legal help and political assistance amid wider faith-led protests of…
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8mJewish groups rally in support of Milwaukee Muslim leader detained in ICE jail
(RNS) — Progressive Jewish advocacy organizations condemn what they view as a misguided attempt to fight antisemitism by targeting Palestinian permanent residents, such as Salah Sarsour.
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8mIsrael signals status quo shake-up over Cave of the Patriarchs, Hebron
(RNS) — The site, known to Muslims as the Ibrahimi Mosque and to Jews as Ma’arat HaMakhpela — the Cave of the Patriarchs, in English — is the second-most-sacred site to both Jews and Muslims in the Holy Land.
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9mMy father carried his Holocaust story his entire life. He never asked us to carry it, too.
(RNS) — It was only as an adult living with my own family that I learned about my father’s youth.
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8m'Not a day off': For Juneteenth, some faith leaders promote political causes
(RNS) — ‘As we acknowledge the contributions of the African American community to America, it’s appropriate for us to lead the way in unifying and making a call for unity,’ said evangelist Alveda King, niece of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.
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7m'They have already suffered enough': Central African clergy respond to US deportation
(RNS) — Faith leaders say they would welcome migrants deported from the United States but question the decision to send vulnerable people without ties to a nation still healing from years of sectarian violence.