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CEO/Publisher National Catholic Reporter, an independent progressive news outlet; previous: EVP of Programming CBS; media columnist at The Hill; producer NBC News/Dateline; ABC News; Rolling Stone
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Catholic brothers are making a Kansas City ICE facility possible. Will institutions they support care?
Two Kansas City brothers are big Catholic donors. But now that they're also making a vast ICE detention facility possible, will the institutions they support look away?
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February 8, 2026 at 12:38 AM
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Democratic Congressman Juan Vargas denied entry to the facility. Members of Congress have the legal right to enter and inspect federal detention facilities with no notice.

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Note alleges harsh conditions in Otay Mesa Detention Center, congressman denied entry
A person being held at the Otay Mesa Detention Center threw a note attached to a lotion bottle over the fence, detailing allegations of bad food and constant sickness inside – one of several reports t...
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February 8, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Via NCR - Bruce Springsteen provides a soundtrack to the liturgy of the streets. In these tumultuous days, the soul of our nation is being saved by the poets.
#BruceSpringsteen #Springsteen #Minneapolis #ICE #Trump
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Bruce Springsteen provides a soundtrack to the liturgy of the streets
In his latest single, "Streets of Minneapolis," Bruce Springsteen offers Americans a soundtrack to the liturgy of protest.
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February 7, 2026 at 1:58 PM
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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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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...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:30 AM
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via @thomasreesesj.bsky.social in NCR - Is church unity worth a Latin Mass? We must respect and love one another, despite our liturgical differences.
#Latin #Vatican #PopeLeo #Catholic
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Is church unity worth a Latin Mass?
They should know that we are Christians by our love, not know that we are Catholics by our fights.
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February 6, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message. He calls for sport to be accessible, to poor people and women especially
#Olympic2026 #Olympics #PopeLeo #sports
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Pope, an avid athlete, extols physical and spiritual benefits of sport in Olympic message
In a message entitled "Life in Abundance" issued on the same day as the Milan Cortina opening ceremony, Pope Leo XIV traced the history of Christian philosophers and popes who had identified sports an...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Must-read via @rhinaguidos.bsky.social in NCR - Friends in El Salvador treasure their bond with 'Padre Ron,' NYC's next archbishop
#NYC #NewYorkCity #archbishop #ElSalvador #Catholic
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Friends in El Salvador treasure their bond with 'Padre Ron,' NYC's next archbishop
Staff and the young people who found a home and a family at Nuestros Pequeños Hermanos have kept their ties with Archbishop-elect Ronald Hicks, who once lived and worked with them in tiny Texistepeque...
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February 6, 2026 at 2:43 PM
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Every American needs to watch this:
February 6, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Via Tom Fox in NCR - David Brooks' move to @theatlantic.com feels more like a homecoming than an exit. His insistence on character, humility and moral formation has been a quiet gift.
#DavidBrooks #NewYorkTimes #media #TheAtlantic
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David Brooks' move to The Atlantic feels more like a homecoming than an exit
"It took me time to see what was there in David Brooks' writing. I had to set aside my own reflexes, my own labels, my own impatience. I'm glad I did," writes Tom Fox.
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February 6, 2026 at 2:21 PM
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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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'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...
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February 5, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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Name them
shame them
February 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
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Via NCR - Yakima Bishop Joseph Tyson: Not all can be martyrs like Pretti and Good. But we can be witnesses.
#AlexPretti #ReneeGood #Minneapolis #ICE #Trump
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Yakima Bishop Joseph Tyson: Not all can be martyrs like Pretti and Good. But we can be witnesses.
"The Greek word 'martyr' literally means 'witness.' The tragic deaths of witnesses like Alex Pretti and Renee Good reveal the darkness around them," writes Bishop Joseph J. Tyson of Yakima, Washington...
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February 5, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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February 5, 2026 at 4:52 AM
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Imagine if four years into our war in Iraq we had only occupied 20 percent of it and lost 1.2 million men. Would anyone say the US is winning?

No? Then how in the hell can you say Russia is winning?!
February 5, 2026 at 1:12 PM
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Via NCR Opinion - Gerrymandering is crippling democracy. This year, however, might bring a new word into the political lexicon: dummymandering.
#politics #midterms #Election2026 #GOP
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Gerrymandering is crippling democracy
"Elections are supposed to be about voters picking politicians, not the other way round," writes NCR's Michael Sean Winters.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:19 PM
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Fun story via NCR - At Notre Dame, student-built ice chapel draws 2,000 to snowy outdoor Mass. It’s named after St. Olaf… and also maybe the character in “Frozen.” :-)
#Frozen #snow #chapel #NotreDame
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At Notre Dame, student-built ice chapel draws 2,000 to snowy outdoor Mass
Some 2,000 members of the Notre Dame community gathered in subfreezing temperatures to celebrate a candlelit Mass at St. Olaf Chapel, a student-constructed fleeting house of worship made from snow, ic...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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Via NCR in Rome - Pope Leo pulls back from the press in messaging shift. It seems the pope is still negotiating how he wants to project his voice into a relentlessly moving global news cycle.
#PopeLeo #Vatican #Catholic #media
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Pope Leo pulls back from the press in messaging shift
Pope Leo XIV's pullback from directly engaging with the press on the global news cycle raises questions about how the Holy See will position its voice on the world stage.
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February 5, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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So there was just a very loud and sustained "Fuck ICE" chant during a pro wrestling show on live primetime television, if you wanna get a sense of the vibe shift.

(One of the wrestlers, Brody King, is an outspoken prigressive and wore an "Abolish ICE" shirt at a Mexico show in June.)
February 5, 2026 at 3:25 AM
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Via NCR Opinion - A wealthy pair of Catholic brothers are making a Kansas City ICE facility possible. Will the non-profit institutions they support care?
#ICE #Missouri #Trump #Catholic
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Catholic brothers are making a Kansas City ICE facility possible. Will institutions they support care?
Two Kansas City brothers are big Catholic donors. But now that they're also making a vast ICE detention facility possible, will the institutions they support look away?
www.ncronline.org
February 4, 2026 at 10:27 PM
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Via NCR - Is Europe witnessing a young Christian 'quiet revival'? “Although we still don't know how a quiet revival might develop, it seems secularization has reached a saturation point."
#Europe #Christianity #faith #GenZ
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Is Europe witnessing a young Christian 'quiet revival'? The data is contested
As reports continue of a "quiet revival" of faith among young people across Europe, something of a struggle seems to be opening up — between those welcoming the findings, and those resolutely dismissi...
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February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
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Via NCR - Dispatch from #Minneapolis: Fellow #Catholics, don't look away. “We must commit to the holy work of seeing, naming and refusing to look away.”
#Trump #ICE
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Dispatch from Minneapolis: Fellow Catholics, don't look away
"Whether ICE comes to occupy another of our cities or not, faithful Catholics ought to take a cue from the work of faith leaders and community organizers in Minneapolis," writes Meredith McKay.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:52 PM
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This essay via @mikeoloughlin.bsky.social in NCR might be just what you need to start your day….
Find voices of hope — even when you're doomscrolling
#socialmedia #Trump #ICE #Catholic
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Find voices of hope — even when you're doomscrolling
Consumed unchecked, these images and videos might easily lead to despair. Which is why seeking out voices that offer competing messages to the steady stream of fear is so important.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:44 PM
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Pope warns against 'new arms race' as last U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty nears expiration. He calls for a "concrete and effective follow-up" to the New START nuclear treaty set to expire Feb. 5.
#PopeLeo #nuclear #Russia #Trump
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Pope warns against 'new arms race' as last U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty nears expiration
As nuclear limits between the United States and Russia are set to lapse, Pope Leo XIV cautioned against the "logic of fear and distrust" that has come to dominate international relations.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:38 PM
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Via NCR - Minneapolis priest 'not hopeful' tensions will ease under border czar. "It is, at best, a Trojan horse."
#ICE #Trump #Minneapolis
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Minneapolis priest 'not hopeful' tensions will ease under border czar
Fr. Jim Cassidy, parochial vicar at St. Joan of Arc Parish in Minneapolis, spoke with OSV News a day after joining several faith and community leaders who, along with Minnesota officials, were part of...
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February 3, 2026 at 6:18 PM