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Supreme Court hears case on asylum seekers’ rights
The Supreme Court heard arguments on whether asylum starts at a port of entry or only after someone steps onto…
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Jesse Jackson, civil rights activist who urged Vatican to address humanitarian crises, dies at 84
Jesse Jackson, whose decades of activism included work in the Civil Rights Movement, two runs for the White House, and…
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Catholic News - Pope
Rights group hails release of 100 children abducted from Nigerian Catholic school
Empty beds in a student dormitory at St Mary's Catholic School in the Kontagora Diocese.on Nov. 21, 2025. / Credit:…
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Catholic News - Pope
Nigeria rights groups seek release of 850 Christians held in notorious jihadist village
Nigerian security officers during a military operation ahead of the gubernatorial elections in Benin City, Edo, Nigeria, on Sept. 17,…
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Catholic News - Americas
Poll: Most Americans agree with Supreme Court on LGBT issues, porn, parents’ rights
null / Credit: Wolfgang Schaller|Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 11, 2025 / 10:45 am (CNA). A recent poll has revealed…
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Catholic News - General
Catholic sea ministry calls for regulators to promote human rights, labor protections
A fishing boat returns to Bridlington Harbor after a day at sea on Jan. 31, 2025, in Bridlington, England. Bridlington…
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Catholic News - Americas
Disability rights advocates urge putting the brakes on assisted suicide
Matt Vallière (at left), executive director of the Patients Rights Action Fund, and Inclusion Canada CEO Krista Carr (at right)…
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Catholic News - Pope
Pope Francis: Defending Indigenous rights ‘a matter of justice’
Pope Francis meets with participants of the conference “Indigenous Peoples’ Knowledge and the Sciences,” sponsored by the Pontifical Academies of…
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Catholic News - Americas
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pledges to carry out Trump’s policies on abortion, conscience rights
Robert F. Kennedy Jr., President Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies during…
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Catholic News - Americas
As Venezuela’s presidential inauguration looms, Church calls for ‘respect for human rights’
Caracas Archbishop Raúl Biord Castillo. / Credit: Latin American Episcopal Conference (CELAM) Caracas, Venezuela, Jan 9, 2025 / 07:00 am…
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