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JESSIE WARDARSKI

JESSIE WARDARSKI

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Education|Political|US

These nuns advocated for immigrant rights for 40 years — now in their 90s, they’re not slowing down

For over four decades Sisters JoAnn Persch, 90, and Pat Murphy, 95, have dedicated their lives to advocating for immigrant rights and the dignity of all people

These nuns advocated for immigrant rights for 40 years — now in their 90s, they’re not slowing down
Americas|Political|US

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears

Despite legally migrating to the U.S. under the country’s Temporary Protected Status program, many of the thousands of Haitians in Springfield, Ohio, are fearful President Donald Trump’s promised migration crackdown will soon include them

Haitian migrants in Springfield, Ohio, turn to faith amid deportation fears
Arts|Entertainment|Lifestyle

No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it's still a party at this Christian nightclub

The Cove is a pop-up, 18-and-up Christian nightclub in Nashville, Tennessee

No twerking. No drinking. No smoking. But it's still a party at this Christian nightclub
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
Americas|Arts|Health|Lifestyle|US

Why this Mexican American woman played a vital role in the US sacramental peyote trade

Amada Cardenas, a Mexican American woman who lived in the tiny border town of Mirando City in South Texas, played an important role in the history of the peyote trade

Why this Mexican American woman played a vital role in the US sacramental peyote trade
Arts|US|World

What is the Native American Church and why is peyote sacred to members?

The Native American Church is the most widespread religious movement among the Indigenous people of North America

What is the Native American Church and why is peyote sacred to members?
Arts|Education|Environment|Health|US

Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development

Peyote, a cactus that contains mescaline, a hallucinogen, grows naturally in South Texas and northern Mexico

Peyote sacred to Native Americans threatened by psychedelic renaissance and development
Education|Lifestyle|US

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns

Fewer than 1% of nuns in the U.S. today are under 30

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on young nuns
Americas|Education|Lifestyle|US|World

Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith

Born in Ghana, Sister Seyram Mary Adzokpa had never encountered a nun until adulthood

Young nuns: Two diverse paths to a rare life of faith
Education|Lifestyle|US

Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns

Less than 1% of nuns in the United States today are 30 or younger

Leap of faith: A few young women in US buck the trends by joining the ranks of Catholic nuns

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