Brazilian immigrants seeking asylum Natalia Oliveira da Silva, left, sits with her daughter, Sara, 5, center, as they go from a hotel to a Catholic Charities facility on July 23, 2018, in San Antonio.(AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Need to know: Thursday, August 16, 2018
Faith-based agencies find ways to help as reunification deadline passes, refugee limit looms
(RNS) — As the deadline to reunite children separated from their parents passed last month, faith-based agencies were left with questions about the government’s efforts, including whether the U.S. still is breaking up families at the border with Mexico.
After dodging dangers, summer mission groups weigh risks, rewards
This year's many pitfalls, from fuel price riots in Haiti to violent unrest in Nicaragua, have forced a fresh reckoning with thorny questions: how much risk is too much?
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Spike Lee’s ‘BlacKkKlansman’ could foster new black-Jewish ties
(RNS) — Blacks and Jews. The enduring intersectionality. Thank you for reminding us, Spike Lee.