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Thomas Reese
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Senior Analyst at Religion News Service, Jesuit priest, author of "Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church" https://religionnews.com/author/tomreese/ https://bsky.app/profile/rns.org
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My @rns.org column: Does #PopeLeo want synodality without the laity? religionnews.com/2026/01/12/d...
Does Pope Leo want synodality without the laity?
(RNS) — Never underestimate the ability of clericalism to triumph in the Catholic Church.
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My interview at Jesuitical www.americamagazine.org/podcasts/202...
Pope Leo and Pope Francis: the similarities—and differences
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ql4N-4baBkk This week on “Jesuitical,” Ashley and guest host Sebastian speak with Vatican expert Thomas Reese, S.J., a
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January 16, 2026 at 9:29 PM
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US 'abandoning its moral responsibility' with exit from bedrock climate treaty, Catholic groups say www.ncronline.org/news/us-aban...
US 'abandoning its moral responsibility' with exit from bedrock climate treaty, Catholic groups say
The United States — the largest source of historical emissions and top user and producer of oil and gas — will stand as the only country in the world not part of the agreement.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:42 PM
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Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act
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Trump Threatens to Invoke the Insurrection Act
Background on this dangerous law and what is needed to fix it.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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Political Extremes and the Fate of Religion: What to Do About Emptying Pews — and How to Get People to Care About Faith
Scholar says the decline of moderate religion in the U.S. harms everyone.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Two Episcopal bishops say clergy may have to put 'bodies on the line' to resist ICE
(RNS) — ‘I’ve asked (clergy) to get their affairs in order, to make sure they have their wills written,’ said the Rt. Rev. A. Robert Hirschfeld, the Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire.
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January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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Video Analysis of ICE Shooting Sheds Light on Contested Moments
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January 16, 2026 at 4:56 PM
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Excellent interview of Cardinal Czerny: www.pillarcatholic.com/p/a-real-exp...
A ‘real experience of being college’: Cardinal Czerny on the consistory
"We were really in collegiality, and that was a great experience."
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January 16, 2026 at 4:41 PM
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‘Just Like Selma’ hymn project aims to help churches recall King, mark Black History Month
(RNS) — The new song’s composer thought it could be a way to again hear from Black churches, collectively, about civil rights.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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A viral church ranking series is sending young Catholics to Mass in New York
NEW YORK (RNS) — The social media account exposes a desire among some young Catholics, particularly Gen Z and younger, to find a church that functions somewhere between a place of worship and a social...
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January 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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Building ‘beloved community’: Remembering the friendship between Martin Luther King Jr. and Buddhist monk Thich Nhat Hanh
(The Conversation) — Martin Luther King Jr. and Thich Nhat Hanh shared a vision of ‘beloved community’ that shows how democracy begins not with power, but with how we live together.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:54 PM
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For some Jewish women, ‘passing’ as Christian during the Holocaust could mean survival – but left scars all the same
(The Conversation) — Some women adopted non-Jewish identities to support the resistance. For most, though, it was simply a strategy for survival – one with constant risk of exposure and execution.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:48 PM
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Iranian American pastor asks feds to release Iranian detainees, intervene in Iran
(RNS) — A former refugee from Iran and now a U.S. citizen, the Rev. Ara Torosian said several of his church members remain in ICE custody. He fears they'll be killed if they are sent back to Iran.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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What to know about the Muslim Brotherhood after the US terrorist designation
BEIRUT (AP) — The Trump administration waded into a regional debate over the Muslim Brotherhood on Tuesday, designating the Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian chapters of the transnational Sunni Islamis...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
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Israel's recognition of breakaway Somaliland brings uproar and threats to a volatile region
JERUSALEM (AP) — For Israel, the decision reignites questions about the contentious proposal raised last year by American and Israeli officials for Somaliland to take in Palestinians displaced from Ga...
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January 15, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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Adelaide Writers Week canceled as 180 speakers withdraw after the exclusion of a Palestinian writer
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Randa Abdel-Fattah’s exclusion came amid proposed or enacted changes to laws covering hate speech, protest and guns after the Bondi massacre.
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January 15, 2026 at 9:38 PM
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Chinese Universities Surge in Global Rankings as U.S. Schools Slip
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January 15, 2026 at 5:11 PM
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Violence is not the greatest force in the 'real world.' People of faith know this.
(RNS) — In the U.S., militarism pervades our politics, economy, society and culture. That’s a choice — not a destiny.
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January 15, 2026 at 4:26 PM
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In the neighborhood where Renee Good was killed, a pastor keeps patrolling for ICE
MINNEAPOLIS (RNS) — ‘There’s no option for me,’ said the Rev. Ashley Horan during a neighborhood patrol. ‘It is my responsibility to care for my neighbors in this way.’
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January 15, 2026 at 4:15 PM
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Opinion | Something Is Rotten in the State of America
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January 15, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Defense of Latin Mass restrictions was distributed among cardinals during consistory www.ncronline.org/vatican/defe...
Defense of Latin Mass restrictions was distributed among cardinals during consistory
A leaked document that was distributed to cardinals during Pope Leo XIV's first extraordinary consistory shows that any discussion of the liturgy would have been framed around the further application ...
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January 15, 2026 at 3:52 PM
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I am celebrating Mass this Sunday at 5 PM at Holy Rosary Church, 595 3rd Street NW, Washington, DC
January 14, 2026 at 9:40 PM
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US airstrikes in Nigeria offer 'fragile hope' for Christians long under attack
MAKURDI, Nigeria (RNS) — Catholic leaders, pastors and families say the joint U.S.-Nigeria strikes feel like long-overdue recognition of their suffering, and a fragile test of whether safety will fina...
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January 14, 2026 at 9:37 PM
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'Holding Liat' documents a more complicated reality behind the Oct. 7 hostage crisis
(RNS) — The documentary offers a nuanced portrayal of an American-Israeli family whose adult daughter was kidnapped from her home on a kibbutz near the Gaza Strip.
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January 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM
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Initial Obamacare Enrollment Drops by 1.4 Million
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January 14, 2026 at 7:58 PM
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Six Prosecutors Quit Over Push to Investigate ICE Shooting Victim’s Widow
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January 14, 2026 at 7:46 PM