Nessan Vaughan

‘Pope Leo told U.S. bishops visiting him at the Vatican on Wednesday that they should firmly address how immigrants are being treated by President Donald Trump's hardline policies, attendees said, in the latest push by the pontiff on the issue.’

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Irish government accused of putting up 'barrier' to unity poll The first two episodes of the Borderland podcast explore issues surrounding a referendum on Irish unity.

An interesting exchange of views here.
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The conversation about Irish re-unification continues and widens.

Thanks to Sarah Clancy, an outstanding advocate for human rights, for this.

I spoke on behalf of SVP - Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ireland on RTE about our reaction to #Budget2026 (part two)

I spoke on behalf of SVP - Society of St. Vincent de Paul Ireland on RTE about our reaction to #Budget2026

#GlobalSumudFlotilla
#GazaGenocide

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What are Black Catholics hearing when church leaders praise Charlie Kirk? For many Black Catholics familiar with Charlie Kirk's full record, endorsements of his message by Catholic leaders can be devastating.

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She could talk for "a very very long time" about the abuses she and her companions suffered but we have to take that on trust because all she wants to talk about is the plight of the Palestinian people.

An absolute model for fighting for justice.

Wonderful parents of Harvey.
#JusticeForHarvey

Sending my solidarity.

This from @thelancet.com

This at Celtic Park today.

Cardinal McElroy: See migrants as our neighbours - Vatican News The Archbishop of Washington calls for solidarity with migrants and prophetic witness amid growing fear and deportations. While he acknowledges that ...

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Solidarity with Greta and all the wonderful human rights activists, including our heroic compatriots.

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Pope Leo at Jubilee of Migrants: “Brothers and sisters, those boats which hope to catch sight of a safe port, and those eyes filled with anguish and hope seeking to reach the shore, cannot and must not find the coldness of indifference or the stigma of discrimination!” www.vatican.va/content/leo-...

Cardinal McElroy:

it definitely doesn’t give a better quality of education. What it does is give is social capital, connection and a means to entrench privilege. If more people were honest about that I’d be more forgiving I think

Pope Leo XIV says in "daily words and actions" - bring "God’s love to the world" at Holy Mass for Migrants - FULL TEXT Homily Catholic Church, Catholic News World, Vatican, Pope Francis, Breaking, Pope News, c na, Catholic Headlines,

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This is the Catholic Church’s official teaching on the death penalty.

In Massive Lie, Trump’s Catholic Press Secretary Rejects Pope Leo on Migrant Abuse Karoline Leavitt claims the Trump administration treated immigrants humanely. The facts — and Pope Leo — say otherwise.

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This from Rev. Benjamin Cremer:

‘When you demonize and mistreat the immigrant, the poor, and the marginalized, I'm not interested in hearing about your religious beliefs.

You've already shown me what they are by how you're demonizing and mistreating the immigrant, the poor, and the marginalized.’

This from Suzanne Breen.

Irish Government must lead unification preparations, says Varadkar Former taoiseach says Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil dropped unity objective from manifestos

Irish Govt must lead preparations - Varadkar

“Northern Ireland’s not a foreign country. It’s part of my country, maybe a different jurisdiction but Ireland is one country and Northern Ireland issues are certainly not a foreign affair”

Leo Varadkar

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Pope Leo XIV with Young Palestinians from the Youth of Jesus’ Homeland in Palestine.

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Pope Leo XIV with Young Palestinians from the Youth of Jesus’ Homeland in Palestine.

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Pope Leo faces MAGA ire after immigration and climate change remarks | CNN Pope Leo XIV has adopted a more low-key, less combative style to his predecessor in the early months of his papacy. Pope Francis’s openness to the LGBTQ community, advocacy for migrants and critiques ...

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This from @aidanregan.bsky.social:

‘Irish household wealth has surged, but the top 10% capture almost half of it and most of the gains. The bottom half own little.

This isn’t shared prosperity, it’s entrenched class inequality’.

Ireland’s Future board member writing in today’s Irish News