News editor at National Catholic Reporter. www.ncronline.org after long gig with now closed Catholic News Service in US.https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3mg6ctqy5hs22Our editorial today: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/editorial/editorial-war-iran-reckless-venture03 Mar 2026 17:40 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6ctqy5hs22https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3mfmxevlf6s2pOnly a few days left of Catholic Press Month. Take your favorite Catholic journalist out to lunch maybe? Or read my column for @ncronline.bsky.social: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/us-catholic-newspapers-began-immigrant-outreach-and-ncr-continues-work24 Feb 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfmxevlf6s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3mdqkdjy5jk2lCatherine O'Hara: "She was someone who loved being in our bizarre and often absurd world, and relished the chance to share that love with us." https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/catherine-ohara-always-gave-something-back-may-she-rest-peace31 Jan 2026 19:27 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqkdjy5jk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3md4dgh2uyc24It begins. From my inbox: Diocese of Pittsburgh Issues Mass Dispensation and Weekend Weather Guidance23 Jan 2026 18:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3md4dgh2uyc24https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3mc32wilq4k23Our @ncronline.bsky.social editorial looks at what we have become as a nation. "We keep saying: This is not who we are. But is that true anymore?" https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/editorial/editorial-we-are-moral-exile-we-must-resist10 Jan 2026 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mc32wilq4k23https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3mbmd6mxr2c2aPope Leo had something to say this a.m. about US military action in Venezuela. https://www.ncronline.org/news/after-us-strike-venezuela-pope-leo-urges-respect-law-justice-and-peace04 Jan 2026 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbmd6mxr2c2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3mat23jqtyk24This Posada has both an old & modern message. Check out all the photos while you’re there too. https://www.ncronline.org/news/posada-us-mexico-border-highlights-plight-migrants25 Dec 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3mat23jqtyk24https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m7lhbv6ils2pWhy you should always narrow your searches.09 Dec 2025 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7lhbv6ils2phttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m6zjhbsdbc2qI am obsessed with this. Pope Leo, on papal press conference joked about how Cindy Wooden, longtime bureau chief of @catholicnewssvc.bsky.social gets to retire.02 Dec 2025 17:59 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6zjhbsdbc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m5eyxxj4vc2mOur columnist has some thoughts on today's election by U.S. bishops: https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/depressing-result-us-bishops-conference-presidential-election11 Nov 2025 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5eyxxj4vc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m5elsuvvok23No time for chit chat. First task of US bishops at annual mtg is vote for new USCCB president. Way the bishops go here will be telling.11 Nov 2025 16:50 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5elsuvvok23https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m5ejs7ecwk2tFirst message in #USCCB25 is letter to Pope Leo pointing out fears of so many immigrants in US including those who now fear going to Mass because of ICE raids. The bishops said they "will continue to stand with migrants and defend everyone’s right to worship free from intimidation."11 Nov 2025 16:14 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5ejs7ecwk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m4v7m53uw22uSix months into Pope Leo's pontificate we look back at what got him there - what the cardinals thought they would get -- and if they were right. https://www.ncronline.org/news/inside-conclave-part-1-how-american-missionary-became-pope-leo-xiv05 Nov 2025 14:01 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4v7m53uw22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m4v6l3og3k2uPost-election our Michael Sean Winters asks if Republican members of Congress are wondering if there is anything they can do to stem the anti-Trump sentiment that was so clear yesterday in New York City, New Jersey and Virginia. https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/ncr-voices/voting-trumps-shadow-democrats-got-boost-key-city-state-elections05 Nov 2025 13:43 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4v6l3og3k2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m4v5ti24kk2uPope Leo weighs in on Chicago's ICE detention center where Communion has been denied to detainees. He said church leaders should be allowed to provide pastoral care to those inside who have often lived peacefully for years. https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/vatican-news/pope-leo-calls-us-authorities-respect-migrants-spiritual-needs05 Nov 2025 13:30 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4v5ti24kk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m4grbenrlc27Chicago Cardinal Cupich has some things to say about immigration here: tinyurl.com/4zj38vbb. Also Chicago Catholics and others planning once again to go to #ICE detention center Saturday. The cardinal says those bringing Communion should be allowed in as a basic part of religious freedom. https://tinyurl.com/4zj38vbb30 Oct 2025 20:08 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4grbenrlc27https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3m4fy6n5ay225This is happening. As SNAP benefits are set to expire, @catholiccharities.bsky.social is launching national emergency food drive. https://www.catholiccharitiesusa.org/2025/10/30/catholic-charities-usa-launches-national-fundraising-effort-to-support-those-losing-access-to-food-assistance-programs/30 Oct 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4fy6n5ay225https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lvjhotiosc2j Got an opinion piece today in @kansascity.com: https://www.kansascity.com/opinion/readers-opinion/guest-commentary/article311549152.html03 Aug 2025 19:58 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvjhotiosc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3ltionklncc24Homeland Security is using Scripture to promote its immigration enforcement. Well, if you want to quote Isaiah, how about this part: "Hide the outcasts, do not betray the fugitives," advises John Grosso digital editor of @ncronline.bsky.social https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/homeland-security-weaponizes-bible-verse-justify-trumps-immigration-tactics09 Jul 2025 01:39 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltionklncc24https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lt6bxl5csc2qIn column for OSV news my former boss, Greg Erlandson points out that the US bishops have been speaking out against Trump’s bill & wonders if Catholics have heard this message.04 Jul 2025 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt6bxl5csc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lt3f6ao3u22uMercy Sister Mary Haddad, president of @thechausa.bsky.social on Trump’s bill passage:03 Jul 2025 18:45 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt3f6ao3u22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lt2qosewvs2mWe kickoff our new series on views of Pope Leo XIV today with Sen. Tim Kaine who says: "U.S. Americans can better understand through him our connections throughout the Americas, connections that transcend race or national boundaries." https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/sen-tim-kaine-sees-pope-leo-xiv-following-francis-path-servant-leadership03 Jul 2025 12:39 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lt2qosewvs2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lpan7c5qis2kHmm is this religious freedom we’ve been hearing about? Nashville Diocese says “no Catholic is obligated to attend Mass on Sunday if doing so puts their safety at risk." https://www.ncronline.org/news/tennessee-diocese-clarifies-mass-obligations-immigration-crackdown-empties-pews15 May 2025 23:11 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpan7c5qis2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3loy2vplz5k2k"We have a new pope!" my parish priest said at start of Mass. Congregation applauded and priest mentioned he too was from South Side of Chicago. Aren’t we all these days father?12 May 2025 13:23 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3loy2vplz5k2khttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lovrif3bjs2sWriters for “Your Friends & Neighbors” on AppleTV- please do better. Scene with characters dipping communion hosts in stolen jam, really?11 May 2025 15:29 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lovrif3bjs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lolqmtz3e227Ok Now it really begins.07 May 2025 15:47 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolqmtz3e227https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lolo6xms6k2hOnce these doors are closed, the secret process begins. Our explainer here tells all (that we can!) https://www.ncronline.org/vatican/conclave-detailed-explainer-secret-ritual-elects-pope07 May 2025 15:03 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolo6xms6k2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lolnx6pva22uIt begins.07 May 2025 14:59 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lolnx6pva22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3loei42ctvs23Me and Rhina next to each other on today's @ncronline.bsky.social - like old days from our Catholic News Service seating arrangement.04 May 2025 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3loei42ctvs23https://bsky.app/profile/carolmaczim.bsky.social/post/3lobcc5ptns2sSome of us were hoping there would be a cardinal’s name in Kentucky Derby or even White Smoke. Guess this will do!03 May 2025 12:04 +0000at://did:plc:v2rc36drjqq6jo6gzsetenrs/app.bsky.feed.post/3lobcc5ptns2s