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Rahil Gunawan, 55, of Indonesia, poses on the deck of the chemical tanker on which he works as a deckhand while calling at the port of Barcelona, Spain, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. Gunawan, who has five children and has been working on cargo ships for more than 25 years, spends seven to ten months at sea per year. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)

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Seafarers move global trade — and Christmas gifts. These ministries bring them holiday cheer
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO - Associated Press
Tue,12/24/24-11:05AM , 115 Reads
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — On a balmy December evening, four Indian crew members, eager to go explore this Mediterranean city where their container ship docked for a few hours, turned for help to Stella Maris. It’s the largest of the faith-based organizations that minister to seafarers in hundreds of ports around the world.
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El Paso Catholic Bishop Mark Seitz talks with Celsia Palma, 9, of Honduras, as they walked to the Paso Del Norte International Port of Entry, Thursday, June, 27, 2019, in Juarez, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rudy Gutierrez)

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Catholic diocese sues US government, worried some foreign-born priests might be forced to leave
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO - Associated Press
Sat,08/31/24-7:21AM , 110 Reads
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, which threatens the ability of tho
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The "Our Lady of Athletes" chapel in seen inside the Madeleine church, Thursday, May 30, 2024 in Paris. France's Catholic Bishops Conference has launched a nationwide "Holy Games" initiative. Since last September, it has set up the "Our Lady of Athletes" chapel in an iconic downtown Paris church, La Madeleine. (AP Photo/Michel Euler)

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In secular France, chaplains prepare to provide Olympians with spiritual support during the Games
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO - Associated Press
Sun,06/09/24-3:00AM , 55 Reads
PARIS (AP) — As athletes rev up their training and organizers finalize everything from ceremonies to podiums before the Paris Olympics, more than 120 faith leaders are preparing for a different challenge — spiritually supporting some 10,000 Olympic athletes from around the world, espe
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Sol, left, a 14-year-old from Argentina, kisses 8-year-old Maddie Hazelton as they play together in the kitchen of Sol's foster parents, Andy, right, and Caroline Hazelton, in Homestead, Fla., Monday, Dec. 18, 2023. Sol is among tens of thousands of children who have arrived in the United States without a parent during a huge surge in immigrants that's prompting congressional debate to change asylum laws. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

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Faith groups say more foster families are needed to care for the children coming to the US alone
By GIOVANNA DELL’ORTO - Associated Press
Thu,12/21/23-7:08AM , 47 Reads
HOMESTEAD, Florida (AP) — Snuggling on the sofa across from the Christmas tree, Sol proudly showed off the dog her foster parents gave her for earning all A’s even though she crossed the southern U.S. border knowing very little English.
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