Gordon Whitman

Devasting condemnation of those who voted for the Big Ugly Bill from @ddroyster.bsky.social

Contributor: What the church needs from Leo XIV At this moment of change and possibility, four principles that Francis lived, and that Leo XIV has begun to echo, must guide the Catholic Church.

Beautifully written piece about Pope Francis and the work ahead for Pope Leo XIV and all of us www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...

New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans

Fascinating - The pope’s maternal grandparents, both of whom are described as Black or mulatto in various historical records, lived in the city’s Seventh Ward, an area traditionally Catholic and a melting pot of people with African, Caribbean and European roots. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/u...

Pope Leo XIV retweeted this on 4/15/25. Good sign.

Lawmakers demand answers after a Haitian woman dies at an ICE detention center ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."

ICE says it is investigating the cause of death of 44-year-old Marie Ange Blaise in a Florida detention center on Friday. A local congresswoman says Blaise had complained of chest pains "for hours."

‘There’s no going back’: Pope Francis’ global development legacy Issues central to global development, including economic and climate justice, migration, and elevating those on the peripheries were core tenets of the late Pope Francis’ 12-year papacy.

I was happy to share reflections on Pope Francis’ critique of top down approaches to development & radical “belief that it is people at the margins … who are the answer” www.devex.com/news/there-s... @devex.bsky.social @faithinaction.bsky.social @ignatiansolidarity.bsky.social @jesuits.bsky.social

The future is in the hands of those who struggle against injustice. @faithinaction.bsky.social @ncronline.bsky.social @catholicnewssvc.bsky.social faithinactioninternational.org/we-mourn-the...

We mourn the death of Pope Francis and pledge to carry on his ministry Pope Francis called us to welcome migrants, care for the earth, and challenge economic systems causing poverty, suffering, and indifference.

Pope Francis taught us—through his words & actions—to love and respect every person as a child of God. He called us to welcome migrants, care for the earth as our common home, & challenge economic systems that cause poverty, suffering, & indifference. faithinactioninternational.org/we-mourn-the...

Rare, good news for a Haiti in crisis: Court revives U.S. agency aid | Opinion Killed by DOGE, agency that helps Haiti appears to be back | Opinion

Some good news in our effort to reopen the Inter-American Foundation, a model for supporting locally led community development. www.miamiherald.com/opinion/op-e... @sarajacobs.house.gov @joaquincastrotx.bsky.social

Eight things Kamala could have done differently By Isaiah Paley Whitman

My son Isaiah just published his first Medium post medium.com/@IsaiahPaley...

Serbia's largest-ever rally sees 325,000 protest against government The collapse of a station canopy that killed 15 people has galvanised anger towards the government.

Coming soon to the U.S. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Re-Open IAF and USADF Join us in demanding that Congress stand up for the Inter-American Foundation (IAF) and U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) and the good work they do addressing the root causes of poverty, hun...

Petition to re-open the Inter-American Foundation which supports community development in Latin America and the Caribbean. And was illegally shut down. secure.everyaction.com/OnGbqscEfESU...

Hundreds of Thousands Will Die The writer, surgeon, and former U.S.A.I.D. senior official Atul Gawande on the Trump Administration’s decimation of foreign aid and the consequences around the world.

Very important interview with Atul Gawande: Hundreds of Thousands Will Die - “There is a fundamental desire to remove and destroy independent sources of knowledge, of power, of decision-making.” www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...

Winners and losers from the first city budget in Philly’s Parker-Johnson era Clout is breaking down who's up and who's down following the first big legislative agreement of the Parker administration.

PhIlly is gradually moving progressive neighborhood focused, especially after building an arena in Chinatown got spiked. Great to see the movement on housing & @councilmemberjg.bsky.social leadership. www.inquirer.com/politics/clo...

The eventual fate of the GOP