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Mosques in New York City are struggling to house and feed migrants as the country's latest immigration surge becomes increasingly more African and Muslim. The challenge has become all the more pronounced during the holy month of Ramadan.
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Pope Francis washed and kissed the feet of 12 women inmates at a Rome prison during a Holy Thursday ritual meant to emphasize his vocation of service and humility. #popefrancis
Muslims around the world are observing the holy month of Ramadan, with worship, charity, dawn-to-dusk fasting and nightly feasts. Muslims gather for prayers inside mosques in Indonesia, Kashmir, Pakistan and Turkey. outside at New York's Times Square and in the Gaza Strip. Ramadan this year …
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Israel formally denounces Vatican over calling Gaza war 'carnage'
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Pope in major policy address calls for universal ban on surrogacy, says it exploits mother and child
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