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February 1, 2017

Yazidi human rights leader won’t be able to pick up award due to Trump's travel ban

Vian Dakhil, right, the only Yazidi Kurd member of Iraq's Parliament, will not likely be able to accept her Lantos Human Rights Prize in Washington D.C. in person due to U.S. President Donald Trump's recently imposed travel ban.

Vian Dakhil captured the world’s attention two years ago when she made an impassioned plea to save the Yazidi religious minority from annihilation by the Islamic State group in northern Iraq.

Published in International
February 1, 2017

U.S. bishops say refugee ban raises deep concerns over religious freedom

A woman greets her mother after she arrived from Dubai at John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York City Jan. 28. Three U.S. bishops' committee chairmen expressed deep concern over religious freedom issues regarding president Donald Trump's refugee ban.

WASHINGTON – The chairmen of three U.S. bishops' committees Jan. 31 expressed solidarity with the Muslim community and expressed deep concern over religious freedom issues they said President Donald Trump's refugee ban raises.

Published in International
February 1, 2017

Protesters gather at airport over refugee ban, greet arriving travellers

People hold signs during a Jan. 31 protest at Washington Dulles International Airport in Virginia.

DULLES, Va. – While their signs showed their discontent with President Donald Trump's executive memorandum to halt immigration from seven Middle Eastern countries, the protesters at Dulles International Airport conveyed nothing but welcome for the hundreds of travellers who arrived there Jan. 30.

Published in International
January 30, 2017

Trump's ban on refugees prompts outcry from U.S. Catholic leaders

People protest against President Donald Trump's immigration policies during a demonstration near the White House in Washington Jan. 25.

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's executive memorandum intended to restrict the entry of terrorists coming to the United States brought an outcry from Catholic leaders across the U.S.

Published in International