For those near NYC, I’ll be leading a hiking retreat this Sunday centeratmariandale.secure.nonprofitsoapbox.com/calendar/eve...

In a time of conflict, creeping authoritarianism and atrocities in #Gaza and elsewhere, what can be achieved at #UNGA80 ? (My attempt to provide some answers here ⬇️📻) 🇺🇳 www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...

This is the 19th death of a person in custody of ICE since Trump turned it into a poorly-trained personal army of terror.

Since 1999, I’ve been deeply shaped by Saint Pier Giorgio, an early leader of the Catholic student movement IMCS Pax Romana, someone who understood that the Eucharist calls us to serve the poor, resist fascism, and build peace. In the face of fascism & nationalism, Pier Giorgio, pray for us

Trump plan to redevelop Gaza into a series of luxury resorts is slated to contain up to six “AI powered smart cities”, according to the “prospectus” reviewed by the Post. The plan assumes the “voluntary” departure of all now living in Gaza. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

Trump says he's willing to deploy the "regular military" to American cities, the adds that "Chicago is next and then we'll help with New York"

Saint Mary MacKillop inspires us to begin humbly, act boldly, and serve all with compassion, living Cardijn’s vision of universal apostolate. greglopez260882.substack.com/p/saint-mary...

In other news cycles this might be center stage. Prisons are protected places in humanitarian law.

On hearing Trump invoke God after bombing Iran on the feast of Corpus Christi www.americamagazine.org/politics-soc...

UPDATE: Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi called the American operation an "outrageous, grave and unprecedented violation" of the United Nations Charter and international law.

In his message for the World Day of the Poor (Nov 16) Pope Leo draws on St Augustine and the theme of Jubilee Hope to affirm the Christian commitment to work for both charity and justice - What a contrast to the economic priorities of the richest county that death over hope

I'm going to leave it to my friends and experts @kevinjahern.bsky.social and @drclarkm1.bsky.social www.osvnews.com/as-chaotic-d...

An Australian journalist was struck by police with a rubber bullet while reporting live during the protests in L.A.

Pope Leo XIV’s election as the first U.S.-born leader of the Catholic Church elevated him to the extremely rare, and legally thorny, position of being an American citizen who now is also a foreign head of state.

And here is the official reporting on what happened. ICE officers arrested a PRIEST who was there conducting legal observation, allegedly for "obstruction."

USCCB Celebrates 10th Anniversary of Laudato Si’ | @usccbofficial.bsky.social www.usccb.org/news/2025/us...

New on the Commonweal podcast: @nimperatori.bsky.social, @mollieoreilly.bsky.social and @dominicpreziosi.bsky.social review and reflect on Pope Leo’s first week on the chair of St. Peter. Listen now! www.commonwealmagazine.org/podcast/firs...

I know I say this a lot but... in ca. 1320 Dante wondered whether Francis (of Assisi) might inspire the Church to reject the temporal wealth associated with the Donation of Constantine. O'Toole wonders whether Francis (the pope) may have irreversibly done so

Spent the afternoon volunteering at tornado cleanup & relief. The devastation is immense, in part because it hit one of the oldest parts of the city, a section chronically divested from. It's segregation and capitalism at their worst. But the community is resilient and is taking care of each other

"I would like to assure you of my intention to continue Pope Francis’ commitment to promoting the synodal nature of the Catholic Church and developing new and concrete forms for an ever stronger synodality in ecumenical relations." press.vatican.va/content/sala...

Pope Leo has told Opus Dei that the reform Francis had ordered in 2022, which they suspended after his death—must be implemented as soon as possible. www.eldiario.es/sociedad/ali...

So thrilled to attend the first Mass of Fr Chris Malano @paulistfathers.bsky.social packed church full of young adults and an outstanding liturgy! Happy my oldest could be a server! Thank God for the hopeful witness of the Paulists!

Pope Leo at Regina Coeli: “During Mass, I strongly felt the spiritual presence of Pope Francis accompanying us from heaven.”

Today, I had the honor to attend the priestly ordination of one of my oldest and closest friends Fr. Chris Malano (former @PaxRomanaIMCS leader) to the @paulistfathers.bsky.social in a beautiful lively Mass filled with the Holy Spirit and some liturgical hula !

Just 1 week until RNS’ free virtual event with Episcopal Presiding Bishop Sean Rowe, legal expert Liz Reiner Platt and the Rev. Carlos Malavé! Register now at us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Speaking of cardinals… for some reason nobody else wants this hanging up in the house

Happening today and Friday. Join Catholic youth from Asia in pray for an end to nuclear weapons - (8:00 am NY time) to mark the anniversaries each month of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Catholic youth movements voice concerns to the #Conclave2025 from young people around the world about their hopes for the next pope.

Global Catholic youth movements express their collective hopes for next pope www.rvasia.org/world-news/g...

Concern for the poor is not secondary to the Gospel - how anyone can read the Gospels or pray with the saints and say this is beyond me

Elizabeth Scalia: "people who believe an uber-conservative, Latin-Mass-lovin' cardinal will become Peter's successor strike me as deliberately setting themselves up to be disappointed so they can commence with hating on the next pope, because pope-hate has come to feel like love."

This is so outrageous and insulting yet the culture warriors who got so easily upset over holiday coffee cups will just laugh this off

You can see Annie and I in conversation with @bridgetemob.bsky.social and our pastor at Holy Trinity parish at youtu.be/hgSOHV-sJog?...

Everyone aboard an aid flotilla for Gaza that was hit by drones in international waters off Malta overnight are "confirmed safe", the Maltese government said in a statement

After a week of Francis postmortems, I don't think I've heard anyone mention this change to official Church teaching on the permissibility of capital punishment. If we're not going to talk about ending the death penalty now, when we're all reflecting on what Francis tried to do, when will we?

German abuse survivor: “It is outrageous and at the same time revealing that, at the current deliberations of the cardinals gathered in Rome, even those who were actually removed from office are mingling with their colleagues..."

4 year olds forced to represent themselves in immigration court. This happens everywhere. #thisisamerica #momsky gothamist.com/news/4-year-...

This is exactly “They’re eating the cats. They’re eating the dogs.” energy.

this is a bribe. it is not a settlement. it is a bribe to secure regulatory approval.

@clarkeatamerica.bsky.social @kevinhargaden.bsky.social

Me showing kids picture of St Ignatius’ sword and how he laid it down bc he wanted to serve God and not kill. 2 year old: I’m going to kill you. Kill kill kill, your killed Sigh

Catholic Charities has faced a widespread pressure campaign from conservative activists, with even the White House allied against the Church's largest U.S. nonprofit. Joseph Peach, a former employee, writes that the public isn't getting the whole story. buff.ly/sI0lYzi

So they will all have to report anything that promotes war and nationalism? “including any policies that are “hostile to Christian views”

At his invitation, a group of transgender women formed an honor guard and greeted the coffin of Pope Francis when it arrived for internment at Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica today uk.news.yahoo.com/transgender-...

Today is sometimes referred to as "Low Sunday". And I'm sure many of us are feeling that way. The Pope's funeral is now making us keenly aware of his departure. Yet the Lord appears, as he did to Thomas, as those whose lives were touched by the Pope's ministry. His presence will always be felt!

These days I keep thinking about how I had the chance to stand honor guard (picchetto) next to the body of John Paul II as he lay in state 20 years ago!!! It was a crazy experience…wrote about here dailytheology.org/2014/04/23/d...

I was on Brian Lehrer today on @wnyc.org talking Pope Francis: t.co/yX74mNQula

This new executive order risks destroying Catholic higher education - www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...