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Virginia Episcopalians promised reparations. Progress has lagged. (RNS) — 'I felt like we were kind of misled as a task force in terms of level (of) engagement', said one member of a reparations task force, of the diocese's efforts.

“Four years after promising $10M for racial reparations, Virginia's Episcopalians have little to show” - reporting by @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social and I

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Ah, a thing I missed: It appears 3 other clergy have joined Rev. David Black as plaintiffs in this case: a Catholic priest, a UU minister and a UMC minister.

And these filings bring the number of clergy who claim to have been and/or have been *filmed* being hit with projectiles shot by ICE/DHS to 6

Side note: Threats of military action notwithstanding, worth noting that any Christians fleeing religious persecution in Nigeria could not, at present, enter the U.S. as refugees, as the U.S. refugee program has been almost entirely frozen by Trump for months — save for Afrikaners from South Africa.

The Episcopal Diocese of Texas Calls for Justice After Detention of Clergy Member Employed by the State of Texas - EDOT Houston, Texas -The Episcopal Diocese of Texas expresses deep concern and calls for action following the detention of one of its priests, a legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texa...

Oh: Episcopal Diocese of TX says one of its priests, a “legally employed Kenyan clergy member who works for the Texas Department of Criminal Justice,” was detained by ICE this week while returning home from work and “calls on our representatives in power to assist.” www.epicenter.org/the-episcopa...

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

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I’ve reported on Escucha Mi Voz for a while, but I didn’t manage to introduce myself to Fr. Treviño our first time together in person when I covered his appearance at Georgetown. I remember thinking, “I’ll catch him next time.” What a shock that won’t be possible.

Here’s what he had to say then:

Priest who was longtime QCA social activist dies: Diocese of Davenport A priest who was a longtime social activist has died, according to a news release from the Diocese of Davenport. “It is with great sadness to announce that Father Guillermo Treviño passed awa…

Fr. Guillermo took part in recent immigration protests. He was a founding member of and chaplain for Escucha Mi Voz Iowa. Last month he participated in a panel at Georgetown with four Catholic bishops and other Catholic leaders on Trump’s deportation policies.
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Hot Weather is Killing More than Half a Million People a Year Authors of a new Lancet report warn that parts of the world could become unlivable, as climate change drives a surge in heat deaths.

Extreme heat now kills roughly one person every minute, and about 550,000 a year, finds @lancetcountdown.bsky.social's new report. And scientists warn parts of the world may soon hit limits where it’s too hot and humid for people to survive.

My latest for @bloomberg.com (free 🎁 link):

Latino pastors look to refit preaching and pastoral care to trauma of mass deportations Latino Christian leaders meeting in Southern California discussed how best to pastor congregations newly traumatized by the Trump mass deportation policy.

Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social in NCR -Latino pastors look to refit preaching and pastoral care to trauma of mass #deportations. "We have to combat the feeling of being without power, without hope, without support."
#ICE #Latino #Trump #immigration
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Oh wow:

"During the fracas, a federal agent fired a pepper round that struck a (UCC) clergyman, Jorge Bautista, near the chin. The impact caked his face and clothing in orange powder. Bautista said the agent shot him in the face from about 5 feet away."

"'I’m in a lot of pain,'" Bautista texted…"

Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says he may not endorse candidates in the future NEW YORK CITY (RNS) — The Rev. Tony Suárez said he voted for Trump three times and believes the president is in favor of immigration reform.

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Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says he may not endorse candidates in the future NEW YORK CITY (RNS) — The Rev. Tony Suárez said he voted for Trump three times and believes the president is in favor of immigration reform.

Via @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: Hispanic evangelical Trump adviser says (to me, while onstage at @rns.org's symposium yesterday) he may not endorse candidates in the future.

Also voiced criticism of Stephen Miller and wariness of "idolatry" some have of Trump. religionnews.com/2025/10/22/h...

Evangelical Trump adviser urges Latino Christians 'go to church' amid fears of ICE (RNS) — The National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference president is pushing Latino evangelicals to gather at church to pray for Congress to pass immigration reform.

Evangelical Trump adviser urges Latino Christians 'go to church' amid fears of ICE religionnews.com/2025/10/17/l... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There. A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

For the first time in decades, women baseball players have a league of their own Over 70 years after the end of the first professional women’s baseball league, a new league is emerging with a reimagined, inclusive mission where “every girl deserves the dream.”

“Growing up I started playing baseball but back then we didn’t have that big dream to become a pro baseball player so at the age of 15 I had to transition to softball … and then I heard the great news,” said Claudia Santana, 27, from Dominican Republic.

She came to her ICE check-in backed by an Episcopal bishop and 500 supporters (RNS) — As immigrants increasingly fear detention at ICE check-ins, many faith groups have doubled down on accompaniment strategies to support them at those appointments.

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Appeals court: Trump can halt refugee admissions but must serve those already here (RNS) — The decision received a mixed reaction from the coalition of plaintiffs that includes three faith-based refugee resettlement agencies.

Appeals court: #Trump can halt #refugee admissions but must serve those already here religionnews.com/2025/09/16/a... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social

Nurses' union report criticizes Ascension heath system for investments against Catholic values (RNS) — On Monday (Sept. 15), at a rally for Baltimore nurses in contract negotiations with Ascension, National Nurses United plans to release a report highlighting investments in weapons manufacturer...

Nurses' union report criticizes Ascension heath system for investments against Catholic values religionnews.com/2025/09/14/n... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social

Reposting @jackjenkins.me link as there is some good convo and reposting comments coming from it. @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social’s piece is by far the best one I’ve seen on the event thus far.

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

@alejacorazonhm.bsky.social offers a helpful report at @rns.org about the roundtable I participated in last night at Georgetown University alongside four Catholic bishops and three Catholic activists. I was there as the moral theologian outlining Catholic social teaching on immigration.

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

A significant thing here: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ committee on migration, tells @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE. religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c...

Important detail in here from @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social: El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' WASHINGTON (RNS) — Before the Georgetown roundtable, El Paso Bishop Mark Seitz told RNS he is questioning whether Catholics can, in good conscience, join ICE.

Catholic bishops call immigration crackdown a 'category 4 storm' religionnews.com/2025/09/12/c... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social

Federal agents detained a man who was in a car with his wife and two children on Monday night in D.C.

The man said he didn't know why he had been pulled over.

Catholic leaders call for increased gun safety laws after Minnesota church shooting After a shooting at a church in Minnesota during a Mass for schoolchildren, Catholic officials are stepping up safety measures and calling for increased gun safety laws.

Listen to RNS national reporter @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social on @npr.org's Morning Edition, where she reports on how Catholic officials are stepping up safety measures and calling for increased gun safety laws.
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Unfortunately this is why reading Love in the Time of Cholera took me 10 months because I was determined to finish, but I hated the plot soooo much

D.C. churches see a drop in attendance as congregants fear immigration action Nearly two weeks into the Trump administration's takeover of the police in Washington, D.C., some local churches are experiencing drops in attendance as worshippers fear being detained.

Two weeks into the Trump administration's takeover of the police in Washington, D.C., some local churches are experiencing drops in attendance as worshippers fear being detained.
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, per WaPo: “Don’t just say this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying.”

A thing that shows up in here: I last saw Johnnie Moore, now head of the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in February. He was a featured speaker at the National Religious Broadcasters gathering.

But his talk wasn't on Gaza.

It was on crisis communications for U.S. churches that encounter scandals.