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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4h

“When you think about it, even stepping back from faith, what kind of a society would we be? If we didn't care about the most weak among us, if we didn't love those who no one else loved, if we didn't hold them up and care for them, we would be a sad, sad place, brothers and sisters." -Bishop Seitz

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4h

Bishop Seitz: “What has happened to our heart? What has happened to the word compassion? Can it, where can it be found? Today, in this country and in this world, sometimes I wonder if I can even recognize our country.” www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

'What has happened to our heart?': Bishop Seitz calls for care of poor, migrants in address

Bishop Mark Seitz of the Diocese of El Paso addressed El Paso churches, non-profits and universities during Sunday's Re-imagine El Paso meeting.

www.elpasotimes.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 6h

Cardinal Cupich: “Our pastors are telling us attendance at mass, particularly in Latino communities, is down because people are afraid to come out. That is very sad. They are also afraid to grocery stores, get medical help,"

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 6h

In first remarks since ICE raids descended on Chicago, Cardinal Cupich “called the administration's aggressive immigration tactics unnecessary and intolerable. He says those tactics are intended to terrorize.” abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...

Cardinal Blase Cupich calls Trump administration's immigration tactics unnecessary, intolerable

The archbishop of Chicago expanded on what Pope Leo XIV said last week regarding immigrants in America.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 12h

The award comes just days after Bishop Seitz and @HopeBorder met with Pope Leo where he assured he stands with them in their pursuit of justice for migrants.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 12h

NEW: Pax Christi International is pleased to announce that Bishop Mark Seitz is the recipient of the 2025 Pax Christi International Peace Award. has been, Bishop Seitz, over the past ten years, has been a passionate advocate for migrants and their families along the United States–Mexico border.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Full text. www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

To Participants in the MINDS International Association Conference (9 October 2025)

ADDRESS OF POPE LEO XIV TO PARTICIPANTS IN THE MINDS INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION CONFERENCE Clementine Hall Thursday, 9 October 2025 [ Multimedia ] ____________________________________

www.vatican.va

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope to journalists: “…it is worth remembering Hannah Arendt’s warning that ‘the ideal subject of totalitarian rule is not the convinced Nazi or the convinced Communist, but people for whom the distinction between fact and fiction and the distinction between true and false no longer exist.’”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Amid pressure and tactics on the part of some for Pope to overturn Traditionis custodes, or at least loosen motu proprio’s restrictions, a notable line from Leo’s homily is telling: “Some forms of worship do not foster communion with others and can numb our hearts.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo at Angelus: “The peace agreement has gifted a spark of hope in the Holy Land. I encourage the involved parties to courageously continue the path outlined towards a just, lasting peace that respects the legitimate aspirations of the Israeli and Palestinian people.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

‪“Perhaps the fewer titles we have to boast of, the clearer it is that love is free. God is pure gift and sheer grace. Yet how many voices and convictions can separate us even today from this stark and revolutionary truth!” - Pope Leo

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 1d

Pope Leo at Jubilee Mass: “Let us take care to avoid any exploitation of the faith that could lead to labelling those who are different — often the poor — as enemies, ‘lepers’ to be avoided and rejected.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility. chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Religious leaders denied request to deliver Communion to detainees at Broadview facility

Meanwhile, two days after a judge ordered the removal of a fence erected by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, barricades were being put up in front of the fence on Saturday.

chicago.suntimes.com

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Chicago priest Fr. Larry Dowling describes procession to ICE facility: “No one had the courage to speak directly to us. No one from Homeland Security could stand in the presence of the Monstrance holding the Blessed Sacrament. No wonder. Evil is repelled, recoils in the presence of Christ.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Pope to Chicago Labor Leaders: “Please know of my appreciation for your welcome of immigrants and refugees, especially your support of food pantries and shelters….I encourage you to continue to advocate for society to respect the human dignity of the most vulnerable.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

At Broadview detention center, organizers say ICE detainees “have been snatched away from their dining room tables, and now they have been taken away from the Eucharistic table.” The crowd shouts: “Shame!”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Crowd gathered outside facility continues to sing “Pan de Vida.”

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

As the procession reaches Broadview, priests have been denied access to ICE detention facility in order to bring the Eucharist to detainees.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Pope Leo: “Lay down your sword is a message addressed to the powerful of this world, to those who guide the fate of peoples: have the courage to disarm! We must first disarm our hearts because unless we have peace within ourselves, we cannot give it to others.” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 2d

Coalition for Spirituality & Public Life host a Eucharistic Procession from St. Eulalia in Maywood to the ICE Detention Center in Broadview where there will be prayer & Communion. The Coalition will also try to bring Holy Communion to those detained in the facility, which is a right by Illinois law.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

As ICE terrorizes Chicago, today a respected journalist from Chicago’s iconic TV station WGN was arrested by armed men in masks. Just days ago, Pope Leo spoke to journalists telling them: “Doing the work of a journalist can never be considered a crime, but it is a right that must be protected.”

Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · 3d

Member of the Chicago press gets arrested by
masked ICE GOONS

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

Photo via Vatican Media.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 3d

On heels of Pope’s comments that US bishops need to speak out forcefully against ICE raids, Leo received full USCCB leadership in private audience today; at November meeting, the conference will elect its new president.

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Rich Raho @richraho.bsky.social · 4d

On the day of the publication of the Apostolic Exhortation #DilexiTe on love for the poor, Pope Leo XIV visited the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, where he thanked everyone for their commitment and encouraged them to continue the mission entrusted to them.

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