The 18-Hour Road Trip to Bring a Detained Refugee Home - Christianity Today After an ICE arrest in Minnesota, churchgoers scoured a city for their friend’s abandoned car and mobilized a mission to bring him home.

I was in Minnesota to report this story of a refugee who was arrested - and his friends who went to Texas to bring him home. Minnesotans! www.christianitytoday.com/2026/04/ice-...

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Lovely piece about the last members of an order that "staffed and in some cases founded 188 schools and colleges, plus missions reaching across two continents. They were, without fail, the ones who showed up." www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/u...

Trump slammed the first US pope. The country's bishops now appear more united than ever. (RNS) — Over nearly the last year, the bishops have gradually ramped up a forceful and united defense of the American pope’s critiques of Trump administration policies.

Fascinating reporting from @clairegiangrave.bsky.social and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social here, analyzing how Trump has manifested a remarkable thing: pushing U.S. Catholic bishops to unite, at least occasionally, against a GOP president in *very public ways.* religionnews.com/2026/04/16/a...

Trump slammed the first US pope. The country's bishops now appear more united than ever. (RNS) — Over nearly the last year, the bishops have gradually ramped up a forceful and united defense of the American pope’s critiques of Trump administration policies.

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UPDATE: @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social went and stood outside a Mass today to talk to Catholics about Trump’s posts.

Many — including Trump voters — didn’t sound super stoked about Trump in general, posts notwithstanding.

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'Unusual' Pentagon-Vatican meeting sparks intrigue, denials and whispers of a diplomatic clash (RNS) — Within hours, a news report sparked statements from US and Vatican officials. Varying accounts of the meeting emerged over the next day as a wave of discourse erupted among Vatican-watchers.

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NEW from @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and myself: In which we attempt to wade through the drama over reports of the Pentagon-Vatican meeting from January, which has triggered a flurry of statements and denials that, notably, do not *uniformly* dispute major claims. religionnews.com/2026/04/10/u...

Faith leaders denounce Trump’s 'civilization will die' threat RNS — ‘For an administration that has been using religious language to justify the war, it’s remarkable that they have completely avoided engaging Christian moral theology on this point,’ said Robert ...

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Faith leaders denounce Trump’s 'civilization will die' threat RNS — ‘For an administration that has been using religious language to justify the war, it’s remarkable that they have completely avoided engaging Christian moral theology on this point,’ said Robert ...

Via @fiona-murphy.bsky.social, @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and @ulaakuzi.bsky.social: Faith leaders denounce Trump’s "civilization will die" threat religionnews.com/2026/04/07/r...

In El Paso, two Catholic sisters follow detained immigrants wherever ICE takes them EL PASO (RNS) — Though faith groups across the country are accompanying immigrants in court and detention centers, the integrated system built by the Scalabrinian sisters for the Diocese of El Paso is...

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In El Paso, two Catholic sisters follow detained immigrants wherever ICE takes them EL PASO (RNS) — Though faith groups across the country are accompanying immigrants in court and detention centers, the integrated system built by the Scalabrinian sisters for the Diocese of El Paso is...

Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: In El Paso, two Catholic sisters follow detained immigrants wherever ICE takes them religionnews.com/2026/03/30/e...

Denver's Catholic archdiocese, famously conservative, enters the Leo era (RNS) — Archbishop-designate James Golka, bishop of Colorado Springs since 2021, has the potential to unify Denver's 600,000 Catholics.

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Leftover ramen, too few Qurans: A 'humiliating' Ramadan inside ICE detention centers ICE is required to accommodate religious practice. Muslim detainees say that this Ramadan, it comes down to whoever is on shift. 'You are basically at the mercy of staff.'

Incredible reporting from Nargis Rahman and @ulaakuzi.bsky.social: Leftover ramen, too few Qurans: A 'humiliating' Ramadan inside ICE detention centers —> religionnews.com/2026/03/12/l...

Over 100 Latino Christian leaders say Trump adviser Samuel Rodriguez’s reach is misrepresented The letter’s signers say they were prompted to speak out because of the damage the Trump administration’s immigration policies have done to Latino communities.

From @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social, a story that sounds like inside baseball, but is actually kind of a big deal heading into the midterms:

Over 100 Latino Christian leaders say Trump adviser Samuel Rodriguez’s reach is misrepresented religionnews.com/2026/03/11/l...

Over 100 Latino Christian leaders say Trump adviser Samuel Rodriguez’s reach is misrepresented The letter’s signers say they were prompted to speak out because of the damage the Trump administration’s immigration policies have done to Latino communities.

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Also…

:: sighs ::

…this opening line is wildly untrue, although it is true that they've gotten less *attention,* which may be why they aren't *known* for discussing their faith.

To name a few:

· Pete Buttigieg
· Chris Coons (who NYTimes quotes after this)
· Elizabeth Warren
· Sarah McBride

Sen. Dick Durbin speaks at a hearing.

Speaking at the Senate hearing w/DHS Sec. Kristi Noem just now, Sen. Dick Durbin cited the USCCB's recent critique of the agency's reported plans: “The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American." www.usccb.org/news/2026/th...

El Paso ICE Camp East Montana under quarantine after measles outbreak Camp East Montana, the ICE immigration detention center in El Paso, is under quarantine following a measles outbreak.

There are over 100 people under quarantine in Camp East Montana in El Paso due to a measles outbreak. This is due to the lack of sanitation there, experts say.

This is my update to the story I wrote early today.

El Paso ICE Camp East Montana under quarantine after measles outbreak Camp East Montana, the ICE immigration detention center in El Paso, is under quarantine following a measles outbreak.

El Paso Times has confirmed the quarantine:

www.elpasotimes.com/story/news/i...

Hearing from several of my sources that the largest immigration detention center in the country, Camp East Montana, is now in a facility-wide quarantine due to the measles outbreak there. Visitation is suspended indefinitely.

DHS has not gotten back to me yet.

Cardinal Dolan says Vance apologized for claiming bishops were pro-immigrant for the money Despite Dolan’s condemnation of Vance’s comments, he said in the EWTN interview that Vance is 'a very good guy. I enjoy him a lot.'

Despite Dolan’s condemnation of Vance’s comments, he said in the EWTN interview that Vance is 'a very good guy. I enjoy him a lot.'

After anti-abortion backlash, Notre Dame professor declines director position Catholic bishops, Notre Dame students and alumni and other anti-abortion Catholics had vocally opposed the appointment since it was announced Jan. 8.

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Weekly Roundup: Feb. 27 Here’s the weekly roundup from A Public Witness. In addition to a review of a new book on MAGA politics that is free for anyone to read, paid subscribers to A Public Witness received a look at some un...

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Catholic bishops: Trump’s assault on birthright citizenship affronts Catholic teaching 'By recognizing children as members of a particular political community, birthright citizenship acknowledges the intrinsic value of every human person,' the brief reads.

Via myself and @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: In a new brief, Catholic bishops call Trump's assault on birthright citizenship an affront to Catholic teaching —> religionnews.com/2026/02/27/u...

"To Dismantle The Principle Of Birthright Citizenship Would Undermine Both The Legal And Moral Foundations of American Society" — The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (and the Catholic Legal Immigration Network), in this brief

Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol ‘We demand that ICE and CBP be dismantled,’ said retired United Methodist Bishop Minerva Garza Carcaño at the rally.

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Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol ‘We demand that ICE and CBP be dismantled,’ said retired United Methodist Bishop Minerva Garza Carcaño at the rally.

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Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol ‘We demand that ICE and CBP be dismantled,’ said retired United Methodist Bishop Minerva Garza Carcaño at the rally.

Via Aleja Hertzler-McCain: Hundreds of United Methodists rally to dismantle ICE outside Capitol religionnews.com/2026/02/25/h...