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Catholic Church leaders are continuing to call on the faithful to help and support immigrants, even as the government defends its deportation policies. The appeal underscores a growing tension between religious institutions urging compassion and protection for migrants and state authorities enforcing removals. Church figures have framed aid to immigrants as a moral and pastoral duty, keeping the issue prominent in public debate.

Text messages sent by a pastor's mistress are being described as damning evidence in the murder trial over the death of the pastor's wife. Prosecutors are using the messages to argue an affair provided a motive for the killing, while the defense has yet to publicly respond in detail. The case is drawing wide public attention.

American Cardinal Robert McElroy has set out reflections on how the Catholic Church should engage with the digital age, arguing that the Church must adapt its pastoral approach to a world shaped by online communication. The remarks, reported by Vatican News, touch on how faith communities can remain present and credible amid rapid technological change.

Johnson County, Kansas has changed two polling locations that were housed at churches where pastor Adam Hamilton ministered. Election officials moved voting to other sites ahead of upcoming elections. The change is drawing attention because of the churches' connection to Hamilton, a prominent United Methodist minister, though officials' stated reasoning and public reaction remain limited in early reports.