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An asylum-seeking migrant carries two girls while walking in the Rio Grande as Texas Ranger officers await at the riverbank in Roma, Texas, April 5.

Borders an opportunity to encounter the other: Pope Francis

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In a world of 79.5 million forcibly displaced people, 26 million of them officially designated refugees, Pope Francis wants us thinking and praying about our borders in moral, ethical and spiritual terms.

People wearing protective face masks wait to receive their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine outside a vaccination center in Kolkata, India, May 12, 2021.

As COVID-19 spikes, Indian church officials look for ways to help

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NEW DELHI - Catholic officials in India are working to help citizens get help during the second wave of COVID-19 and the accompanying lockdown.

Smoke and flames rise during Israeli airstrikes on Gaza May 12, 2021.

In Gaza, tiny Catholic community tries to stay in touch during airstrikes

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Since early May 11, Israeli bombs have been falling around the Rosary Sisters school in Gaza, which sustained light to moderate damage inside and outside the compound -- including to the front door and solar panels used for electricity.

Rita Bonner, sister of a victim John Laverty, arrives at an inquest in Belfast, Northern Ireland, May 11, 2021. A coroner ruled that Laverty and nine other Catholics shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.

Coroner rules 1971 massacre victims in Belfast were 'entirely innocent'

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DUBLIN - A coroner in Northern Ireland ruled that a priest and nine lay Catholics who were shot dead by British troops almost 50 years ago were "entirely innocent" and their deaths were unjustified.

A wounded Palestinian protester is evacuated during clashes with Israeli police outside Al-Aqsa Mosque at the Temple Mount complex in the Old City of Jerusalem May 10, 2021.

As Israeli-Palestinian violence escalates, Christian leaders voice concern

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JERUSALEM - Christian leaders in the Holy Land expressed deep concern over growing Israeli-Palestinian violence, as the two sides clashed in Jerusalem and Israel launched airstrikes into Gaza, responding to rocket attacks.

Bishop-designate Christian Carlassare, who was shot by gunmen in Rumebek, South Sudan, speaks from a hospital in Nairobi, Kenya, in a video message posted April 28 on Twitter.

Priests charged in bishop’s shooting

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VATICAN CITY -- Gunmen broke into the home of the bishop-designate of Rumbek, South Sudan, shot him in both legs and fled, according to Church news reports, with three local priests among the 12 people arrested for their possible involvement in the attack April 26.

Joe Biden.

U.S. re-opens door to more refugees

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WASHINGTON -- President Joe Biden announced May 3 he was raising the historically low refugee cap of 15,000 left by the Trump administration, but he also warned that his administration may not be able to meet the new number of refugees it is seeking to resettle in what remains of the fiscal year: 62,500.

Soldiers stand as rescuers work at a site where an overpass for a metro partially collapsed May 3, 2021, with train cars on it at Olivos station in Mexico City. Picture taken May 4, 2021.

Church leaders offer prayers after Mexico City metro crash

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MEXICO CITY -- Mexican church leaders offered prayers for the victims of a metro line collapse that left at least 23 dead and more than 70 people injured.

People line up to receive a dose of the Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine at a vaccination site in Colombo, Sri Lanka, April 5, 2021.

Sri Lankan churches halt religious services as third wave of COVID-19 hits

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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka -- Sri Lankan churches once again have halted services, church weddings and Sunday schools due to a third wave of COVID-19 infections.

Concerned Catholics protest Ireland's ongoing cancellation of public Mass in Cork City April 29, 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Irish government has confirmed that a controversial COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10.

Irish government to lift ban on Mass attendance May 10

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DUBLIN -- The Irish government said a COVID-19-related ban on Catholics attending Mass will be lifted May 10.

Pro-life demonstrators are seen near the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington March 4, 2020.

Bishops denounce revival of fetal tissue research

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WASHINGTON -- The chairman of the U.S. bishops’ pro-life committee is calling on the Biden administration to fund research “that does not rely upon body parts taken from innocent children killed through abortion.”

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