Some Christian users said they planned to stop using Hallow because of its partnership with Carlson, while others praised the collaboration. Multiple users called for boycotts of the app and other sponsors.
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John Carr: Lessons from 50 years at the intersection of Catholic social teaching and public life
John Carr’s vocation was as a layman working to help the church share, apply and act on the principles of Catholic social teaching. Now retired, he looks back on his 50 years of service and shares lessons learned.
Posted inShort Take
James Talarico’s Colbert cancellation and glimpses of a better kind of Christian politics
What might be most important about James Talarico as a political figure is that he understands the pitfalls of political identification and chooses to lead with his faith rather than his political allegiances.
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ICE ‘mega centers’ for mass detention ‘challenge the conscience,’ says USCCB bishop
“The thought of holding thousands of families in massive warehouses should challenge the conscience of every American. Whatever their immigration status, these are human beings created in the image and likeness of God, and this is a moral inflection point for our country.”
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Cardinal Dolan: Vance ‘apologized’ for ‘out of line’ comments about US bishops and immigration
“When he (Vance) suggested that bishops in the United States were pro-immigrant because we were making money which was not only untrue, it was scurrilous—and he apologized,” said Cardinal Dolan. “He says, ‘That was out of line and that’s not true.’”
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Catholic leaders enter Chicago-area ICE facility on Ash Wednesday after months of denied access
“It was a very good beginning,” Father Fossá said. “There was no tension. We felt welcomed. So if this continues, I think we could establish a ministry that will be very beneficial to the families.”
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Supreme Court strikes down Trump tariffs, but relief for poorer Americans uncertain
Tyler Schipper, an associate professor of economics at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota, called the ruling a good check on the president’s use of tariff power.
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The No. 1 person former President Obama most wants to meet? Pope Leo XIV
In a YouTube interview, former President Obama said Pope Leo’s ministry “wasn’t just preaching from the pulpit but getting his hands dirty, trying to help people. So I’m looking forward to talking to him.”
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Catholic congressional Dems rebuke Mike Johnson’s biblical defense of ICE
Some 40-plus Catholic Democrats in Congress have issued what amounts to a theological rebuke of House Speaker Mike Johnson’s scriptural defense for President Donald Trump’s mass deportation agenda.
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Finding (and being) neighbors in Minnesota
I have found myself moved by gratitude for the basic witness of goodness toward those who have come to the United States seeking a better life.