With lives shattered by war, Ukrainian teens build new dreams
Gdansk, Poland Reuters Two years ago, Ukrainian teenagers were busy with friendships, falling in love and trying out new things, just like their peers in other countries. But plans and dreams were quickly shattered by the Russian invasion that began on 24th February, 2022, forcing many young people to flee their homes, friends and schools […]
US faith-based groups cheer, share hopes for Biden’s family reunification task force
RNS Faith-based organisations are celebrating the creation of a taskforce to help reunite separated children with their families. Those same organisations had been involved in caring for children separated from their parents at the United States-Mexico border under the Trump administration’s “zero tolerance” policy. David Xol-Cholom of Guatemala hugs his son Byron at Los Angeles […]
US Attorney General cleared in church complaint, perplexing some top Methodists
RNS United Methodist Church officials in Alabama have dismissed a complaint signed by more than 600 church members in July that chided Attorney General Jeff Sessions for implementing the family separation policy along the border and attempting to justify it with Scripture. But the logic of the decision, which cited a distinction between personal behavior […]