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Joe Ferullo

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Fmr CEO/Publisher, National Catholic Reporter; media columnist @TheHill; EVP of programming @ CBS, producer @ NBC & ABC News.

Joined March 2009
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US #bishops are at a crossroads as they head into their fall assembly. Following the lead of #PopeLeo is the obvious way forward, but I fear the forces of resistance are still in control. Via @MichaelSWinters in NCR… #Catholic #Trump ncronline.org/node/342736 via @NCRonline
US bishops are at a crossroads as they head into their fall assembly

US bishops are at a crossroads as they head into their fall assembly

Following the lead of Pope Leo is the obvious way forward for the U.S. bishops, Michael Sean Winters writes, but he fears the forces of resistance are still in control.

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Statement from the Archdiocese of Newark regarding Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin’s health diagnosis: Cardinal Tobin is scheduled to undergo surgery on Oct. 29 to remove a kidney mass. Please join us in praying for his recovery. Read the full statement here: rcan.org/cardinal-tobin-heal…
Cardinal Tobin Health Diagnosis - Archdiocese of Newark

Cardinal Tobin Health Diagnosis - Archdiocese of Newark

The Archdiocese of Newark shares information regarding Cardinal Joseph W. Tobin's recent health diagnosis.

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My encounter with JD Vance: Can being attentive to a graced moment create change for fearful immigrants? Via Sr. Nancy Sylvester in NCR… #Catholic #nuns #JDVance #TV #immigrants #Trump ncronline.org/node/342756 via @NCRonline
My encounter with JD Vance: Can being attentive to a graced moment create change?

My encounter with JD Vance: Can being attentive to a graced moment create change?

Sometimes you find yourself in a situation that turns into a more significant moment than you ever expected. Sr. Nancy Sylvester recalls her exchange with the vice president at a town hall, and what...

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In lead-up to midterms, Catholic prayer vigils spread across US. "We wanted to gather together in prayer for free, fair, peaceful elections.” Via @camillobarone97 in NCR… #Catholic #midterms #Election2026 #prayer ncronline.org/node/342711 via @NCRonline
In lead-up to midterms, Catholic prayer vigils and novenas spread across US

In lead-up to midterms, Catholic prayer vigils and novenas spread across US

As the November midterm elections approach, Catholics across the United States are preparing to pray and keep vigil, asking for peaceful polling places, honest vote-counting, and protection for...

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Could Catholic leaders have helped stop the White House 'manipulation' of 12 bishops meeting with Trump? “Talk to (leadership) before you do something stupid.” Via @BrianFragaNCR …. #Trump #Catholic #bishops #WhiteHouse #midterms ncronline.org/node/342811 via @NCRonline
Could USCCB have avoided the White House 'manipulation' of bishops meeting with Trump?

Could USCCB have avoided the White House 'manipulation' of bishops meeting with Trump?

"I never thought the bishops would be so imprudent to do that, just a few weeks before the election," Jesuit Fr. Thomas Reese said.

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Report: 4 in 10 Catholics have experienced racism. Close to half of adult Catholics say they want to hear more at their parishes about Church teaching on racism. Via NCR… #Racism #Catholic #church ncronline.org/node/342776 via @NCRonline
Report: 4 in 10 Catholics have experienced racism

Report: 4 in 10 Catholics have experienced racism

A new report indicates that 60% of adult Catholics in the U.S. believe racism exists within their local community, with about 4 in 10 (39%) saying they have experienced racial discrimination genera...

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Gaza's children are recovering from hunger. Doctors fear it won't last. "There is improvement, definitely, but there is a huge fragility.” Via @camillobarone97 in NCR… #Gaza #Palestinians #Israel #children ncronline.org/node/342611 via @NCRonline
Gaza's children are recovering from hunger. Doctors fear it won't last.

Gaza's children are recovering from hunger. Doctors fear it won't last.

A new study by the humanitarian medical organization MedGlobal offers unusually hopeful numbers showing dropping acute malnutrition among children under 5 in Gaza. But "a huge fragility" remains.

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Decades before 'Who am I to judge,' a gay Jesuit served LGBTQ people. "He was a prophet, and prophets always have to suffer." Via @corpo_ryan in NCR... #LGBTQ #Catholic #Jesuit ncronline.org/node/342556 via @NCRonline
Decades before 'Who am I to judge,' a gay Jesuit served LGBTQ people

Decades before 'Who am I to judge,' a gay Jesuit served LGBTQ people

 Fr. John McNeill's groundbreaking 1976 book described homosexuality as a gift from God. The Vatican later silenced him, and the Society of Jesus expelled him.

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NCR EDITORIAL: Bishops' prayer for Trump may have been sincere, but for POTUS, it was pure politics. This is not a time for political naivete. More… #Trump #Catholic #prayer #WhiteHouse ncronline.org/node/342681 via @NCRonline
Editorial: Bishops' prayer for Trump may have been sincere. For Trump, it was pure politics.

Editorial: Bishops' prayer for Trump may have been sincere. For Trump, it was pure politics.

Our tradition, from the heart of the gospel to the deeply established Catholic social justice tradition it inspired, cries out for religious resistance to the Trump project. Any hint of complicity...

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MUST-READ: Milwaukee archbishop who prayed with Trump apologizes, says bishops were 'manipulated' into a ‘political photo opportunity’.. Via Jeromiah Taylor in NCR … #Trump #WhiteHouse #prayer #Catholic ncronline.org/node/342676 via @NCRonline/
Milwaukee archbishop who prayed with Trump apologizes, says bishops were 'manipulated'

Milwaukee archbishop who prayed with Trump apologizes, says bishops were 'manipulated'

Milwaukee Archbishop Jeffrey Grob expressed "sincere regret" for participating in what he said was "a political photo opportunity" orchestrated by the White House.

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I just spit out my water 🤣
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Carl Sagan’s prediction about America, made 31 years ago.
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“He’s got the White House looking like Saddam Hussein opened up a Cheesecake Factory” — Obama
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Jordan reels after massacre at Orthodox Church that killed 8 people, wounded 40 others. Via NCR.. #MiddleEast #Jordan #Christian #massacre ncronline.org/node/342651 via @NCRonline
Jordan reels after massacre at Orthodox church; official cites extremist ideology

Jordan reels after massacre at Orthodox church; official cites extremist ideology

The Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem called the massacre of mourners at prayer "a grave offence against God and against humanity."

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Archbishop who prayed with Trump says meeting 12 days before the midterm election was not an endorsement. “That was never my intention.” Via @camillobarone97 in NCR.. #Trump #Catholic #WhiteHouse #prayer ncronline.org/node/342646 via @NCRonline
Archbishop who prayed with Trump says meeting was not an endorsement

Archbishop who prayed with Trump says meeting was not an endorsement

Denver Archbishop James Golka argued that advocating for unborn children, immigrants and poor families requires sustained engagement with political leaders, even when church officials disagree with...

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In March 2003 Pope John Paul II sent his envoy, Archbishop Laghi, to the Oval Office to implore Pres Bush not to invade Iraq. Bush put the letter aside w/o reading it and asked +Laghi to pray with him. +Laghi responded: "I prayed before I came here."
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This is the image Trump wants from a papal visit. And this is a reason Pope Leo won't come while Trump is in the Oval Office.
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Court allows multifaith challenge of Trump policy to permit ICE arrests at churches. "Houses of worship and sacred spaces must be respected.” Via NCR… #Trump #ICE #church #immigration ncronline.org/node/342636 via @NCRonline
Court allows multifaith challenge of Trump policy to permit ICE arrests at churches

Court allows multifaith challenge of Trump policy to permit ICE arrests at churches

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops was not a plaintiff in the lawsuit but filed an amicus brief in support of the plaintiffs.

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Whoever did this… 10/10 no notes 🤣
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Accountability time: White House names 12 bishops who prayed with Trump, defends president's record. See if one is from your town…. Via @camillobarone97 in NCR… #Trump #Catholic #bishops #Midterms2026 ncronline.org/node/342536 via @NCRonline
White House names 12 bishops who prayed with Trump, defends president's record

White House names 12 bishops who prayed with Trump, defends president's record

The White House identified the 12 Catholic bishops who met and prayed with President Donald Trump in the Oval Office less than two weeks before the midterm elections, while defending his record with...

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Great news from the Vatican!
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Pope Leo XIV’s doctors have confirmed that the tumor removed on October 13 was a lung adenocarcinoma and that the disease was localized. Dr. Luigi Carbone and Professor Stefano Margaritora said on Wednesday evening that a subsequent oncological assessment has confirmed that “no further treatment is necessary.”
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