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November 28, 2020

Ethiopian fighting could spark new refugee crisis

An Ethiopian child and young woman, who fled the ongoing fighting in the Tigray region, are seen at the al-Fashqa refugee camp in Sudan on Nov. 13.

Church networks are getting ready for a humanitarian disaster and a massive wave of new refugees as the civil war in Ethiopia rages on.

Published in International
April 30, 2016

Iowa bishop says medical marijuana a humanitarian issue

A horticulturalist clips leaves off stems during harvesting of buds from marijuana plants being grown for medical use in 2009 at the Oaksterdam University in Oakland, Calif. In a letter to lawmakers, Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, said he supports the use of medical marijuana.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Bishop Richard Pates of Des Moines urged state lawmakers to pass legislation that would legalize medical marijuana.

Published in International