LOOP: Catholics urged to attend First Friday Masses in 2026

The LOOP WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 31 CATHOLICS CALLED TO ATTEND MASS EVERY 2026 FIRST FRIDAY  CatholicVote President and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt is calling on Catholics to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus by attending Mass on the First Friday of every month in 2026 – all to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary year. 

View in browser WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31 CATHOLICS CALLED TO ATTEND MASS EVERY 2026 FIRST FRIDAY  CatholicVote President and CEO Kelsey Reinhardt is calling on Catholics to honor the Sacred Heart of Jesus by attending Mass on the First Friday of every month in 2026 – all to commemorate the United States' 250th anniversary year.  READ THE LATEST ON THE MINNESOTA FRAUD SCANDAL  Federal authorities are ramping up investigations into alleged fraud tied to Minnesota's child care and nutrition programs, bringing new charges and convictions in what prosecutors have described as one of the largest fraud schemes in U.S. history.  READ 2025 LOOP YEAR IN REVIEW!  In 2025, your news team worked around the clock to bring you the truth about the events that matter most to Catholics. Here's a look back on the top stories of the year.  READ AD: THIS YEAR, RESOLVE TO BUY THE WAY YOU BELIEVE!  When you switch your cell phone service to Charity Mobile, 5% of your monthly plan price supports the live-saving work of your favorite Pro-Life charity! Get the same nationwide coverage as the big guys, a customer service team based in the U.S., and a free phone offer all Christmas season long with promo code LOOP. Offer good through 2/2/26 or while supplies last.  LEARN MORE CATHOLIC RESEARCH FORUM: INDIA MUST STOP PERSECUTION  A Catholic research body is calling on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to take urgent action to stop what it describes as a sustained rise in attacks against Christians across India, particularly during the Christmas season.  READ INSPIRING: ANNUNCIATION FAMILY HELPS COMMUNITY HEAL  In the hours after the Aug. 27 mass shooting at Annunciation Catholic Church and School killed two children and injured dozens more, a south Minneapolis family opened their home, creating an impromptu gathering place for grieving parents and children.  READ 7 IN 10 ARRESTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS HAVE RECORDS  The vast majority of illegal immigrants arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have criminal histories, according to new data provided by ICE to the Washington Examiner. Here are the numbers.  READ AD: PLEASE HELP PARENTS PROTECT THEIR CHILDREN FROM EVIL SEXUAL INFLUENCES  A recent survey of kids aged 13–17 found that 73% had seen pornography; 15% of them with first exposure at 10 yrs or younger. The rate of LGBTQ teens jumped from 11% (2015) to 26% (2021). With these alarming stats in mind, Coleen Mast created a resource for Catholic families. It's called LoveEd (as in Love-Education). It's time our kids 'Get Love Right!'  LEARN MORE BIG YEAR AT VATICAN: OVER 3 MILLION ATTENDED EVENTS  A remarkable spiritual pilgrimage unfolded in 2025 as nearly 3.2 million Catholics journeyed to the heart of the Church to participate in a variety of papal liturgies and prayers during a Jubilee year that also included the election of a new pope.  READ REPORT: SEVENTEEN CATHOLIC WORKERS KILLED IN 2025  Seventeen Catholic missionaries and pastoral workers were killed worldwide in 2025, most of them while carrying out ordinary ministry in places experiencing ongoing violence, conflict, and social breakdown, according to a year-end report released yesterday by the Pontifical Mission Societies information agency, Agenzia Fides. The victims included priests, women religious, seminarians, and lay catechists.  READ HOW TO END THE YEAR RIGHT  Refine has a great guide to help you end the year right. Here's how to wrap up your 2025 goals and create even better ones for the new year.  READ CATHOLIC 101  Looking for New Year's resolutions? CatholicVote's Grace Porto has found a great resource to help you think them through: The writings of St. Josemaría Escrivá.  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Pope Saint Sylvester (c. 250-335) was a close professional friend of Emperor Constantine's. The emperor granted Pope Sylvester temporal governance of Rome, and under the latter's pontificate, the papal basilicas were constructed and the first Roman Martyrology was composed.  READ DAILY PSALM  "Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice!" (Psalm 96)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ THE DEEP  Erika looks back on everything she read in 2025 — American history, satire, murder mysteries, and children's classics — while juggling motherhood, work, and ten-minute reading windows. This year-end book roundup considers what our reading habits reveal about attention, endurance, and staying human in a distracted age.  WATCH Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization., PO Box 3310, Carmel, IN 46082 (317) 669-6127 Unsubscribe Manage preferences