Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Felipe Dana/AP Photo When the news broke that a boat with the bodies of more than a dozen African refugees washed up on the shores ...

From the day he was born, Caliton Ntahompagaze was a refugee. The label was an insult in Africa, he said. Then he arrived May 25 in the United States. Here, the 31-year-old is called a "new American." ...

DUNDO, Angola - A long queue snakes its way through Cacanda reception centre as people wait patiently to receive their monthly food rations of maize meal, cooking oil and beans. An average of 4,500 ...

Several times a month, community columnists weigh in on matters of faith and values. The Faith and Values column appears Mondays, and features retired Methodist minister Paul Graves; FāVS News editor ...

A new documentary tells the story of one decision by an Iowa governor to open his heart and the state for refugees, which ultimately led to a modern-day love story for his grandchild. "Refugees ...

Agnieszka Zwiefka captures the daily indignities of modern migrants. A documentary about harrowing loss and fleeting joy, Agnieszka Zwiefka‘s “Silent Trees” follows a grieving family of Kurdish ...

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. – A prayer vigil took place for immigrants and Homeland Security workers at the Rochester Customs and Border Protection office in Irondequoit on Good Friday The event was organized ...

Jesuits came to the United States in 1700, which, of course, means we were not yet the United States. They set up in the Louisiana Territory and were some of the first explorers of the mighty ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

The number of refugees admitted to the United States each fiscal year cannot exceed the ceiling set by the President, but there is no obligation to meet that level. For fiscal year 2017, Trump issued ...