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Are priests expected to pause their sermons while immigration officials drag congregants from their pews for deportation?

As congregants shared what they lost after a recent service, they choked back tears and pledged to persevere.

In a statement on Tuesday, Archbishop Makgoba acknowledged the Church's failure to protect its congregants and "wider community" from Smyth's potential abuse.

A group of Quaker congregations on Monday sued the Department of Homeland Security in federal court over the policy change, saying the threat of immigration enforcement deters congregants from attending services, harming religious liberty.

Local officials and disaster recovery experts gave concrete advice and information, and clergy and congregants gave each other time and space to hold each other’s pain.