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Episcopal Church Quits Partnership with U.S. Government Over Resettlement of White South Africans

HeadlineMay 13, 2025

The Episcopal Church is ending a longstanding partnership with the federal government and refusing to help resettle white South Africans who’ve been granted refugee status in the U.S. The Episcopal Church cited its “commitment to racial justice and reconciliation.” Some 60 white South Africans arrived in the U.S. Monday as refugees, even though that program has been suspended for all other groups.

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