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Jeanie Hannaman

January 14, 2026

Dozens of Charlotte Priests Query Vatican Over Bishop’s Move to Abolish Altar Rails, Kneelers, by Amira Abuzeid

By Amira Abuzeid for EWTN News, (Catholic World Report) - Reacting to Bishop Michael Martin’s Dec. 17, 2025, pastoral letter announcing the impending abolishment of altar rails and kneelers in the Diocese of Charlotte, North Carolina, 31 of the diocese’s priests have signed a letter to the Vatican’s Dicastery for Legislative Texts containing a set of questions, or “dubia,” related to the matter... the priests directly question “whether a diocesan bishop may prohibit the use of kneelers to assist members of the faithful who, of their own accord, wish to receive holy Communion kneeling.”

January 14, 2026

Trump Administration Moves to End Temporary Protected Status for Somalis, by Mary Rose

By Mary Rose, Catholic Vote - The Trump administration this week announced it will not renew Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals, so they must leave the U.S. by March 17, the expiration date for the extension the Biden administration granted... The decision, confirmed by White House and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials Jan. 13, follows through on President Donald Trump’s signaling in late 2025 that he would end TPS for certain groups as part of a broader effort to scale back humanitarian immigration programs.

January 14, 2026

Fr. Kevin Drew: Let’s Keep Celebrating Christmas!

Fr. Kevin Drew, Catholic Exchange - Christmas isn’t just one day, but rather a season—a season that started with Evening Prayer on December 24th and ends on the feast of the Baptism, which was this last Sunday. Within that season there is an octave, from December 25th to January 1st, which mystically is the same day stretched out into eight. Since 1970, January 1st is a holy day of obligation for Mary, the Mother of God; for centuries before that, January 1st was the feast of the circumcision, as Christ was circumcised on the 8th day.

January 14, 2026

When the Pieces of the Puzzle Do Not Fit, by Donald DeMarco

By Donald DeMarco, Crisis Magazine - Ash Williams is an abortion doula, which is to say she is a person who provides support for women before, during, and after their abortions. She is transgender and refers to herself with male pronouns. She has had two abortions herself and has a forearm tattoo depicting a tool used in the abortion procedure... Abortion, for Williams, in her words, is a “type of birth.”... Notre Dame University found her situation intriguing enough to invite her to deliver a “reproductive justice” talk. Her talk drew an audience of approximately 105 listeners... Here is a jigsaw puzzle in which none of the pieces fit into any other piece.

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