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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/category/opinion/columns/thomas-reese/
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Opinion | The plow is heading toward extinction. That's a good thing. No-till farming reduces need for fertilizers and pesticides, and promotes soil health and biodiversity. - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

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60 years after Malcolm X's killing, his message can't be silenced or ignored religionnews.com/2025/02/21/6...

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#Trump's pick to run #WhiteHouse Faith Office sparks theological turf war religionnews.com/2025/02/21/t...

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#PopeFrancis in 'more pain' but resting after respiratory crisis, doctors say religionnews.com/2025/02/22/p... @clairegiangrave.bsky.social

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Criticize the late Chabad Rebbe at your peril religionnews.com/2025/02/21/c...

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#Trump's #IVF order is bad for a million reasons www.oursundayvisitor.com/trumps-ivf-o...

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Today's Gospel: Jesus said to him in reply, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah. For flesh and blood has not revealed this to you, but my heavenly Father. And so I say to you, you are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-...

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Today's psalm: The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want. In verdant pastures he gives me repose; Beside restful waters he leads me; he refreshes my soul. bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-...

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Today's 1st reading: Tend the flock of God in your midst, overseeing not by constraint but willingly, as God would have it, not for shameful profit but eagerly. Do not lord it over those assigned to you, but be examples to the flock. bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-...

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Opinion | ‘We Are Seeing Complete Destruction’: The Damage Done by the #USAID Freeze - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

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The rise and fall of Catholic wins at the #Oscars | America Magazine www.americamagazine.org/arts-culture...

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125 years after his visit, Californians honor Swami Vivekananda's influence religionnews.com/2025/02/21/1...

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Catholics in #Nigeria say Shell can't divest contaminated oil sites before cleanup | National Catholic Reporter www.ncronline.org/earthbeat/ju...

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#Trump falsely claims ‘no terrorist attacks’ and ‘no wars’ during his presidency - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Judge won't immediately block #Trump administration’s abrupt halt to #Catholic #refugee funding - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... @usccbofficial.bsky.social

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#UK court refuses to say financier acted in 'good faith' in #Vatican deal but says he wasn't dishonest - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...

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#Trump, #JusticeDepartment delete federal #policemisconduct database - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...

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#Farmers still missing #USDA funds get little help from #Republicans in Congress - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

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Sarah Lund provokes readers to see the neurodiversity in God and Scripture religionnews.com/2025/02/20/s...

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Israeli Jews shaken by presumed deaths of Bibas family, look to properly honor the dead religionnews.com/2025/02/20/i...

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Why are American #evangelicals not backing their counterparts in #Ukraine? religionnews.com/2025/02/20/w...

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How Congress can turn tariff lemons into lemonade: A border-adjustment tax www.brookings.edu/articles/how...

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The unheard cries of young Christian girls in #Pakistan - UCA News www.ucanews.com/news/the-unh...

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Iranian Christians feared death in Iran. The US banished them to Panama. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

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Catholic Health Association pleads to spare #Medicaid from #GOP cuts | National Catholic Reporter www.ncronline.org/news/catholi...

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#Hamas killed the Bibas children. We should scream to the heavens. religionnews.com/2025/02/20/h...

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#Israel confirms 4 dead hostages who will be returned from #Gaza include young family religionnews.com/2025/02/20/i...

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Texas ACNA congregation becomes second to join Episcopal Church religionnews.com/2025/02/20/t...

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Word extinguished: Bishop Barron's digital silence | National Catholic Reporter www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-...

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#Trump orders expanded access to #IVF, a practice contrary to Catholic teaching | National Catholic Reporter www.ncronline.org/news/trump-o...

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Today's Gospel: Jesus rebuked Peter and said, “Get behind me, Satan. You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-...

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Today's psalm: “The LORD looked down from his holy height, from heaven he beheld the earth, To hear the groaning of the prisoners, to release those doomed to die.” bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-...

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Today's 1st reading: "Dread fear of you shall come upon all the animals of the earth and all the birds of the air, upon all the creatures that move about on the ground and all the fishes of the sea; into your power they are delivered." bible.usccb.org/daily-bible-...

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#Trump, #Musk and #Vance target the most vulnerable and attack Catholic ministries—and it’s working | America Magazine www.americamagazine.org/faith/2025/0...

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Catholic Charities agencies across country cut funding, lay off staff amid federal funding freeze | Catholic News Agency www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262307/...

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Follow #PopeFrancis at @pontifexes.bsky.social

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33 Christian Reformed ministers take oath to a rival denomination as church split deepens religionnews.com/2025/02/19/3... @yonat.bsky.social

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#Latino Christian National Network plans next steps to help #immigrants after lawsuit religionnews.com/2025/02/19/l... @alejacorazonhm.bsky.social

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The streaming shows changing TV's #Muslim narrative religionnews.com/2025/02/19/t...

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Court helps Christian schools collect fee in central #India - UCA News www.ucanews.com/news/court-h...

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Catholic universities scrambling amid #Trump's diversity crackdown | National Catholic Reporter www.ncronline.org/news/catholi... @heidischlumpf.bsky.social

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#IVF Destroys Human Life, Bishops Urge Ethical Alternatives. Tuesday’s executive order promoting IVF is thus fatally flawed and stands in regrettable contrast to the promising pro-life actions of the Administration last month. | USCCB www.usccb.org/news/2025/iv...

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#USDA mistakenly fires officials working on #birdflu amid #Trump cuts. The department is trying to rehire the employees as avian influenza causes egg prices to soar and as #ElonMusk’s #DOGE makes sweeping cuts to government agencies. - The Washington Post www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2025/...

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The streaming shows changing TV's #Muslim narrative religionnews.com/2025/02/19/t...

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Estonian lawmakers look to make country's Orthodox church cut ties with Moscow religionnews.com/2025/02/18/e...

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Living a Life of Purpose: Exploring Service, Faith, and Community in Retirement Webinar Registration - Zoom us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

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My column on Papal Transition: Q&A on Papal Transition, Conclave & Election of New Pope | America Magazine www.americamagazine.org/papal-transi...

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My @rns.org column from 2 years ago: The legacy of a decade of #PopeFrancis religionnews.com/2023/03/06/a...

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Jet-Skis in #Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in #Congo. - The New York Times www.nytimes.com/2025/02/19/w...

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Pro-life advocates decry #Trump executive order expanding #IVF access | Catholic News Agency www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/262291/...

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