A priest is walking from Illinois to New York for immigrants’ rights

The Rev. Gary Graf, 67, is walking 800 miles from Pope Leo’s childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, to Ellis Island to advocate ...

Brain-injury survivors use new lease on life to run NYC Marathon: ‘Do it for those who can’t’

Two young New Yorkers who overcame traumatic brain injuries — including one who had to relearn how to walk — are using their ...

Suburban pastor's pilgrimage to New York will highlight plight of immigrants

The Rev. Gary Graf, 67, pastor of Our Lady of the Heights in Chicago Heights, said he's on a walk to mobilize Americans toward compassion.
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A priest is walking from Pope Leo’s childhood home to Ellis Island to highlight plight of migrants

A Chicago-area priest is on a mission to highlight the plight of families upended by the current mass deportation efforts in ...
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The Man Behind the Radical Walking Tours of New York City

Asad Dandia sued the NYPD after it spied on his family and community. Now he uses people’s history to reclaim the streets from the systems that surveilled him. Asad Dandia. In winter 2012, Asad Dandia ...