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Pope spends quiet first night in hospital, continues drug therapy and reads papers, Vatican says
Read full article: Pope spends quiet first night in hospital, continues drug therapy and reads papers, Vatican saysThe Vatican says Pope Francis slept well during a quiet first night in the hospital after being admitted with a respiratory tract infection.
Middle East latest: Israel begins freeing over 300 Palestinian prisoners after receiving 3 hostages
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel begins freeing over 300 Palestinian prisoners after receiving 3 hostagesIsraeli authorities began releasing more than 300 Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli jails after they confirmed receiving three Israeli men held hostage in the Gaza Strip.
Middle East latest: Palestinian militants name 3 Israeli men to be freed in next hostage release
Read full article: Middle East latest: Palestinian militants name 3 Israeli men to be freed in next hostage releaseThe families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group have welcomed the ājoyous newsā that three men, all taken from the same kibbutz on Oct. 7, 2023, are expected to be freed on Saturday.
Given Christianity's dominance in US, Trump raises eyebrows with anti-Christian bias initiative
Read full article: Given Christianity's dominance in US, Trump raises eyebrows with anti-Christian bias initiativeChristianity is by far the largest faith in America, and Christian conservatives have a strong grip on the levers of government.
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Read full article: Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peaceCongoās largest church organizations have met with Rwanda-backed rebels in the countryās east to advocate for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting.
In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their side
Read full article: In quest to infuse more religion into Texas schools, advocates say courts are now on their sidePast efforts to allow more religion in public schools have been hamstrung by legal challenges. But those on the religious right feel empowered by recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions.
Israel threatens 'all hell will break loose' on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisis
Read full article: Israel threatens 'all hell will break loose' on Hamas in latest Gaza ceasefire crisisIsraelās defense minister says āall hell will break looseā if Hamas does not release three hostages as planned this weekend.
Christian aid groups weigh life-threatening choices about who to help after USAID funding pause
Read full article: Christian aid groups weigh life-threatening choices about who to help after USAID funding pauseChristian aid groups are being hard-hit after the Trump administration froze most foreign aid and sidelined the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Hereās whatās happening
Read full article: Too few tents entering Gaza threatens the truce. Hereās whatās happeningThree weeks into the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, the number of tents and temporary homes entering Gaza risks falling short of the goals set for the dealās first phase.
Middle East latest: Egypt and Qatar are working to salvage the Gaza ceasefire deal
Read full article: Middle East latest: Egypt and Qatar are working to salvage the Gaza ceasefire dealEgyptian and Qatari mediators are working to salvage the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, which risks being derailed because of a dispute between the two sides.
Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teeters
Read full article: Relatives of Israeli hostages are terrified as the Gaza ceasefire teetersFamilies of the hostages in Gaza are struggling to maintain hope as the fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas seems increasingly at risk of falling apart.
Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abuse
Read full article: Pope Francis accepts the resignation of a Peruvian bishop accused of ignoring abusePope Francis has accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing enough to stop abuses committed by a conservative Catholic movement that was recently disbanded by the Vatican.
Iraq's top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authority
Read full article: Iraq's top court throws out challenge to new laws, including one increasing Islamic courts authorityIraqās top court has thrown out a legal challenge that had temporarily halted three controversial laws passed last month by the countryās parliament.
Trump won't block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suing
Read full article: Trump won't block immigration arrests in houses of worship. Now these 27 religious groups are suingMore than two-dozen Christian and Jewish groups representing millions of Americans have filed a federal court lawsuit challenging a Trump administration move giving immigration agents more leeway to make arrests at houses of worship.
Pope rebukes Trump administration over immigrant deportations and appears to aim directly at Vance
Read full article: Pope rebukes Trump administration over immigrant deportations and appears to aim directly at VanceThe U.S. border czar has pushed back against Pope Francis' criticism of the U.S. mass deportation of migrants plan.
Middle East latest: Israel threatens to restart war in Gaza if Hamas doesn't release hostages
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel threatens to restart war in Gaza if Hamas doesn't release hostagesIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has threatened to withdraw from the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and resume its war against Hamas if the militant group does not go ahead with the next scheduled release of hostages this weekend.
San Antonio church provided spiritual comfort for first woman on death row in Texas
Read full article: San Antonio church provided spiritual comfort for first woman on death row in TexasTexas's first female condemned killer received special permission to leave jail and be baptized at New Light Baptist Church in Denver Heights.
Vatican charity says Trump administration's gutting of USAID is 'reckless' and could kill millions
Read full article: Vatican charity says Trump administration's gutting of USAID is 'reckless' and could kill millionsThe Vatican's charity is voicing outrage at what it calls the ārecklessā and āunhumanā U.S. plans to gut USAID.
Dalai Lama's elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97
Read full article: Dalai Lama's elder brother, who led several rounds of talks with China, dies at 97The elder brother of the Dalai Lama and former chairman of the Tibetan government-in-exile in India, Gyalo Thondup, who led several rounds of talks with China and worked with foreign governments for the Tibetan cause, has died.
Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?
Read full article: Who are the Palestinian prisoners released in exchange for Israeli hostages?Israel has released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the latest exchange for Israeli hostages held in Gaza, part of a ceasefire that has paused the war but whose future is uncertain.
Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on track
Read full article: Hamas names 3 more Israeli hostages to be freed as ceasefire deal stays on trackHamas identified the three Israeli hostages that it plans to free in the next release mandated by the fragile ceasefire agreement, a sign the deal was moving forward Friday even as U.S. and Israeli officials continued calls to relocate Gazaās population after the war.
A look at the hostages taken to Gaza by Hamas, by the numbers
Read full article: A look at the hostages taken to Gaza by Hamas, by the numbersIsrael and Hamas are in the midst of a six-week ceasefire during which Hamas is releasing dozens of the hostages captured in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack in exchange for hundreds of Palestinian prisoners.
Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churches
Read full article: Latino evangelical churches gear up to face possible immigration enforcement in churchesA number of Latino evangelical churches in Florida and in the southeast United States are gearing up to protect their sacred spaces.
What is 'ordo amoris?' Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic concept
Read full article: What is 'ordo amoris?' Vice President JD Vance invokes this medieval Catholic conceptVice President JD Vance recently cited medieval Catholic theology in justifying the immigration crackdown under President Donald Trump.
A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migration
Read full article: A short honeymoon for Catholics in D.C. as Vice President Vance clashes with bishops on migrationLess than a week after he shared the inauguration stage with a senior Catholic cardinal, Vice President JD Vance picked a fight with the top American leaders of his church.
After prayer breakfast, Trump creates task force to root out 'anti-Christian bias'
Read full article: After prayer breakfast, Trump creates task force to root out 'anti-Christian bias'President Donald Trump says at a private religious group's Washington prayer breakfast he's forming a commission on religious liberty.
Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for it
Read full article: Egypt lobbies against Trump plan to empty Gaza of Palestinians as Israel prepares for itIsrael says it has begun preparations for the departure of large numbers of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in line with President Donald Trumpās plan to empty the territory of its population.
'What can I do to bring the others home?' Hostages freed from Hamas captivity vow all must return
Read full article: 'What can I do to bring the others home?' Hostages freed from Hamas captivity vow all must returnAn American-Israeli hostage freed from Hamas captivity was forced to lie down at all times in a small room for weeks.
Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignored
Read full article: Trump is targeting antisemitism in schools. Experts fear other civil rights will be ignoredThe federal office that enforces civil rights at school across the nation has been ordered to prioritize complaints of antisemitism above all else as it molds to President Donald Trumpās agenda, raising fears that other rights violations will go unpunished.
Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supporters
Read full article: Why conservative American evangelicals are among Israel's strongest supportersOne of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahuās first meetings in the United States this week was with American evangelicals on Monday.
'I won't leave. Put that in your brain.' Palestinians reject Trump's call to expel them from Gaza
Read full article: 'I won't leave. Put that in your brain.' Palestinians reject Trump's call to expel them from GazaStunned Palestinians rejected President Donald Trump's proposal to expel them from the Gaza Strip so that the U.S. could take over the territory and rebuild it for others.
Middle East latest: Palestinians say Trump's proposal for Gaza violates international law
Read full article: Middle East latest: Palestinians say Trump's proposal for Gaza violates international lawPalestinians, their allies and other nations are reacting strongly to President Donald Trumpās proposal that the United States ātake overā the Gaza Strip and permanently resettle its residents.
Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here's how to look after yourself
Read full article: Struggling with your mental health after surviving a disaster? Here's how to look after yourselfThereās the initial shock and chaos in a collective disaster like the deadly and destructive California wildfires.
Middle East latest: Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza as talks on ceasefire resume
Read full article: Middle East latest: Trump suggests Palestinians leave Gaza as talks on ceasefire resumePresident Donald Trump has suggested that displaced Palestinians be permanently resettled outside Gaza and proposed the U.S. take āownershipā in redeveloping the area.
Middle East latest: Hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families say
Read full article: Middle East latest: Hostages freed from Gaza rarely saw sunlight, families sayThe families of hostages freed from Gaza over the weekend described difficult conditions ā including rarely seeing the sun ā during their captivity.
Their sacred land was a gift for their courage. Yet MakĆ” people in Paraguay fight for its ownership
Read full article: Their sacred land was a gift for their courage. Yet MakĆ” people in Paraguay fight for its ownershipGiven their courage during the war between Paraguay and Bolivia in the 1930s, the MakĆ” people were given a piece of land that entire generations grew up on.
Author's story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area fires
Read full article: Author's story of coping after a wildfire resonates with community affected by latest LA-area firesThe timing is uncanny for Pico Iyerās new book āAflame: Learning from Silence,ā a memoir about losing his family's Santa Barbara home and everything he owned in a 1990 wildfire.
Middle East latest: Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases Palestinians as part of ceasefire deal
Read full article: Middle East latest: Hamas frees 3 hostages, Israel releases Palestinians as part of ceasefire dealHamas has freed three hostages in the southern Gaza Strip and Israel has released 183 Palestinian prisoners in the fourth round of exchanges during the Gaza ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas.
A deadly flight out of Wichita has one of America's most historic aviation cities reeling
Read full article: A deadly flight out of Wichita has one of America's most historic aviation cities reelingA deadly collision between a passenger airliner and an Army helicopter left Kansasā largest city grieving.
A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibition
Read full article: A fashion designer, Italian singer and Icelandic illustrator team up on Vatican exhibitionThe Vatican Apostolic Library has tapped Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic illustrator Kristjana S Williams for an exhibition exploring world tours of the late 19th century.
Expected release of high-profile male hostages sparks excitement and anxiety in Israel
Read full article: Expected release of high-profile male hostages sparks excitement and anxiety in IsraelNews that three high-profile hostages are expected to be released has brought excitement and trepidation to Israel on Friday.
Tens of thousands of Muslims attend annual Biswa Ijtema event in Bangladesh
Read full article: Tens of thousands of Muslims attend annual Biswa Ijtema event in BangladeshTens of thousands of people have gathered on a riverbank near Bangladeshās capital to listen to sermons by Islamic scholars at the Biswa Ijtema or global congregation of Muslim devotees.
Middle East latest: Israeli hostages' families welcome news that 3 more men will be released
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli hostages' families welcome news that 3 more men will be releasedThe Israeli organization representing families of hostages in Gaza has celebrated the news that three high-profile men will be released next.
Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at Indiaās Maha Kumbh festival
Read full article: Sacred strokes of color on foreheads are a major display of Hinduism at Indiaās Maha Kumbh festivalA vermilion dot on the forehead is one of Indiaās most widely accepted Hindu cultural insignias.
'Emilia PĆ©rez' star Karla SofĆa GascĆ³n apologizes for old posts and deactivates X account
Read full article: 'Emilia PĆ©rez' star Karla SofĆa GascĆ³n apologizes for old posts and deactivates X accountKarla SofĆa GascĆ³n, the Oscar-nominated lead of the movie āEmilia PĆ©rez,ā is apologizing for her old social media posts that denigrated Islam and that called George Floyd āa drug addict.ā.
Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, dies
Read full article: Richard Williamson, Catholic bishop whose denial of Holocaust embarrassed Pope Benedict XVI, diesA traditionalist Catholic bishop whose denial of the Holocaust created a scandal when Pope Benedict XVI rehabilitated him has died.
Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festival
Read full article: Families in India cremate loved ones killed in stampede at religious festivalGrieving families in India are cremating their loved ones while others are caring for their injured relatives in hospitals a day after a stampede.
Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop Anastasios
Read full article: Thousands of Albanians pay last respects to Orthodox Christian Archbishop AnastasiosThousands of Albanians gathered in the capital to pay their last respects to Archbishop Anastasios, who revived the countryās Orthodox Christian Church after the fall of the countryās communist regime in 1990.
A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for MÄori
Read full article: A New Zealand mountain is granted personhood, recognizing it as sacred for MÄoriA mountain in New Zealand considered an ancestor by Indigenous people has been recognized as a legal person after a new law granted it all the rights and responsibilities of a human being.
Middle East latest: Eight hostages are released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners
Read full article: Middle East latest: Eight hostages are released from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisonersHamas has released eight hostages from Gaza in exchange for Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freed
Read full article: Israelis and Palestinians rejoice after more hostages and prisoners are freedHamas-led militants freed eight more hostages from the Gaza Strip and another 110 Palestinian prisoners were released by Israel as part of a ceasefire that began earlier this month.
Denver Heights residents share deep connection with several century-old churches
Read full article: Denver Heights residents share deep connection with several century-old churchesDenver Heights is home to at least 10 churches that are more than 100 years old. The churches have played more than a religious role in the lives of the neighborhood's generations.
Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded work
Read full article: Refugee resettlement agencies scramble after Trump orders them to halt their federally funded workTens of thousands of recently arrived refugees might lose support for basic necessities like food and rent after a new Trump administration order suspended federal funding for resettlement agencies.
Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release Thursday
Read full article: Hamas will free 3 Israelis and 5 Thais in next hostage release ThursdayIsrael and Hamas say the militant group will release three Israelis, including two women and an 80-year-old man, along with five Thai nationals in the next hostage release on Thursday.
US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the Philippines
Read full article: US watchdog launches database on Catholic priests accused of sex abuse of minors in the PhilippinesA United States-based watchdog has launched an online database on more than 80 Roman Catholic priests who have been accused of sexually abusing minors in the Philippines and said the silence of Filipino bishops on the such assaults amounted to a cover-up.
Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 10 people in the West Bank, officials say
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israeli strike kills at least 10 people in the West Bank, officials sayPalestinian health authorities say an Israeli airstrike in the northern West Bank has killed at least 10 people.
Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the Snake
Read full article: Millions around the world celebrate Lunar New Year and ring in the Year of the SnakeFirecrackers, parades and prayers marked the Lunar New Year as millions around Asia and farther afield celebrated.
Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, his daughter heard his pleas to come home alive
Read full article: Israeli father says even in Hamas captivity, his daughter heard his pleas to come home aliveFor more than 470 days, Eitan Gonen publicly pleaded with his daughter to stay alive while in Hamas captivity.
Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in India
Read full article: Police say at least 30 people have died in a stampede at the massive Maha Kumbh festival in IndiaPolice say at least 30 people were killed and many more injured in a stampede at the worldās largest religious gathering as millions of pilgrims rushed to dip in sacred waters during the Maha Kumbh festival in northern India.
Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second day
Read full article: Middle East latest: Palestinians return to their homes in northern Gaza for a second dayCrowds of displaced Palestinians made the arduous journey back to heavily destroyed northern Gaza for a second day, under a fragile ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.
At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitism
Read full article: At Auschwitz memorial, survivors see echoes of the past in rising antisemitismAuschwitz survivors have warned of the rising antisemitism and hatred in the modern world as they gathered with world leaders and European royalty on the 80th anniversary of the death campās liberation.
Middle East latest: Israel lets displaced Palestinians return to northern Gaza
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel lets displaced Palestinians return to northern GazaIsrael is letting hundreds of thousands of Palestinians return to heavily destroyed northern Gaza as part of a fragile ceasefire.
Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of war
Read full article: Palestinians celebrate their return to northern Gaza after 15 months of warHundreds of thousands of Palestinians have streamed into heavily destroyed northern Gaza in their first chance to return since the early weeks of the 15-month war with Hamas.
Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
Read full article: Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fearsDespite legally migrating to the U.S. under the countryās Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trumpās promised migration crackdown will soon include them.
Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fight
Read full article: Paraguay's disappeared: A dictator's shadow is a roadblock for justice, but a few keep up the fightParaguayansā mission to search for loved ones feels less visible and more challenging than others in Latin America.
Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peace
Read full article: Colombia's disappeared: As a coalition, former enemies now search for loved ones and dream of peaceFive decades of war among leftist guerrillas, right-wing paramilitaries, drug lords and the government in Colombia have left 450,000 people killed and more than 124,000 disappeared.
Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helps
Read full article: Peru's disappeared: Dozens look for relatives lost to violence. A woman who knows their sorrow helpsThe most violent period in Peruās history still brings sorrow among the thousands who lost loved ones between 1980 and 2000.
Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoing
Read full article: Opus Dei cardinal acknowledges Vatican sanctioned him after abuse allegation but denies wrongdoingThe once-powerful archbishop of Peruvian capital Lima and the first-ever cardinal of Opus Dei has acknowledged that the Vatican had imposed sanctions on him in 2019 following an allegation of sexual abuse.
Middle East latest: Israel says it won't complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by Sunday
Read full article: Middle East latest: Israel says it won't complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by SundayIsraelās military says it wonāt complete its withdrawal from southern Lebanon by Sunday as outlined in its ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah militants.
Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brotherās life. And how an angel saved his
Read full article: Manfred Goldberg wants you to know how the Nazis took his brotherās life. And how an angel saved hisMondayās ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz is more than just the moment to remember some 6 million Jews who died in the Holocaust.
Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holds
Read full article: Hamas frees 4 female Israeli soldiers in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners as ceasefire holdsFour female Israeli soldiers who were taken in the attack that sparked the war in Gaza have returned to Israel after Hamas militants paraded them before a crowd of thousands and handed them over to the Red Cross.
Supreme Court will weigh approval for USā 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in Oklahoma
Read full article: Supreme Court will weigh approval for USā 1st publicly funded religious charter school, in OklahomaThe Supreme Court has agreed to take on a new culture war dispute: whether the nationās first publicly funded religious charter school should be allowed to open in Oklahoma.
What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermon
Read full article: What to know about Mariann Budde, the bishop who upset Trump with her inaugural sermonThe Right Rev. Mariann Budde, Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Washington, made headlines this week after she angered President Donald Trump with her sermon during an inaugural prayer service.
Netanyahu suggests Israel might not complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by a ceasefire deadline
Read full article: Netanyahu suggests Israel might not complete its withdrawal from Lebanon by a ceasefire deadlinePrime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has suggested that Israel might not withdraw all of its forces from Lebanon by a deadline set in its ceasefire with Hezbollah.
Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation
Read full article: Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generationWhen a 25-year-old government worker was asked in 2007 to allow spoiled rice from Rwanda to be transported across the border to eastern Congo, he knew the risks of resisting corruption.
Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jails
Read full article: Freedom is bittersweet for Palestinians released from Israeli jailsDozens of Palestinian women and teenagers were released from Israeli prisons this week as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas to pause the war in Gaza.
After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his mission
Read full article: After 80 years, not many Auschwitz survivors are left. One man makes telling the stories his missionA Holocaust survivor who lived through four concentration camps as a young boy will return to Auschwitz to mark 80 years since the liberation of one of the Nazi's most notorious concentration camps.
Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his mission
Read full article: Ohio pastor convicted in dispute over sheltering homeless vows to continue his missionA pastor who turned his Ohio church into an around-the-clock shelter for homeless people has been in a legal fight for more than a year over his ministry.
Lawsuit says ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera failed to protect a girl from sexual abuse at a church camp
Read full article: Lawsuit says ex-Yankee Mariano Rivera failed to protect a girl from sexual abuse at a church campNew York Yankees legend Mariano Rivera and his wife are accused in a lawsuit of failing to protect a young girl who was sexually abused by an older child during a summer camp trip sponsored by their church.
Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resist
Read full article: Trump won't ban immigration arrests at churches. Now clergy are weighing how to resistNumerous faith leaders across the U.S. say the immigration crackdown launched by President Donald Trumpās new administration has sown fear within their migrant-friendly congregations.
How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold ā and why it is so precarious
Read full article: How the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal will unfold ā and why it is so precariousIsraeli troops have pulled back to the edges of Gaza, the first hostages have been released and many Palestinians have returned to what remains of their homes in the first few days of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal.