Wednesday, January 28, 2026

RNS Morning Report - Catholic bishops oppose ICE; debate over Holocaust remembrance

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Top Stories

US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

(RNS) — ‘We ask — for the love of God and the love of human beings, which can’t be separated — vote against renewing funding for such a lawless organization,’ Cardinal Joseph Tobin said.
US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

Walz’s Anne Frank comment shows how Holocaust remembrance has become contentious

(RNS) — Educators and museums are conflicted on whether the lesson of the Holocaust should be understood as a tragedy with universal implications or one more narrowly, pertaining to the Jews.
US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

In fire-scarred Altadena, displaced congregations remain ‘in the wilderness’

LOS ANGELES (RNS) — Of the 9,400 structures destroyed by the Eaton Fire last January, more than a dozen were houses of worship. Today, those faith communities gather in temporary spaces, drawing on decades of interfaith connections. Some are making strides toward rebuilding — although that day, for many, is distant.
US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

Algeria’s fragile Catholic community could play host to Pope Leo XIV in historic first visit

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Pope Leo XIV has expressed interest in visiting Algeria, a trip that would mark the first papal visit to the North African nation and highlight its small but symbolically significant Catholic community rooted in dialogue with Islam.

Opinion

US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

How to hold up both democracy and the gospel? Pauli Murray is a guide for Christians

(RNS) — Episcopal Church USA leaders call on Christians to emulate the late priest, civil rights activist and legal scholar.
US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

Why the Holocaust needs three annual remembrance days

(RNS) — Totalitarianism — and yes, fascism — happens slowly.

ICYMI

US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

This influencer wants Gen-Zers to see their lives transformed by yoga

(RNS) — For 23-year-old Etai Atula, Gen-Z brain rot and ancient spiritual wisdom can coexist.
US Catholic bishops make urgent pleas to rein in ICE after recent deaths

As Springfield’s 15,000 Haitians brace for deportations, local churches train to resist ICE

SPRINGFIELD, Ohio (RNS) — Over a year since Donald Trump and JD Vance spread falsehoods about the city's migrants eating pets, Haitians’ temporary protected status is set to run out Feb. 3.

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