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U.S. clergy celebrate Masses in detention centers, urging humane treatment

U.S. clergy celebrate Masses in detention centers, urging humane treatment

Friday, February 13, 2026

Archbishop Alexander Sample issued a statement stressing the Church’s duty to safeguard detainees’ access to the sacraments.

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