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Vatican Archive Letter Shows Jesuit Told Pius XII of 6,000 Daily Deaths at Belzec
A Vatican archival letter from 1942 reveals a German Jesuit informed Pope Pius XII's adviser that 6,000 Poles and Jews were killed daily at Belzec.
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Immigration
Honduran Convicted of Child Sexual Assault Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry in Buffalo
Arlem Bayardo Cabrera-Escoto, 41, previously deported after child sexual assault conviction, sentenced to five months for illegal re-entry in western New York.
Faith
SPLM-N Forces Kill Catholic Pastor in Sudan's Nuba Mountains After Ultimatum
Forces linked to the SPLM-N killed Pastor Youhana Al-Amin at Upper Kauda St. Vincent Catholic Parish in Sudan after a 48-hour ultimatum expired.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Haitian Illegal Immigrant Charged With Child Sex Crimes in Massachusetts
Pierre Andy Jean-Louis, 20, faces charges including possession of child pornography after ICE arrested him in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Faith
Ugandan Woman Flees Father's Death Threats After Converting From Islam
A woman identified as Sauda fled her home in Western Uganda after her Muslim father allegedly sent men to kill her for converting to Christianity.
Politics
Politics
Trump Appointee Gregory Gilmore Sworn In as U.S. Attorney in Central Illinois
Gregory M. Gilmore, a 30-year federal prosecutor, was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.
Politics
Ex-D.C. Housing Authority Employee Pleads Guilty in $15 Million Mortgage Fraud
Richard Cunningham, 55, admitted to defrauding private lenders of $12.1 million using fabricated veterans housing documents and forged HUD vouchers.
Politics
DOJ Launches $300 Million Model Cities Initiative to Cut Violent Crime
The Justice Department will award nearly $300 million to two to four cities that propose comprehensive strategies to reduce violent crime.
Politics
Ex-FBI Agent Pleads Guilty to Forex Fraud in Second Federal Prosecution
Former FBI Special Agent Jeffrey Royer pleaded guilty to wire fraud in a forex scheme, agreeing to pay $576,818.83 in restitution to defrauded investors.
Economy
Economy
CBP Uncovers Record $1 Billion in Duty Evasion, 300% Above Annual Average
U.S. Customs and Border Protection says it has uncovered more than $1 billion in evaded duties under the Enforce and Protect Act, a first in the program's 10-year history.
Immigration
Immigration
Honduran Convicted of Child Sexual Assault Sentenced for Illegal Re-Entry in Buffalo
Arlem Bayardo Cabrera-Escoto, 41, previously deported after child sexual assault conviction, sentenced to five months for illegal re-entry in western New York.
Immigration
ICE Arrests Haitian Illegal Immigrant Charged With Child Sex Crimes in Massachusetts
Pierre Andy Jean-Louis, 20, faces charges including possession of child pornography after ICE arrested him in Fall River, Massachusetts.
Immigration
DOJ Files Record 25 Denaturalization Cases Targeting Child Sex Offenders, Violent Criminals
The Justice Department filed 25 denaturalization complaints in two weeks, the largest coordinated effort in history, targeting violent and sexual offenders.
Immigration
Guatemalan Illegal Immigrant Who Injured Nurse in Crash Pleads Guilty to Reentry
Johan Perez-Ventura, 27, deported in 2019, pleaded guilty to illegal reentry after a head-on crash that injured a Cincinnati Children's Hospital nurse.
Crime
Crime
DOJ Sues Montgomery County Over Firearms Ban It Says Violates Supreme Court Ruling
The Justice Department filed suit against Montgomery County, Maryland, alleging its new gun law violates the Second Amendment and the Supreme Court's Wolford decision.
Crime
Maryland Woman Gets 70 Months for Romance Scam That Stole $1.6 Million
Nana Takyiwa Adonu of Odenton, Maryland, sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for laundering $1.6 million in a nationwide romance scam.
Crime
Atlanta World Cup Trafficking Sweep Nets 153 Arrests, Rescues 54 Victims
HSI Atlanta and partners arrested 153 in a 33-day human trafficking operation tied to the World Cup, rescuing 54 victims.
Crime
Illegal Immigrant Sentenced to 20 Years for Child Sex Exploitation in Missouri
Erik Santana-Garcia, 34, of Salt Lake City received 20 years in federal prison for sexually exploiting two minors and illegal reentry after prior deportations.
World
World
Iraq Faces Retaliation Threats as 966 Drone and Missile Strikes Hit Kurdistan
Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan warn Baghdad of military retaliation as new data shows 966 attacks on Kurdistan Region since February.
World
Bennett Vows to Declare Qatar Enemy State, Cites IRGC Funding Intelligence
Former Israeli PM Naftali Bennett says he received intelligence that Qatar funded Iran's IRGC and pledges to declare Doha an enemy state if re-elected.
World
Israel Approves Entry of 200-Troop Stabilization Force Into Gaza
Israeli cabinet greenlights deployment of up to 200 International Stabilization Force troops into Gaza as Hamas retains control of 40% of the territory.
World
Ukraine Alleges Russia Feeds Iran Satellite Targeting Data on U.S. Bases
Zelenskyy says Russian satellites surveilled four U.S.-linked air bases in the Gulf, with imagery passed to Iran for strike planning.
Faith
Faith
Vatican Archive Letter Shows Jesuit Told Pius XII of 6,000 Daily Deaths at Belzec
A Vatican archival letter from 1942 reveals a German Jesuit informed Pope Pius XII's adviser that 6,000 Poles and Jews were killed daily at Belzec.
Faith
ICC Report Links Climate Fragility to Worsening Christian Persecution in Nigeria
International Christian Concern examines how environmental stress deepens conditions enabling persecution of Christians in Nigeria's Middle Belt.
Faith
SPLM-N Forces Kill Catholic Pastor in Sudan's Nuba Mountains After Ultimatum
Forces linked to the SPLM-N killed Pastor Youhana Al-Amin at Upper Kauda St. Vincent Catholic Parish in Sudan after a 48-hour ultimatum expired.
Faith
Ugandan Woman Flees Father's Death Threats After Converting From Islam
A woman identified as Sauda fled her home in Western Uganda after her Muslim father allegedly sent men to kill her for converting to Christianity.
Family
Family
Cleveland Clinic Agrees to End Pediatric Gender Procedures, Fund Detransition Care
Cleveland Clinic will pay $308,000 and commit $2 million for detransition care under a DOJ resolution ending sex-rejecting procedures on minors.
Security
Security
Israel Demolishes Hezbollah Tunnels With 700 Tons of Explosives After Drone Attack
Israel destroyed Hezbollah tunnel infrastructure near Beaufort Castle using 700 tons of explosives after a drone struck an IDF vehicle on Ali Taher Ridge.
Security
Jury Convicts Hadi Matar on Terrorism Charges in Salman Rushdie Attack
A federal jury convicted Hadi Matar, 28, of terrorism offenses for his 2022 stabbing of author Salman Rushdie at the Chautauqua Institution in New York.
Security
U.S. and Saudi Warplanes Strike Iranian-Backed Militias Across Eastern Iraq
CENTCOM and Saudi forces hit militia logistics sites in Iraq after over 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks in 72 hours killed PMF fighters.
Security
Lebanese Police Find Hezbollah Arms Cache After Domestic Dispute in Beirut
Lebanese security forces discovered rifles, RPG rounds, detonators, and maps in a Beirut apartment after responding to a family dispute shooting.
Culture
Culture
House Rejects Smithsonian Women's Museum Bill in 204-216 Vote Over Gender Ideology Fight
HR 1329 to establish a Smithsonian women's history museum failed 204-216 after a biological-women amendment split both parties.
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Immigration
ICE Arrests Gang Member in Chicago After Police Refused Federal Warrant
ICE Chicago arrested a previously deported La Raza gang member after Chicago Police refused to honor a federal warrant and released him.
Faith
Ethiopian Christian Flees Somali Border After Islamist Death Threats Over Gospel Ministry
Teshome Getachew fled with his family from the Ethiopian-Somali border to Dire Dawa in July 2025 after Islamist extremists threatened to kill him for preaching Christianity.
Family
Cleveland Clinic Agrees to End Pediatric Gender Procedures, Fund Detransition Care
Cleveland Clinic will pay $308,000 and commit $2 million for detransition care under a DOJ resolution ending sex-rejecting procedures on minors.
Faith
ICC Report Documents Communist Vietnam's Persecution of Christians
International Christian Concern publishes new report examining religious freedom and Christian persecution under Vietnam's communist regime.
Faith
Islamist ADF Militants Kill 24 Christians in Eastern Congo, 40 Dead in a Week
Allied Democratic Forces attacked Mbau village near Beni City, killing at least 24 Christians including a pastor and his wife, days after 15 died in Ngadi.
Security
Houthi Leader Pledges Escalation Readiness, Full Coordination With Iran Axis
Abdulmalik al Houthi vows readiness to confront the U.S. and Israel while IRGC commander threatens to close the Bab al Mandeb Strait.
World
Russia Reopens 16 Military Schools to Rebuild Officer Corps Depleted by Ukraine War
Moscow is reopening 16 military schools and academies through 2034 to address a severe officer shortage caused by heavy casualties and rapid force expansion since 2022.
Immigration
CBP Officers Seize 130 Pounds of Fentanyl, Cocaine, Meth at California Ports
CBP officers intercepted more than 130 pounds of narcotics worth $383,091 in two busts at San Ysidro and Calexico East ports of entry.
Faith
Report: 79,323 Killed in Nigeria Mass Casualty Events Since 2019
A joint UN submission documents 79,323 killed and 42,033 civilian deaths in Nigeria's mass casualty events from 2019 to 2025.
Politics
Trump Appointee Gregory Gilmore Sworn In as U.S. Attorney in Central Illinois
Gregory M. Gilmore, a 30-year federal prosecutor, was sworn in as the 33rd U.S. Attorney for the Central District of Illinois in Springfield.
Crime
Four MS-13 Members Convicted of Three Murders in Angeles National Forest
A federal jury in Los Angeles convicted four MS-13 gang members of three brutal murders committed in the Angeles National Forest in 2017.
Crime
Arizona Couple Sentenced for $12 Million Medicaid Fraud, Bought Lamborghini
Thvoughn and Alexis Curry of New River, Arizona, sentenced to a combined 158 months in prison for defrauding AHCCCS of over $12 million.