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I'm thrilled to announce that I'll be joining Bluesky as interim CEO. I deeply believe in what this team has built and the open social web they're fighting for. More here: toni.org/2026/03/09/c...
![[PIC] Group of adults laughing with joy [TEXT] God, in the midst of life's burdens, remind us to pause, to laugh and to find joy in simple moments. Help us release our worries, trusting in Your care and renew our spirits with peace and lightness. Amen.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:6dsdc4zongnbrmfcbalj3a27/bafkreidteor3xvmqy2h3uubak3dmrv4hnk7evk66v4lbkfrik3ky4vcrsy)
[PIC] Group of adults laughing with joy [TEXT] God, in the midst of life's burdens, remind us to pause, to laugh and to find joy in simple moments. Help us release our worries, trusting in Your care and renew our spirits with peace and lightness. Amen.
The bishops' conference issued a stark critique of plans to double federal immigration detention capacity: "The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American."
A group of people gathered outside ICE HQ.
An organizer hands out song sheets and whistles.
Happening now: a large group of rabbis and Jewish demonstrators have gathered outside of ICE headquarters in DC to stage a protest.
Organizers are handing out song sheets — and whistles.
Powerful. Thank you for posting it.
You do great work! Thank you for all you do to report on religion. This is a huge story and it is growing.
A judge issued a late-night order barring federal officials from destroying evidence from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by immigration agents. Trump administration officials continued to make unsubstantiated claims about the victim on Sunday. Follow live updates.
Very sad. Outstanding career and journalist. He will be missed.
Hicks was ordained by Cardinal Bernardin, and Auxiliary/VG to Cardinal Cupich. As one source put it: “Ronny is a missionary with a heart for the poor.” Announcement slated to arrive from Vatican in short order.
Zoe Weissman survived the Parkland shooting. Now she’s at Brown, and it happened again.
“Honestly, I'm really angry that this is happening to me all over again, and I'm just in shock.”
We’re failing our kids. A gun-sick nation. 🇺🇸 www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...
A basilica lost for 1,200 years has re-emerged from Lake Iznik — and today Pope Leo prayed there with Patriarch Bartholomew, calling Nicaea’s anniversary a chance to renew Christian unity.
religionnews.com/2025/11/28/a...
Fifty of the 303 schoolchildren abducted from a Catholic school in Nigeria's Niger state have escaped and are now with their families.
Conflict is expanding between Trump’s immigration policies and the Catholic faith, Elizabeth Bruenig writes. “The religion’s call to radical love can’t countenance this much cruelty.”
You wrote a great book, btw. Thank you.
Pope Leo XIV has encouraged international news agencies to stand firm as a bulwark against the "ancient art of lying" and manipulation.
Powerful words today. It brings hope on so many levels. Thank you for posting.
So much hope in hearing these words this morning.
Pope Leo calls for 'true ecological conversion' from words to action on environment www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...
Pope Leo: “Just as Pope Francis spoke of the culture of encounter as the antidote for the globalization of indifference, we must work to confront the globalization of powerlessness by fostering a culture of reconciliation.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...
As the world grapples with "mounting challenges," the global community must "recommit to the foundational pillars" of peace, justice and truth, learning from history and building a more equitable future, a top Vatican diplomat told the United Nations.
It is so good and easy!
The head of the Italian Bishops’ Conference led a prayer vigil in Italy in which they read the names of every child killed in Gaza:
“We pronounce their names one by one…”
It took seven hours.
www.ncronline.org/news/cardina...
NPR: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth reposts video of pastors saying women shouldn't vote
You know how people called women hysterical for predicting the right wing would take down Roe v. Wade (which they've done) and then attack access to birth control (which they're doing)?
Hear me when I say that women's very right to vote is next.
www.npr.org/2025/08/09/n...
Please keep the homeless in your thoughts, along with all other DC residents.
An entire news crew working for Al Jazeera was killed by Israel as they sought to bring the world firsthand reporting from #Gaza.
Among them was prominent journalist Anas Al-Sharif, who had been previously smeared and threatened by the IDF.
#NotATarget
Full statement: cpj.org/2025/08/isra...
"When you become less polite, the alteration in your conduct can make you less happy, more depressed, and angrier about life.... Being impolite is more like scratching at your poison-ivy rash. Giving in to the urge makes things worse."
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
“The sister-founded Catholic social justice lobby NETWORK said July 7 it has appointed a human rights lawyer with experience in helping unaccompanied migrant children as its next executive director.”
www.globalsistersreport.org/social-justi...
Such a great choice for these times.