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Aline Compaore sings along with the French choir, Chorale Sainte Marie Reine, at the end of Mass at the Church of Notre Dame in New York, on Sunday, March 6, 2022. Today, it is largely African Catholics who worship at the church's French service. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

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African Catholics in NYC find community at French Mass
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Sat,03/12/22-9:16AM , 267 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — When Landry Felix Uwamungu Ganza moved to New York from Rwanda last August, the Columbia University freshman searched for sanctuary, a sacred place to carry out his Sunday morning rituals just as he had back home.
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Dmitrii and Nellia Antsybor, who are from Russia and sought asylum in the United States in 2021, pose for a photo, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022, at the home where they are living in Federal Way, Wash., as they hold Jehovah's Witness Watchtower literature printed in Russian. Over the past several years, hundreds of Jehovah's Witnesses have been subjected to raids, arrests and prosecution in Russia, and many have fled to other countries hoping to find religious freedom and build new lives for themselves. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

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Jehovah's Witnesses flee Russia for worship without fear
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Sun,03/06/22-8:59AM , 303 Reads
Over the past five years, hundreds of Jehovah’s Witnesses have been subjected to raids, arrests and prosecution in Russia. Many others have fled – including one couple, Dmitrii and Nellia Antsybor, who flew to Mexico last year, walked across the U.S. border to seek asylum, and now hope to build a new life for themselves in Washington state.
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Black gay priest in NYC challenges Catholicism from within
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Sun,02/13/22-8:45AM , 408 Reads
NEW YORK (AP) — Parishioners worshipping at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Harlem are greeted by a framed portrait of Martin Luther King Jr. -- a Baptist minister named after a rebellious 16th century German priest excommunicated from the Catholic Church.
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The Rev. Athanasius Abanulo introduces newborn, Nathalia Perez, to the congregation at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church on Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Wedowee, Ala. Originally from Nigeria, Abanulo is one of numerous international clergy helping ease a U.S. priest shortage by serving in Catholic dioceses across the country. (AP Photo/Jessie Wardarski)

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US Catholic clergy shortage eased by recruits from Africa
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Mon,12/27/21-9:06AM , 342 Reads
WEDOWEE, Alabama (AP) — The Rev. Athanasius Chidi Abanulo — using skills honed in his African homeland to minister effectively in rural Alabama— determines just how long he can stretch out his Sunday homilies based on who is sitting in the pews.
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