
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.

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.

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.

Pierre Andy Jean-Louis, 20, faces charges including possession of child pornography after ICE arrested him in Fall River, Massachusetts.
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.
ICC fellow finds leading evangelical outlets devote far more coverage to domestic politics than to persecuted Christians worldwide.

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.

Richard Cunningham, 55, admitted to defrauding private lenders of $12.1 million using fabricated veterans housing documents and forged HUD vouchers.
The Justice Department will award nearly $300 million to two to four cities that propose comprehensive strategies to reduce violent crime.

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.

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.

Arlem Bayardo Cabrera-Escoto, 41, previously deported after child sexual assault conviction, sentenced to five months for illegal re-entry in western New York.

Pierre Andy Jean-Louis, 20, faces charges including possession of child pornography after ICE arrested him in Fall River, Massachusetts.

The Justice Department filed 25 denaturalization complaints in two weeks, the largest coordinated effort in history, targeting violent and sexual offenders.

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.

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.

Nana Takyiwa Adonu of Odenton, Maryland, sentenced to 70 months in federal prison for laundering $1.6 million in a nationwide romance scam.

HSI Atlanta and partners arrested 153 in a 33-day human trafficking operation tied to the World Cup, rescuing 54 victims.

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.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and Jordan warn Baghdad of military retaliation as new data shows 966 attacks on Kurdistan Region since February.

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.

Israeli cabinet greenlights deployment of up to 200 International Stabilization Force troops into Gaza as Hamas retains control of 40% of the territory.

Zelenskyy says Russian satellites surveilled four U.S.-linked air bases in the Gulf, with imagery passed to Iran for strike planning.

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.

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.
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.
ICC fellow finds leading evangelical outlets devote far more coverage to domestic politics than to persecuted Christians worldwide.

Cleveland Clinic will pay $308,000 and commit $2 million for detransition care under a DOJ resolution ending sex-rejecting procedures on minors.

Israel destroyed Hezbollah tunnel infrastructure near Beaufort Castle using 700 tons of explosives after a drone struck an IDF vehicle on Ali Taher Ridge.

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.

CENTCOM and Saudi forces hit militia logistics sites in Iraq after over 30 IRGC-directed drone attacks in 72 hours killed PMF fighters.

Lebanese security forces discovered rifles, RPG rounds, detonators, and maps in a Beirut apartment after responding to a family dispute shooting.

HR 1329 to establish a Smithsonian women's history museum failed 204-216 after a biological-women amendment split both parties.
SEC alleges RAD Diversified REIT founders defrauded 5,500 investors of $152 million, misappropriating nearly $5 million for luxury goods and private jets.

A Venezuelan national illegally in the U.S. was sentenced to 46 months for trafficking 100 kilograms of methamphetamine in Grayson County, Texas.

Antonio Purisima, 25, sentenced to 35 years in federal prison for a June 2022 carjacking spree in Baltimore that resulted in a fatal shooting.

Pablo DeJesus Peralta Anguis, deported and back in the U.S. within days, sentenced to 9½ years for possessing 56 pounds of methamphetamine in Kansas City.

Gunmen killed 30 Christians, including eight children, in Naridon village in Nigeria's Kaduna state as local leaders plead for international intervention.

A drone strike hit Arsema Monastery in Ethiopia's Amhara Region during worship, killing two nuns and six priests amid ongoing conflict.

Israeli cabinet greenlights deployment of up to 200 International Stabilization Force troops into Gaza as Hamas retains control of 40% of the territory.

Zelenskyy says Russian satellites surveilled four U.S.-linked air bases in the Gulf, with imagery passed to Iran for strike planning.

Corbett Lloyd Craig, 42, of Goldendale, Wash., sentenced to 27 years in federal prison for enticing two girls online and possessing child sex abuse material.

U.S. Border Patrol agents intercepted an illegal immigrant using fraudulent identification documents at a Laredo, Texas, checkpoint on Interstate 35.

ICE arrested Elias Cardoza-Torres, 58, a Cuban illegal immigrant with seven convictions who ignored a removal order issued more than 26 years ago.

India's Maharashtra state ordered a three-month audit of all church and Christian organization land holdings, alarming Christian communities facing rising pressure.