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Today's Readings
- Friday of the First Week in Ordinary Time
  
  Reading I 1 Samuel 8:4-7, 10-22a
  Responsorial Psalm Psalm 89:16-17, 18-19
  Gospel Mark 2:1-12
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- Trump to negotiate with Congress over pro-life protections in health plan
  
  4 hours ago
  
  President Donald Trump speaks to reporters in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on Aug. 5, 2025, in Washington, D.C. | Credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images Jan...
- NYPD increasing presence at churches after incidents at Staten Island Catholic parishes
  
  5 hours ago
  
  Staten Island, New York | Credit: John McAdorey/Shutterstock Jan 16, 2026 / 17:40 pm (CNA). The New York Police Department (NYPD) says it will increase officer presence at local churches after...
- Vice President Vance, House Speaker Johnson to speak at 2026 March for Life
  
  6 hours ago
  
  U.S. Vice President JD Vance. | Credit: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Jan 16, 2026 / 16:40 pm (CNA). Vice President JD Vance is scheduled to speak at the 2026 March for...
National Catholic Register
- Vice President Vance to Headline 2026 March for Life
  
  U.S. Vice President JD Vance The VP will join House Speaker Mike Johnson and U.S. Rep. Chris Smith at the Jan. 23 rally.
- Fruits of the Jubilee
  
  Screenshot: Vatican Media Pope Leo XIV closes the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica, concluding the Jubilee of Hope, on January 6, 2026. Happy New Year! This...
- Becket Report Finds Increases in Support for Religious Liberty in the Public Square
  
  Leigh Prather The Becket Fund releases its annual Religious Freedom Index (RFI) on Jan. 16, 2026, exploring American attitudes on the First Amendment. The...
News from the Vatican
- Pope seeks to console families of young Italian victims of New Year’s Swiss Alps bar fire
  
  Pope Leo XIV sought Thursday to console the families of Italian teenagers who were killed or injured in the Swiss bar fire at a New Year's party.
- Vatican City high appeal court rejects prosecutor’s appeal in Becciu case
  
  A laconic statement from the press office of the Holy See announced the developments on Monday.
- Leo XIV: Sistine Chapel baptisms, Angelus prayers for Mideast peace & condemnation of Russian attacks
  
  After marking Baptism of the Lord in the Sistine Chapel, Pope Leo XIV prayed the Angelus and expressed concern for renewed violence and unrest in the Middle East, prayed for peace in Ukraine and...
Rome Reports