@robinrome

🇺🇸🇭🇺🇪🇺 A “Roman Observer" of the papacy, Vatican, and Catholic Church since 1986, and author of the weekly "Letter from Rome", featured on @UCANews.

 Roma, Lazio
Joined May 2011
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Today 🇮🇱Israeli PM Netanyahu will be voted out of office! He will stand trial in Israel for corruption after that. And in a just world will be flown to the ICC in The Hague for crimes against humanity! Yes, it will be over!
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Rep. Marcy Kaptur
@RepMarcyKaptur5h
Joined the Hungarian Club of Toledo to commemorate 70 years since the 1956 Hungarian revolution. Moving remarks from Tibor Deri, Peter Ujvagi and Karl Borko sharing their Hungarian American perspectives.
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Pete Buttigieg
@PeteButtigiegOct 26
If we can afford tax breaks for the richest people in this country, don't tell me we can't afford to pay public school teachers and support staff a living wage.
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Mark Lowen@marklowen10h
“This victory marks the end of institutional fear. For the first time in years, we can breathe freely.” theguardian.com/commentisfre…

As students we never sought power – here’s how we reclaimed Serbia | Novak Simin

After freedom, we want to give our people something radical: a normal, functioning state, says Novak Simin, a member of Serbia’s Student List movement

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James Bretzke@jimbretzke18h
Ramaswamy’s vicious attack ad is re-traumatizing sex abuse victims: Contrary to his goal of characterizing her as a flawed candidate, Mr. Ramaswamy only succeeded in demonstrating his lack of integrity. americamagazine.org/short-ta…

Ramaswamy’s vicious attack ad is re-traumatizing sex abuse victims

Using a victim’s trauma as a political weapon is the most vicious and immoral strategy I have ever seen in any election in this country.

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Brian Krassenstein
@krassenstein8h
BREAKING: Neil Young has just sued Trump for playing "Rockin' in the Free World" at his rally in Ohio. The lawsuit states: “In short, the Song is the opposite of everything that Donald J. Trump stands for.” Thank you Mr. Young!
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Alex Taylor
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This is quite something ! Serbian RTV channel starts yesterday's bulletin by apologizing to viewers👇 "For years, we failed to fulfill our duty. We kept silent, turned a blind eye, reported events one-sidedly and failed to ask necessary questions. We owe our viewers an apology”
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James Bretzke@jimbretzke7h
Bishops praying over President Trump in a campaign-circulated video raise the danger of the Church becoming a chaplain to power rather than a prophetic voice for the vulnerable. When bishops bless Caesar: The perils of becoming empire’s chaplains globalcatholic.com/when-bish…

When bishops bless Caesar: The perils of becoming empire’s chaplains - Global Catholic

The troubling question was not why bishops prayed for Trump, but what their presence, filmed and shared by his campaign, appeared to bless.

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An excellent backgrounder. wherepeteris.com/leo-in-the-…

Leo in the Land of Francis

As Pope Leo XIV visits Argentina, Claudio Ivan Remeseira examines the clash between Catholic social teaching and President Javier Milei.

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Assal Rad
@AssalRadOct 26
This should be the headline in every major news outlet. Where is the coverage?
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Including her poor grammar...
Matthew Sitman@MatthewSitmanOct 26
lol she’s learned absolutely nothing
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Gergely Karácsony@bpkaracsonygOct 26
It was an honour to welcome European Commission President @vonderleyen to Budapest City Hall — the first-ever visit by a sitting Commission President. We discussed European values, the legacy of 1956, and how EU funds can help build a greener, more liveable Budapest. 🇪🇺🤝🇭🇺
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Melania’s snub and the Oval Office trap for bishops: what’s wrong between Trump and the Vatican - la Repubblica Europe share.google/5kJT7tVCaFZAQ5d…

Melania’s snub and the Oval Office trap for bishops: what’s wrong between Trump and the Vatican

The First Lady has claimed credit for the Oleshky truce, which the Pope had worked to secure in a phone call with Putin. “Our prayer was exploited for partisan political purposes,” says a prelate who...

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James Bretzke@jimbretzke19h
“Such actions, when undertaken in the name of the Church, even in the form of ‘prayers’ or ‘blessings,’ are contrary to its nonpartisan mission and should be regarded solely as expressions of individual political preference,” Bishop Rodríguez wrote.open.substack.com/pub/letter…

Pope Leo’s Mar-a-Lago Bishop Rebukes Trump’s Oval Office Photo Op

Bishop Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez says the Church backs no candidate, and Kansas City’s archbishop disowned his predecessor’s visit. Sources in Rome say the Vatican wants more bishops to follow.

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Happy feast day of Saint Oran (Odhrán) of Iona, Irish Monk and Martyr of Obedience (†c. 563) @MartinBrowneOSB @MichaelPTKelly @FlanneryTony @breandanmcc @hoban_brendan
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James Bretzke@jimbretzkeOct 26
Regrettably I'm sure several of the 12 bishops (along with other hierarchs) agree with this White House claim: "“There has never been a greater president for Catholic Americans than President Trump, and his strong record proves it.” cruxnow.com/church-in-the-us…

Catholic bishops regret White House prayer photo with Trump, say it was used politically - Crux

Two Catholic bishops have expressed regret about agreeing to a White House meeting that produced a publicly distributed photo of them praying with President Donald Trump.

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Moral of the story, as it has been Trump‘s entire adult life, is keep far from him. Everything he touches turns to poison and so much that he has done borders on evil.
Kevin Ahern@kevin_ahernOct 26
This again is the man a group of bishops went to pray over in an election photo op - shameful
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Vatican News@vaticannews_itOct 26
Un'iniziativa all'insegna della solidarietà quella che si è conclusa in Vaticano per l'Ucraina dove domani è atteso l'elemosiniere del Papa. “Sono profondamente grato per la generosità dimostrata, che testimonia una profonda sensibilità" Leggi qui ⬇️ vaticannews.va/it/vaticano/n…

In Vaticano raccolta per l'Ucraina, l’elemosiniere: “Una bella testimonianza di Chiesa” - Vatican...

Un'iniziativa all'insegna della solidarietà quella che si è conclusa in Vaticano per il Paese dell’est Europa dove domani, 27 ottobre, è atteso ...

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Catholic News Agency
@cnaliveOct 26
The Vatican will step up its support for Ukraine ahead of the coming winter with a new humanitarian mission Oct. 27-30, led by the prefect of the Dicastery for the Service of Charity, Archbishop Luis Marín de San Martín. ewtnnews.com/vatican/vatican…

Vatican sends humanitarian mission to Ukraine ahead of ‘very harsh winter’

Apostolic almoner Archbishop Luis Marín will travel to Kyiv, Zaporizhzhia, Dnipro, and Fastiv, Ukraine from Oct. 27-30.

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I have just spoken by phone with the leaders of the Students' List @studentblokade, who won the elections in Serbia, to congratulate them on their victory. I assured them of Hungary’s support. I was delighted to hear how much strength our victory in April had given them during this difficult struggle.
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