
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.

FBI arrested William Falkner in Washington and Jordan Rincker in Missouri for alleged conspiracy to murder government officials at the UFC Freedom 250 event.

Elias Luis Herrera, a Nicaraguan national and fugitive for over 20 years, pleaded guilty in Houston to sexually assaulting a 15-year-old on a cruise ship.

ICE Houston arrested 735 criminal illegal aliens in May who accounted for 1,711 criminal convictions, including 495 DWIs and 5 homicides.

A St. Joseph, Mo., man faces conspiracy to commit murder charges in an alleged plot targeting the UFC Freedom 250 event at the White House.

Armed attackers killed 22 Christians in Kawel and nine in Ungwan Magaji village within days, targeting homes, a hospital, and a pastor.

Angel Maria Herrera, 43, sentenced to 50 years for the 2005 murder of Maria Morfin in Lenexa, Kansas, after fleeing to El Salvador for nearly 20 years.

Javier Velasquez Antunes, a Mexican national illegally in the U.S., was sentenced to 48 months for dealing methamphetamine while possessing firearms in San Francisco.

Miguel Antonio Murillo-Ramos, a Mexican national with violent felony convictions and three prior deportations, was sentenced to 51 months in federal prison in Las Vegas.

Michel Manuel Garcia Rojas, a 39-year-old illegal immigrant from Nicaragua, was sentenced to 51 months for assaulting an HSI agent during a Laken Riley Act arrest.

Chinese authorities gave a Uyghur house church pastor until June 25 to pay a compliance deposit or face permanent closure and demolition by June 29.

CBP appoints Ray Provencio as Director of Field Operations and Andrew Douglas as Port Director at the El Paso Field Office.

A Dominican and a Guatemalan national, both previously deported, face federal reentry charges in Connecticut after arrests on drug, firearm, and arson offenses.