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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 29

Keep asking questions, keep digging, pursue the truth without fear or favor www.ncronline.org/vatican/excl... @bfragancr.bsky.social began this investigation and @McLellan_Js went to Peru to answer questions

Exclusive: Pope Leo critic now says her lawyer might have had a secret agenda

A lawyer seemed to have a conflict of interest when he represented sisters who claimed the future pope covered up their abuse allegations against two priests. Now, one sister says her lawyer "didn't r...

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 26

Former Opus Dei numerary's memoir claims abuse, trafficking www.ncronline.org/culture/book...

Former Opus Dei numerary's memoir claims abuse, trafficking

In Serve: My Lost Years at the Heart of Opus Dei, Anne Marie Allen documents the domestic servitude which she and other Irish women say they were lured into with the promise of vocational training in ...

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 21

Breathtaking corruption

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The Washington Post @washingtonpost.com · Sep 20

During President Trump’s month-long anti-crime surge in D.C., U.S. Park Police helicopters circled or hovered over the city seven times as much as they did during the same time last year, and they did so at lower altitudes.

In Trump’s D.C. surge, helicopters hovered and surveilled day and night

Park Police helicopters circled more often than they did in the same time period last year and at lower altitudes than other law enforcement helicopters in D.C. this August.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 21

Let’s be charitable. Who among us hasn’t accepted $50,000 in cash from undercover FBI agents? www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/t...

Tom Homan was investigated for accepting $50,000 from undercover FBI agents. Trump's DOJ shut it down.

The FBI and Justice officials closed the investigation, which a Justice Department appointee had called a “deep state” probe in early 2025.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 20

Tears of joy as Egyptian immigrant and Cincinnati chaplain is released from detention www.ncronline.org/news/tears-j...

Tears of joy as Egyptian immigrant and Cincinnati chaplain is released from detention

As Ayman Soliman spoke to supporters, people held signs reading "Finally Home," "Home Is Here" and "Immigrants Welcome here."

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 19

Cardinal Dolan's hyperbolic, Fox-friendly comments are just the latest in a series of attempts by wannabe conservative influencers to whitewash some of Kirk's more unsavory statements. www.ncronline.org/opinion/card... @ncronline.bsky.social

Cardinal Dolan calls the late Charlie Kirk 'a modern-day St. Paul.' I'm not making this up.

Cardinal Dolan joins the Catholic right's ever growing quest to lionize the late Charlie Kirk as a Christian martyr.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 14

Talk about burying the lede

he raised Elon Musk’s salary? Why yes. Yes he did. www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Pope Leo's 1st formal interview: Wage inequality, Elon Musk, peace and polarization

Pope Leo XIV decried economic inequality between rank-and-file workers and corporate titans, according to transcripts from his first formal interview with a journalist since ascending to the papacy.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 14

Wait. What? In Pope Leo's 1st formal interview he raised Elon Musk’s salary? Why yes. Yes he did. www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Pope Leo's 1st formal interview: Wage inequality, Elon Musk, peace and polarization

Pope Leo XIV decried economic inequality between rank-and-file workers and corporate titans, according to transcripts from his first formal interview with a journalist since ascending to the papacy.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 12

Trump’s policy threatens religious liberty of immigrants, Catholic leaders say www.ncronline.org/trump-s-poli...

Trump’s policy threatens religious liberty of immigrants, Catholic leaders say

Legal and Catholic social teaching specialists appearing at Georgetown University noted that Trump’s aggressive pursuit of immigrants near churches and schools was frightening migrants away from relig...

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 10

Peyton and the pope? I don’t think so. Lotsa luck Manning on Pope Leo invite to join NFL Monday Night 'Manningcast' www.ncronline.org/news/peyton-...

Peyton and the pope? Manning invites Pope Leo to join NFL Monday Night 'Manningcast'

"If you're watching, your holiness, this is an open invitation. Come on the show anytime."

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 4

They don't identify with a religion, but they often believe in God, afterlife www.ncronline.org/news/they-do...

They don't identify with a religion, but they often believe in God, afterlife

A Pew study finds many religiously unaffiliated people, so-called "nones," still have spiritual beliefs. Views run the gamut from agnostics to avowed atheists to agnostics. A 66-year-old atheist raise...

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National Catholic Reporter @ncronline.bsky.social · Sep 3

The United States exists in a new-old universe. After 250 years of democracy, it seems infected with totalitarianism, racial superiority, anti-communism and all the petrified theories advanced by another populist politician, Adolph Hitler.

Donald Trump did say he would be a dictator on day one.

The degeneracy of Christian nationalism and the demolition of culture

President Donald Trump's assault on art and culture is only outdone by his debasement of his fellow humans, writes Phyllis Zagano.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Tired of bad news and doom-scrolling? Read about this 72-year-old vegan, weight-lifting nun who is winning awards and turning heads www.ncronline.org/news/72-year...

This 72-year-old vegan, weight-lifting nun is winning awards and turning heads

A winding life of curiosity led Dominican Sister Pat Farrell to religious life, a vegan diet and powerlifting. The Californian won her weight class for bench pressing 77 pounds and deadlifting more th...

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 31

US bisops, meanwhile, hold their fire www.ncronline.org/news/most-us...

After church shooting, Pope Leo calls for end to 'pandemic of guns'; most US bishops demur

The archbishops of Chicago and Detroit echoed the prayers and condolences of fellow bishops, but also called for action to rein in gun violence in America. The bishops' conference statement fell short...

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 31

Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting www.ncronline.org/vatican/pope...

Pope demands end to the 'pandemic of arms' as he prays for victims of Minnesota school shooting

"The voice of weapons must be silenced, while the voice of fraternity and justice must rise," Pope Leo XIV said.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 28

Parents reunite with their children in aftermath of church shooting www.ncronline.org/news/parents...

Parents reunite with their children in aftermath of church shooting

"They're safe. They're upset, but they're safe": Parents of children who survived the shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church spoke about finding their kids at the scene Aug. 27 in Minneapolis.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 27

"These kids were literally praying," Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said. "It was the first week of school. They were in a church. They should be able to go to school or church without the risk of fear or violence." www.ncronline.org/news/minneap...

Minneapolis gunman, firing through church windows, kills 2 children

In the first week of school, gunfire erupted at Annunciation Catholic School in south Minneapolis. Massive police and federal response descends on neighborhood. The gunman was reported to be dead.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 25

Faith leaders and supporters rally as Kilmar Ábrego García taken into custody. "We need the courage to take action. This is not going to stop here," Catholic priest says www.ncronline.org/news/faith-l...

Faith leaders and supporters rally as Kilmar Ábrego García taken into custody

Salvadoran immigrant Kilmar Ábrego García was again detained by ICE after a brief release to his family over the weekend. His saga has become a global flashpoint in Trump's mass deportation efforts.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Howard University is looking for a new president. Paging @Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie Bunch

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Howard University president to step down - WTOP News

Ben Vinson III will step down from his post as the president of Howard University in D.C.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 22

Details on Pope Leo's 'housemates' in Apostolic Palace www.ncronline.org/vatican/vati...

Pope Leo to include housemates in Apostolic Palace

Italian daily newspaper reports that Augustinian friars are expected to join Leo when he moves into the papal apartment so that he can continue the communal life of his religious order.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 21

Arrupe's role murky in dispute over ordination of abusive Jesuit www.ncronline.org/news/arrupes...

Arrupe's role murky in dispute over ordination of abusive Jesuit

Exclusive: Local Society of Jesus officials disagreed about making Donald B. Dickerson a priest, court records show. It's unclear if the superior general would have stopped it — and whether he had all...

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 20

Trump's flawed DC takeover lacks factual, legal rationale, former Justice Department lawyer says www.ncronline.org/opinion/trum...

Trump's flawed DC takeover lacks factual, legal rationale

Not only does the claimed takeover lack factual or legal justification, it fails to advance even the executive order's stated goals, says Mary Graw Leary, D.C. law professor and a former assistant U.S...

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 17

You've heard of Thomas Merton. Many other Trappist monks also lived remarkable lives. www.ncronline.org/opinion/youv...
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You've heard of Thomas Merton. Many other Trappist monks also lived remarkable lives.

"From my own observation, the 'seven-storey mountain' and the 'secular city' often are found at the exact same lovely address," writes Mike O'Brien.

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James V. Grimaldi @jamesvgrimaldi.bsky.social · Aug 17

Catholics, faith leaders give aid, comfort to immigrants at hearings as ICE arrests rise www.ncronline.org/catholics-fa... @ncronline.bsky.social

Catholics, faith leaders give aid, comfort to immigrants at hearings as ICE arrests rise

San Diego Auxiliary Bishop Felipe Pulido has partnered with Episcopal, Lutheran, Jewish and Muslim clergy, as well as lay people, to provide accompaniment for immigrants at U.S. Immigration and Custom...

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