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He has called on the bishops to defend the rights and dignity of immigrants and refugees, and they have answered by submitting legal briefs to the Supreme Court on their behalf.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
In the 1980s, Ronald Reagan and John Paul II developed a coordinated strategy focused on fighting Soviet expansion, undermining communism in Eastern Europe, supporting the Solidarity movement in Poland and promoting human rights.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026
Her office has partnered with community groups across the Central Coast, the Central Valley and the Coachella Valley to inform agricultural workers about their rights, holding between 15 to 30 events a month.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026
Animal rights groups were also concerned that Neukgu would be killed during the capture process - something that happened to Porongi, a puma that had escaped from the same zoo in 2018.
From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026
But Woodrow Wilson, the American president, insisted on full neutral trading rights with all the warring nations, and he refused to limit Americans’ freedom to travel.
From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman
