“The narrative offered by some media outlets about this meeting is completely untrue,” a Vatican spokesman said. cruxnow.com/vatican/2026...

"The threat of destroying a whole civilization and the intentional targeting of civilian infrastructure cannot be morally justified." -- Archbishop Paul Coakley, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Oh: Shortly before the Artemis II Orion craft flew around the moon yesterday, entering a 40-minute period of radio silence, Astronaut Victor Glover — who has been open about this faith — took a moment to reflect on Christian scripture. The passage he chose: love your neighbor as yourself.

First photo from the far side of the Moon. Captured from Orion as Earth dips beyond the lunar horizon. Photo: NASA

quite the easter message from the president of the united states

Why is Pope Leo going to Monaco this weekend, a tiny country that W. Somerset Maugham once called “a sunny place for shady people"? www.pillarcatholic.com/p/why-is-pop...

I don't know. sounds like ole St Paul is doing a bit of introspecting here: "I do not understand what I do. For what I want to do I do not do, but what I hate I do. ... For I have the desire to do what is good, but I cannot carry it out." - Romans 7:15-20

NYC Mayor Mamdani observed Ramadan publicly at a time when many politicians and activists on the right are voicing hostility and in some cases open bigotry toward American Muslims. n.pr/4rFpaUr

If you need a reminder that the world is a good place full of good people trying to do good things, listen to Max Richter's "All Human Beings" (and more) from this wk's show. @npr.org ❤️ w/ @totalvibration.bsky.social

Catholic Bishop of Brownsville, Texas 👇

Ann was one of my first bosses and she was a really good one. Impeccable taste, no-nonsense leadership and a real gift for telling true stories. No wonder Anne's authors were so devoted to her www.nytimes.com/2026/02/25/b...

"The thought of holding thousands of families in warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American. Whatever their immigration status, these are human beings created in the image and likeness of God ... this is a moral inflection point for our country." www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

An NPR investigation finds the public database of Epstein files is missing dozens of pages related to sexual abuse accusations against President Trump. n.pr/4qTItsU

Beautiful golden sunrise over The Basilica of the National Shrine in Washington DC today 🌅 @capitalweather.bsky.social

Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek "likes" on social media platforms like TikTok.

One could reasonably argue that first "big test" for Pope Leo does not concern a small sect that has already excommunicated itself, but rather came this fall, when ICE was arresting and detaining migrants in his home city of Chicago, and he rallied the U.S. Catholic bishops to condemn it.

some Sunday gospel courtesy of the Meditation Sisters of Detroit www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooe_...

I wrote about one part of my reaction to recent events: the importance and nuance of what it means to subscribe to something.

quite the image. from a carnival parade in Germany this week. via @rns.org religionnews.com/2026/02/18/p...

“There are points that leave us somewhat perplexed." www.vaticannews.va/en/vatican-c...

Jesse Jackson vs. Marvin Gaye, 1976

RIP Robert Duvall, one of the greats. I have a soft spot for the "The Apostle," when he preached with that holy ghost fire 🔥 www.youtube.com/watch?v=z_r6...

“A joint review by ICE and the Department of Justice of video evidence has revealed that sworn testimony provided by two separate officers appears to have made untruthful statements." www.politico.com/news/2026/02...

A Dakota prayer camp has gone up across the highway from Whipple Federal Building to protest U.S. immigration enforcement. Organizers draw connections between current practices and historical injustices.

100s of rabbis, cantors and other Jews outside ICE today protesting the Trump Administration’s immigration actions

I think I need to go to Rome to cover this important story www.cbssports.com/college-bask...

Breaking News: A White House election denier set off the FBI investigation of the 2020 election in Georgia and relied heavily on claims about ballots that have been widely debunked, unsealed records show.

‪ At a time when many Americans don't show much reverence toward anything or anyone ... people's reactions to these Buddhist monks has been fascinating www.nytimes.com/2026/02/09/u...

Extremely or very confident Donald Trump acts ethically in office White evangelicals 40% US adult avg. 21% Unaffiliated 10% Black Protestants 7% https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2026/02/09/white-evangelicals-remain-among-trumps-strongest-supporters-but-theyre-less-supportive-than-a-year-ago/

A group of Buddhist monks reached Washington, D.C., on foot Tuesday, walking single file across a bridge over the Potomac River to cap a 15-week trek from Texas that has captivated the country.

Standard “prayer breakfast” fare.

BREAKING: The Trump administration repeatedly said the aggressive apartment raid in Chicago last fall was prompted by intel on a gang takeover. New docs show the real motivation was to get alleged squatters. And the landlord and manager helped them. www.propublica.org/article/chic...

Just a note to say how grateful we are for all the work of the Washington Post foreign staff bringing ground truth about the world to a hometown that desperately needs it. -30-

What's happening at the Post is a tragedy for the DC area, for journalism, for a number of my good friends. Please consider donating to the GoFundMe for laid off employees. www.gofundme.com/f/standing-t...

John did an amazing job with Books coverage at WaPo. Wide and deep coverage of books new and old. Becca's essays are always bracing and smart. Today's move is a major loss for readers.

"We’re witnessing a murder," writes @ashleyrparker.bsky.social. "Jeff Bezos ... and Will Lewis, the publisher he appointed at the end of 2023, are embarking on the latest step of their plan to kill everything that makes the paper special." www.theatlantic.com/politics/202...

A retiree wrote this email to a DHS attorney. Within five hours, DHS demanded Google turn over records for his account. A Kafkaesque form of domestic surveillance, intimidating Americans for lawful speech. New from us at the Post: www.washingtonpost.com/investigatio... @johnwoodrowcox.bsky.social

Via @rns.org: Judge stops Noem from ending Haitians' protected status, but fear of ICE remains. Also: "DHS Secretary Tricia McLaughlin (told RNS) the government would appeal the decision …" “Supreme Court, here we come,” she wrote. religionnews.com/2026/02/02/j...

talk about your frozen chosen... (i'll see myself out)

"Hope, I know, is a fighter and a screamer."

Should Christians work for ICE? Should protesters disrupt worship services? What does the parable of the prodigal son really mean? @derosejason.bsky.social brings it all together www.npr.org/2026/01/30/n...

A legal asylum-seeker who works at Chipotle and plays music at a church in Maine went missing. His pastor searched and searched, eventually finding his abandoned car with the keys on the floor. ICE grabbed him. No criminal record. No explanation.

A Catholic priest worked alongside Pretti for 10 years as a chaplain at a VA Medical Center, where Pretti was an ICU nurse. “He was known for his kindness and gentleness to patients. So don’t, please, pay any attention to the vilification from our national leaders.” www.wlbt.com/2026/01/26/p...

Is @michaelpollan.bsky.social going full Zen now? ("Don't know mind" is a famous Zen phrase.)

How are faith communities in Minneapolis responding to the escalating crisis in the Twin Cities? Join a live virtual discussion this Tuesday, Jan. 27, with RNS reporter @jackjenkins.me and faith leaders involved in community responses to ICE. Register now: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

❤️‍🩹 “It’s a demonstration of safety and security.” The MN National Guard greeted protesters and the media with coffee, donuts, and hot chocolate in Minneapolis today. “We’re here to help” (via @wcconews.bsky.social on IG)

NEW: I was one of 3 reporters granted access to the convening of 600+ clergy in Minneapolis this week. It was a striking show of solidarity with MN clergy resisting ICE, but heralded something else: the emergence of a vast, faith-based network trained to resist ICE. religionnews.com/2026/01/23/i...

Police have arrived. Arrests seem imminent. The crowd chants “let them pray” and “Minnesota nice means prosecute ICE”