The archbishop of Indianapolis, Charles Thompson, has granted a dispensation from Mass for parishioners who fear deportation, making Indianapolis the seventh U.S. diocese to issue such a decree amid rising federal immigration‑enforcement activity nationwide.
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Indianapolis becomes the seventh diocese of the United States to dispense Catholics from Sunday Mass due to fear of deportation in the midst of increased immigration control.