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Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report finds

Most immigrants at risk of deportation from US are Christian, report finds

As many as four in five immigrants at risk of deportation from the United States are Christian, according to a new report that calls on their fellow believers to consider the impact of the Trump administration's aggressive deportation policies.
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Three injured in Iraq when an axe-wielding man attacks an Assyrian Christian new year parade

IRBIL, Syria (AP) — The annual parade by Assyrian Christians in the Iraqi city of Dohuk to mark their new year was marred Tuesday when an axe-wielding man attacked the procession and wounded three people, witnesses and local officials said.
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Middle East latest: Palestinians struggle to find food in Gaza; Israeli strike in Beirut kills 4

Middle East latest: Palestinians struggle to find food in Gaza; Israeli strike in Beirut kills 4

The Israeli military struck a building in Beirut’s southern suburbs early Tuesday, killing at least four people in an attack it said targeted a member of the Hezbollah militant group.
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Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US

Miami's Haitian community gathers in prayer as crises escalate in homeland and US

MIAMI (AP) — Packed pews, rollicking singing and emotional devotions have marked Lent worship services at Notre Dame d'Haiti, the Catholic church at the heart of the largest Haitian diaspora in the United States.
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A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate change

A Jesuit priest prefers prison over a fine to draw attention to climate change

BERLIN (AP) — A Jesuit priest says he prefers going to prison than paying a 500-euro ($541) fine for participating in a climate activists' street blockade in the southern German city of Nuremberg. The Rev.
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Earthquake compounds Myanmar's humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

Earthquake compounds Myanmar's humanitarian crisis as the death toll passes 2,000

BANGKOK (AP) — The death toll in last week's massive earthquake in Myanmar has passed 2,000, state media said Monday, as accounts of some people's last moments emerged: Two hundred Buddhist monks crushed by a collapsing monastery.
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Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza's southern city of Rafah

Israeli military orders the evacuation of Gaza's southern city of Rafah

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel's military on Monday issued sweeping evacuation orders covering Rafah and nearby areas, indicating it could soon launch another major ground operation in the Gaza Strip's southernmost city.
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Venezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis

Venezuela will have its first female saint after approval from Pope Francis

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuela is set to have its first female saint following approval from Pope Francis .
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Middle East latest: Israel prepares to move deeper into Gaza and orders Rafah evacuated

Middle East latest: Israel prepares to move deeper into Gaza and orders Rafah evacuated

The Israeli military indicated on Monday it could soon launch another major offensive in Rafah and ordered most of the southernmost city in the Gaza Strip evacuated.
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Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

Supreme Court seems likely to side with Catholic Charities in religious-rights case

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court appeared Monday to be leaning toward a Catholic charitable organization pushing back against the state of Wisconsin in the latest religious rights case to come before the court.
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