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GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO

GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO

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News|US

Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts

Immigration courts are buckling under an unprecedented 3 million pending cases, most of them newly arrived asylum-seekers

Fueled by unprecedented border crossings, a record 3 million cases clog US immigration courts
Lifestyle|World

Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile

Nineteen priests kicked out of the country, dozens of incidents of harassment and church desecrations, rural areas lacking worship and social services

Nicaragua's crackdown on Catholic Church spreads fear among the faithful, there and in exile
News|Opinion|World

Many Christian voters in US see immigration as a crisis. How to address it is where they differ.

Christian voters and faith leaders have long been in the frontlines of providing assistance to migrants

Many Christian voters in US see immigration as a crisis. How to address it is where they differ.
News|Opinion|World

Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island

Cubans are often divided on many issues

Virgin of Charity unites all Cubans — Catholics, Santeria followers, exiled and back on the island
News|Opinion|US

As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength

As the national debate over Black history continues, one aspect of the legacy of race in America is undergoing something of a rebirth: Black cemeteries that were established in the era of segregation

As threats to Black cemeteries persist, a movement to preserve their sacred heritage gains strength
Education|News|US

Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan

While Muslim students remain a rarity in many U.S. school districts, they are a major presence in some communities

Fasting at school? More Muslim students in the US are getting support during Ramadan
Americas|Travel|World

Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala

Each Holy Week, thousands of residents of the colonial, volcano-fringed city of Antigua participate in some of Guatemala’s oldest and most popular Easter traditions

Hours to make and seconds to destroy, Holy Week flower carpets are a labor of love in Guatemala
Americas|News|Travel|World

Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives

In the small town of Comitancillo in Guatemala’s mostly Indigenous highlands, two murals memorialize the nearly two dozen local migrants who died in mass tragedies en route to the United States recently

Desperate young Guatemalans try to reach the US even after horrific deaths of migrating relatives
News|World

Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor

Elevated by Pope Francis to the top hierarchy of the Catholic Church, Cardinal Álvaro Ramazzini has kept up his unflinching focus on the poor, the Indigenous and the migrant in Central America

Unfazed by danger and power, Guatemalan cardinal keeps up fight for migrants and the poor
Europe|Fashion and Beauty|News|Sports|World

France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration

The upcoming Paris Olympics are likely to draw new attention to France's ban on its athletes wearing hijabs

France is proud of its secularism. But struggles grow in this approach to faith, school, integration
Europe|Lifestyle|News|Opinion|Sports

From schools to the Olympics, how France's staunch secularism affects religion in public life

As the world’s eyes turn to France, host of the Olympics in two months, one of the country’s fundamental principles is under the spotlight — laïcité, or secularism

From schools to the Olympics, how France's staunch secularism affects religion in public life
Arts|Lifestyle|Sports

In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games

More than 120 faith leaders are preparing for an Olympic challenge — how to spiritually support some 14,000 athletes and their staff who will take part in the Paris Games

In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games
Sports|World

Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles

It’s been 100 years since a Scottish runner famously refused to race on a Sunday at the Paris Olympics because of his Christian beliefs

Devout athletes find strength in their faith. But practicing it and elite sports can pose hurdles
Education|News|Opinion|US

Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition

When a small-town Minnesota high school banned its Native American drum group from performing at graduation, the hurt reverberated across Indigenous communities in the Upper Midwest

Safeguarding the heartbeat: Native Americans in Upper Midwest protect their drumming tradition
Arts|Europe|News|Opinion

Olympic and faith leaders seek reset after opening ceremony outcry, while chaplains welcome athletes

The 2024 Paris Games got off to a rocky start with many religious groups around the world, including the Vatican over a tableau in the opening ceremony perceived by some as evoking Leonardo da Vinci’s “The Last Supper.”

Olympic and faith leaders seek reset after opening ceremony outcry, while chaplains welcome athletes
US

Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave

For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers from abroad

Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave
Election

Lutherans in Walz's Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season

Midwest Lutheranism has entered the national political limelight since Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz became Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate

Lutherans in Walz's Minnesota put potlucks before politics during divisive election season
Opinion|US

Most Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll

For decades, some political analysts have sought to depict Hispanic Americans as “socially conservative” — and indeed many of them are

Most Hispanic Americans support abortion access: AP-NORC poll
News|Opinion|World

It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide

Judaism’s High Holy Days annually provide an emotional mix of celebration, introspection and atonement for Jews worldwide

It's a 'very difficult time' for U.S. Jews as High Holy Days and Oct. 7 anniversary coincide
World

Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida

Many Jews worldwide will mark Yom Kippur in fasting and prayer at their synagogues this weekend

Hurricane Milton disrupts Yom Kippur plans for Jews in Florida
Environment|US

Learning about God from dogs, Orthodox monks breed and train canines in upstate New York monastery

A group of Orthodox monks in upstate New York takes the Christian imperative to care for creation more literally than most religious communities

Learning about God from dogs, Orthodox monks breed and train canines in upstate New York monastery
Opinion|Political|World

Minnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol

Immigration is a core issue for voters

Minnesota farm town reshaped by migrants wrestles with real changes beyond the political vitriol
Opinion|World

Takeaways from AP's report on how immigration transformed a Minnesota farm town

Immigration is a core issue for voters

Takeaways from AP's report on how immigration transformed a Minnesota farm town
Travel|World

In Amharic, Karen and Spanish, worship is like home for migrants in heartland town

At noon on Sundays in Worthington, Minnesota, an overflow crowd is still swaying to the Guatemalan band at Spanish-language Catholic Mass, Ethiopian Orthodox Christians are wrapping up their six-hour-long service, and at town’s edge among the cornfields, refugees from Southeast Asia gather to pray and sing in Karen at the Baptist church founded by Swedish farmers

In Amharic, Karen and Spanish, worship is like home for migrants in heartland town
US|World

Then & Now: How immigration reshaped the look of a Minnesota farm town

Immigration from around the world has transformed the rural Minnesota town of Worthington

Then & Now: How immigration reshaped the look of a Minnesota farm town

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