Initiative on Catholic Social Thought and Public Life

Renée Darline Roden is a journalist covering religion and a fellow with the Jesuit Media Lab. Renée’s writing has appeared in The Nation, Religion News Service, the Associated Press, Sojourners, National Catholic Reporter, America, and U.S. Catholic, among others. In 2022, she led a team of journalists in reporting on maternity leave policies in Catholic dioceses across the United States for FemCatholic. She currently serves as editor for Roundtable, a newsletter covering the international Catholic Worker movement. Renée is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame and Columbia Journalism School, and author of the book Tantur: Seeking Unity in a Divided City (2025). She lives at St. Martin de Porres Catholic Worker in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.