Camillo Barone

'No alternative to dialogue': Southern Arabia bishop on war and fear in the Gulf Archbishop Paolo Martinelli, based in Abu Dhabi, finds himself guiding a church that must navigate pastoral life amid geopolitical shock waves. The church itself has had to adapt, he told NCR in a rec...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - 'No alternative to dialogue': Southern Arabia bishop on war and fear in the Gulf. (The Catholic Apostolic Vicariate of Southern Arabia covers the United Arab Emirates, Oman and Yemen)
#Iran #Israel #Trump #Arab #Catholic
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From declining finances to clergy polarization: Inside Hicks' inherited NYC challenges Behind gestures toward accountability lies a quieter crisis that New York Archbishop Hicks just inherited: uncertainty about long-term solvency, uneven communication with clergy, and increasing ideolo...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - From declining finances to clergy polarization: Inside Hicks' inherited NYC challenges. “There's always a sense of some doom impending."
#NYC #Catholic #NewYork #NewYorkCity
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Q&A: Fr. Constanza reelected to lead Paulist Fathers, who hope to allay US polarization NCR interviews Fr. René Constanza, whose reelection as president of the Paulist Fathers comes at a moment of both continuity and challenge for one of the most distinctly American Catholic orders.

Thank you to @camillobarone.bsky.social and @ncronline.bsky.social for this interview with our president, Paulist Fr. René Constanza!

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Heidi Kühn had a vision. Crops now flourish in past war zones once planted with mines. Roots of Peace has a straightforward proposition: remove lethal land mines and replace them with agriculture. Clear contaminated land, then plant high-value crops that can support families and local e...

Beautiful via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Heidi Kühn had a vision. Crops now flourish in past war zones once planted with mines.
#war #peace #mines #Catholic
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With music and multicultural witness, Ronald Hicks begins his New York ministry At his installation Mass, Archbishop Ronald Hicks described a church that feeds the hungry, upholds human dignity, protects children, promotes healing for survivors, cares for creation and builds unit...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - With music and multicultural witness, Ronald Hicks begins his New York ministry. "This is a call to be a missionary church, not a country club.”
#NYC #NewYork #Catholic #PopeLeo
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'Todos, todos, todos': NY's new archbishop signals church of bridges and dialogue Archbishop-designate Ronald Hicks sketched a pastoral tone rooted in simplicity, shaped by evangelization, attentive to immigrants and the poor, and focused on building a missionary church that reache...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - 'Todos, todos, todos': NY's new archbishop signals a church of bridges and dialogue.
#NYC #NewYork #Catholic
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Greenland's small Catholic community weighs uncertainty as global tensions rise In Nuuk, Greenland's capital, a Catholic community of about 300 people — many of them Filipino immigrants — is following international debate over the future of their home with concern, detachment and...

Must-read via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Greenland's small Catholic community weighs uncertainty as global tensions rise. Many are Filipino immigrants to the Arctic nation.
#Greenland #Trump #Catholic #Filipino
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'Unease, fear': Q&A with Venezuelan bishops' president on Catholic life after Maduro "These have been tense days, lived in a tense calm and with mixed feelings," said Archbishop Jesús González de Zárate, the Venezuelan bishops' conference president, in an interview with NCR days after...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - 'Unease, fear': Q&A with Venezuelan bishops' president on Catholic life after Maduro
#Venezuela #Trump #Catholic
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New NY archbishop — a Chicago priest, missionary, bridge builder — reflects Pope Leo's style Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet succeeds Cardinal Timothy Dolan, who turned 75 in February.

Must-read via @camillobarone.bsky.social - New NY archbishop — a Chicago priest, missionary, bridge builder — reflects Pope Leo's style
#NYC #NewYork #Catholic #PopeLeo
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Annunciation parents find healing and hope after the church shooting Part 2 of NCR's three-part series examines the experience of the Annunciation community after the Aug. 27 shooting at the school's church in Minneapolis, and how parents began to navigate trauma and s...

Beautiful via @camillobarone.bsky.social in Minneapolis for NCR - Annunciation parents find healing and hope after the church shooting. “We prayed for peace in our hearts to remove anger.”
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Facing the unthinkable at Minneapolis church, Annunciation parents find grace and courage In the darkest minutes and in the long days after a shooter killed two children and injured , prayer, fellowship and the simple presence of one another has comforted families.

Moving must-read via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Facing the unthinkable at Minneapolis church, Annunciation parents find grace and courage. But the path forward has not been easy.
#Annunciation #Minneapolis #Catholic #shooting
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Global poverty fight stalls as inequalities deepen, new report says The Fordham Pope Francis Global Poverty Report, compiled by researchers at Fordham University's Graduate Program in International Political Economy and Development, paints a mixed but increasingly pol...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Global poverty fight stalls as inequalities deepen, new report says. The study paints a mixed but increasingly polarized picture of human deprivation.
#poverty #inequality #hunger
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Inside the conclave, Part 2: The surprising final moves toward an American pope Twenty cardinal electors and influential cardinal non-electors spoke to NCR after Pope Leo XIV's election. In Part 2 of this series, the conclave opens and the cardinals make their crucial choice.

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social - Inside the conclave, Part 2: The surprising final moves toward an American pope… NCR’s detailed look at how #PopeLeo was elected… and his reaction to the vote that changed his life
#conclave #Vatican #Catholic
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Chicago's Cardinal Cupich calls out 'hypocrisy' in US immigration enforcement Prelate also views preventing access to detainees as a serious pastoral and constitutional concern as well as a matter of religious freedom.

Via NCR and @camillobarone.bsky.social - Exclusive interview with Chicago’s Cardinal Cupich on the “hypocrisy” of ICE raids and mass deportations. “An injustice that needs to be addressed.”
#Chicago #ICE #Catholic #immigration
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Catholic legal network for immigrants navigates shifting federal policies In 2025, rapid changes to federal immigration policy have unsettled long-established processes and forced organizations like the Catholic Legal Immigration Network, known as CLINIC, to adapt quickly.

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Catholic legal network for immigrants navigates shifting federal policies. What was once legal work grounded in precedent is no longer.
#immigrants #ICE #Catholic
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Activists in Chicago, barred from giving Communion to ICE detainees, plan next actions A group of Catholics who marched to a Chicago immigration processing center and were prevented from giving Communion to detainees said they are not about to back down.

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - #Catholic activists in Chicago, barred from giving Communion to ICE detainees, plan next actions. “We must rely upon our God and our faith to be resilient people.”
#ICE #Chicago #Trump
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2025 Hilton Humanitarian Prize awarded to Mines Advisory Group The UK-based anti-landmines group was honored with the 2025 Conrad N. Hilton Humanitarian Prize, the world's largest annual humanitarian award for nonprofits.

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - 2025 Hilton Humanitarian Prize awarded to Mines Advisory Group. The honor, marking the 30th anniversary of the prize, comes as the global use of landmines is again on the rise.
#war #peace #landmines
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How an NYC parish choir brought Broadway flair to St. Peter's Square As the popemobile rolled through St. Peter's Square Sept. 24, the choir from New York's Church of St. Paul the Apostle performed an original hymn for Pope Leo XIV. Its words were drawn from the pope's...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - - A NYC parish choir brought Broadway flair to St. Peter's Square, in a performance for the pope that carried a deeper significance…
#PopeLeoXIV #NYC #Broadway
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Sen. Durbin declines Catholic award amid dispute over stance on abortion rights Sen. Dick Durbin will not accept a Catholic award recognizing his immigration work, Chicago Cardinal Blase Cupich said Sept. 30. The announcement follows objections from some bishops over Durbin's sup...

Excellent via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Read past the lede graphs to learn how the usual suspects coordinated an attack on Durbin and the Chicago archdiocese.
#SenatorDurbin #Catholic Chicago #immigration
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Once on brink of despair, first Nicaragua-born bishop in US 'full of joy' and hope Pedro Bismarck Chau was 16 when he came to the United States as an undocumented immigrant in 1984. He was ordained as auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of Newark, N.J.,  on Sept. 8.

Once on brink of despair, first Nicaragua-born bishop in US 'full of joy' and hope www.ncronline.org/news/once-br...

Speculation mounts on Pope Leo's first papal trip The pontiff said he hoped to visit the Sicilian island of Lampedusa, where his predecessor first traveled as pontiff, "soon, in person."

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Speculation mounts on Pope Leo's first papal trip: will it be the same destination as Pope Francis’ first trip?
#PopeLeoXIV #PopeFrancis #Catholic
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12 years after Jesuit priest's disappearance in Syria, friends and family members still want answers The absence of Jesuit Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio seen as the tragic continuation of a life defined by radical devotion to peace and interfaith dialogue.

The absence of Jesuit Fr. Paolo Dall'Oglio seen as the tragic continuation of a life defined by radical devotion to peace and interfaith dialogue.

Can the Vatican still shape peace in a fractured world? The world seems more fractured than at any point in recent memory since World War II. Yet amid this turmoil, the Vatican is determined to make its voice heard — not simply in prayer, but in active, en...

Via @ncronline.bsky.social - Can the Vatican still shape peace in a fractured world?
#PopeLeoXIV #Ukraine #Gaza #peace
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Justin McLellan named Vatican correspondent for National Catholic Reporter A seasoned journalist known for his multilingual fluency and multimedia storytelling, Justin McLellan steps into the role of Vatican correspondent at a pivotal time for both the Catholic Church and NC...

NCR announced today that Justin McLellan will join the publication as its new Vatican correspondent, effective July 14. A seasoned journalist known for his multilingual fluency and multimedia storytelling, McLellan steps into the role at a pivotal time for both the Catholic Church and NCR.

Can the Vatican still shape peace in a fractured world? The world seems more fractured than at any point in recent memory since World War II. Yet amid this turmoil, the Vatican is determined to make its voice heard — not simply in prayer, but in active, en...

The world seems more fractured than at any point in recent memory since World War II. Yet amid this turmoil, the Vatican is determined to make its voice heard — not simply in prayer, but in active, engaged diplomacy.

Reveal of Pope Leo's 2011 note to Illinois governor heartens death penalty opponent In 2011, when then-Gov. Pat Quinn signed a law ending the death penalty in Illinois, the future pope thanked him for the move. That recently uncovered news has "delighted" and "energized" Krisanne Vai...

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Reveal of Pope Leo's 2011 note to Illinois governor heartens death penalty opponent
#PopeLeoXIV
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Inauguration Mass of Pope Leo XIV: An explainer of symbols and rituals On Sunday morning, May 18, a Mass for the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Leo XIV will take place in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican. Although the Mass is no longer described as an "enthronemen...

A ring, a tiara, and a strip of simple white wool - explaining the symbols and rituals of the Inauguration Mass this Sunday for PopeLeo XIV, via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR….
#PopeLeoXIV #Catholic #Vatican
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Peacemaker pope? Leo XIV offers to mediate disputes in global wars The new pontiff makes offer to world leaders engaged in wars in audience with Eastern Catholics.

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Peacemaker pope? Leo XIV offers to mediate disputes in global wars. “The Holy See is always ready to help bring enemies together, face to face, to talk to one another.”
#Catholic #PopeLeo #Vatican
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Release jailed journalists, says Pope Leo XIV in audience with media Pope Leo XIV calls for "disarming communication" in first address to 3,000 journalists, advocates for peaceful media and press freedom

Via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR - Release jailed journalists, says Pope Leo XIV in audience with media
#PopeLeo #PopeLeoXIV
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Tailor of history: Meet the man who dresses popes In a workshop that's a stone's throw from St. Peter's Basilica, 86-year-old Raniero Mancinelli has been sewing cassocks for popes for more than half a century.

Another beautiful profile via @camillobarone.bsky.social in NCR — Tailor of history: Meet the man who dresses popes. “This has been my job for 70 years, and I do it with passion.”
#conclave #Catholic #Vatican #Rome
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