The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals denied a White House request to overturn an injunction blocking President Donald Trump's executive order banning travel from six Muslim-majority countries.
Dozens of Chaldean Christians were arrested by federal immigration officials in the Detroit metropolitan area, which members of the local church community said left them feeling sad and frustrated.
Two dozen "Marches against Shariah" were organized Saturday in cities across the country by ACT for America, a self-styled grass-roots national security organization.
The Islamic Networks Group has partnered with 70 interfaith organizations to launch a “Know Your Neighbor” campaign.
Global Sisters Report: For 12 years, Franciscan Clarist Sr. Celine Arikkat has helped cycle-rickshaw taxi drivers ply their trade with dignity and civility, including freeing them from the vehicle rent that ate up their earnings.
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Countless immigrants across the country live in a climate of fear sparked by actions in the new administration, including an executive order on immigration enforcement and several highly public raids.
The more women are involved in and contribute to communities, politics, economics and the church, the more positive changes will come about, Pope Francis said.
If left unchecked, warming, pollution, and acidification of the world's oceans will have drastic socio-ecological consequences, according to speakers at the June 5-9 Ocean Conference at the United Nations.
Religious leaders, farmworkers and students addressed their concerns to a room full of the fast-food chain's corporate workers, urging Wendy's to join the Fair Food Program.
The co-authors of a House bill that will provide humanitarian aid to Christians and other religious groups suffering at the hands of Islamic State militants urged the Senate to quickly act on it.
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