Episcopal Church of New Hampshire

Diocese of New Hampshire | January 2026

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/

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