Nomaan Merchant
Nomaan Merchant is an author at Religion News Service.
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‘He is going to change the world’: Funeral held for Floyd
By Nomaan Merchant, Juan Lozano, and Adam Geller — June 10, 2020
HOUSTON (AP) — George Floyd was fondly remembered as “Big Floyd” at a Tuesday funeral in Houston with over 500 attendees.
Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations in election-year push
By Colleen Long and Nomaan Merchant — January 31, 2020
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration announced Friday that it was curbing legal immigration from six additional countries that officials said did not meet security standards, as part of an election-year push to further restrict immigration.
Texas grand jury declines to indict monsignor in consent case
By Nomaan Merchant and Nicole Winfield — October 22, 2019
HOUSTON (AP) — A Texas grand jury has declined to indict the onetime deputy to Cardinal Daniel DiNardo on charges he sexually assaulted a married woman in a case that raised questions about consent in the #MeToo era.
Top US cardinal let priest accused of sexual abuse lead Mass
By Nomaan Merchant — February 2, 2019
(AP) — Cardinal Daniel DiNardo allowed the accused priest to lead the 9 a.m. Thursday Mass at his parish, the statement said, because he “was already scheduled to celebrate” it.
Abuse scandal hits diocese of cardinal set to meet with pope
By Nomaan Merchant — September 13, 2018
(AP) — Daniel DiNardo, the cardinal leading a delegation to a Vatican meeting about the church abuse crisis, has been accused of not doing enough to stop a priest who was arrested this week on abuse charges.
Tears, hugs and help: Church groups assist reunited families
By Nomaan Merchant — July 29, 2018
The government is releasing hundreds of families to faith-based groups and leaving the groups to care for them.
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