Diocese of New Hampshire | January 2026

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Coverage of Bishop Rob Hirschfeld’s remarks on faith, public witness, and clergy safety has appeared widely in national, regional, and international media. Most of these news outlets appear below.

National & International Media

• Associated Press (picked up nationwide)
  NH bishop warns clergy to prepare for new era of martyrdom
  https://www.eagletribune.com/news/new_hampshire/nh-bishop-warns-clergy-to-prepare-for-new-era-of-martyrdom/article_2d0b1733-3503-4adf-b0df-816961212d68.html

• Washington Post — Michelle Boorstein
  In-depth national feature
  https://wapo.st/4jWAglN

• CNN — Erin Burnett OutFront
  Video segment
  https://www.cnn.com/2026/01/19/us/video/bishop-message-new-era-martyrdom-ice-ebof-digvid

• CNN International — Amanpour and Company
  https://youtu.be/BE5eanSqBx8

• NBC News (Digital)
  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/new-hampshire-bishop-warns-new-era-martyrdom-ice-shooting-rcna254813

• ABC News (AP wire)
  https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/new-hampshire-bishop-warns-clergy-prepare-new-era-129330353

• Fox News
  https://www.foxnews.com/us/episcopal-bishop-warns-clergy-prepare-new-era-martyrdom-ice-shooting

• Swiss Radio (SRF) — Lea Berger
  https://www.srf.ch/audio/rendez-vous

Public Radio & Podcasts

• NPR — Tovia Smith
  https://www.mtpr.org/2026-01-18/amid-ice-clashes-new-hampshire-bishop-urges-clergy-to-prepare-their-wills

• WBUR – Here & Now
  https://www.wbur.org/hereandnow/2026/01/26/mariann-budden-minneapolis

• Slate – What’s Next — Mary Harris
  https://slate.com/podcasts/what-next/2026/01/why-bishop-rob-hirschfield-urged-clergy-to-get-their-affairs-in-order

• Jessica Yellin – News Not Noise
  https://newsnotnoisejessicayellin.substack.com/p/even-joe-rogan-is-asking-are-we-really
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bdL9D4qfhU0

New England & Regional Coverage

• WMUR-TV (Channel 9) — Kelly O’Brien interview (Jan. 12)
  https://www.wmur.com/article/ice-shooting-nh-episcopal-bishop-speech-011226/69980984
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcu20A2TxtA

• WMUR-TV — Death penalty story including Bishop Rob testimony (Jan. 16)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3nMTEMqAFE

• Yahoo News (syndicated WMUR segment)
  https://www.yahoo.com/news/videos/nh-episcopal-bishop-addresses-message-230711970.html

• Boston Globe (and NH Globe newsletter)
  https://www.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/20/metro/new-hampshire-bishop-immigration-martyr/

• New Hampshire Public Radio (NHPR) — interview with Julie Furukawa
  https://www.nhpr.org/nh-news/2026/01/13/episcopal-church-wills-immigration-protest-ice-renee-good-hirschfeld
  https://www.youtube.com/shorts/k6RvU9IY_qY

• MassLive
  https://www.masslive.com/politics/2026/01/ice-killing-leads-nh-bishop-to-prep-clergy-for-martyrdom-and-finalize-wills.html

• NH Business Review
  (Coverage)

Faith & Religion Press

• Religion News Service — Jack Jenkins
  https://religionnews.com/2026/01/15/two-episcopal-bishops-say-clergy-may-have-to-put-bodies-on-the-line-to-resist-ice/

• The Living Church — Caleb Maglaya Galaraga
  https://livingchurch.org/news/news-episcopal-church/nh-bishop-prepare-for-martyrdom/

Commentary & Digital Amplification

• Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC)
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoTlrgI9jU4

• The Young Turks
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AR6dA-VbpEE

• Democracy Now!
  (Segment posted)

• Reddit — public discussion threads (example)
  https://www.reddit.com/r/newhampshire/comments/1qaksjm/nh_episcopal_bishop_rob_hirschfelds_remarks_at_a/

Contact: communications@nhepiscopal.org.