LOOP: Justice Department puts Don Lemon 'on notice'

The LOOP TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 DOJ PUTS DON LEMON 'ON NOTICE' OVER CHURCH INCIDENT  The Justice Department announced it has placed former CNN anchor Don Lemon "on notice" and launched a civil rights investigation into a disruptive anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The DOJ's statement came after Lemon livestreamed himself joining a group of activists who stormed the church's Sunday worship service on Jan. 18. 

View in browser TUESDAY, JANUARY 20 DOJ PUTS DON LEMON 'ON NOTICE' OVER CHURCH INCIDENT  The Justice Department announced it has placed former CNN anchor Don Lemon "on notice" and launched a civil rights investigation into a disruptive anti-ICE protest at Cities Church in St. Paul, Minnesota. The DOJ's statement came after Lemon livestreamed himself joining a group of activists who stormed the church's Sunday worship service on Jan. 18.  READ TRUMP CONFRONTS NORWAY OVER PEACE PRIZE SNUB  In a text to Norway's prime minister, President Donald Trump linked his push to acquire Greenland to the fact that he did not win the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. "Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace," Trump wrote in part. "The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland."  READ CARDINALS ISSUE STATEMENT ON MORAL FOREIGN POLICY  Cardinal Blase Cupich, archbishop of Chicago, Cardinal Robert McElroy, archbishop of Washington, D.C., and Cardinal Joseph Tobin, C.Ss.R., archbishop of Newark, New Jersey, issued a statement yesterday calling for a moral foreign policy, citing Pope Leo's recent remarks to diplomats. Human dignity is "under assault because of the movement by wealthy nations to reduce or eliminate their contributions to humanitarian foreign assistance programs," the cardinals wrote in part.  READ BISHOP BARRON SPEAKS OUT AMID MINNESOTA UNREST  Bishop Barron issued statements on X as protests over federal ICE operations escalated in Minnesota, calling the situation "heartbreaking" and urging de-escalation. He also criticized the anti-ICE protest that disrupted a church service in St. Paul, calling the interruption of worship a clear violation of religious liberty.  READ  UKRAINE RESTORES USE OF LANDMARK CHURCH TO CATHOLICS  After years of legal battles and petitions by the Catholic community, Ukraine's government announced that the parish at St. Nicholas Church will receive exclusive use of the neo-Gothic landmark for 50 years. The decision returns the church to the community for which it was originally built, ending decades of shared use with a state-run concert hall while the building remains state-owned and protected as a cultural heritage site amid Russia's ongoing war.  READ MOMS LAUNCH GLOBAL PRAYER NETWORK FOR KIDS' SALVATION  Concerned about the pressures facing young people in an increasingly secular culture, New Jersey mother Maria Wolternist launched an apostolate inviting mothers to pray weekly for one another's children before the Blessed Sacrament. Just five months later, the effort has grown to more than 250 mothers across three continents. Wolternist told CatholicVote the movement has offered "hope in a world gone mad."  READ TRAFFICKING VICTIM WEIGHS IN ON SUPREME COURT CASE  A sex trafficking survivor is warning that the Supreme Court's decision in the case of First Choice Women's Resource Centers, Inc. v. Platkin could deprive women of the vital support she found in a pregnancy resource center. Jean Marie Davis says experience taught her "how different pregnancy centers can be from the vast field of social-work outfits and impersonal nonprofits."  READ AD: SURPRISING LENTEN PRACTICE BRINGS CATHOLICS BACK TO THE CHURCH  "Can you imagine how YOU would feel receiving this?" Offer up each day in Lent for a specific person, then tell that person with one of these gorgeous postcards. "Incredibly touching. Too beautiful to throw away. Opens up conversations on the Faith." Order now and receive a FREE Lent & Easter calendar. PS You can also add 40 postage stamps to your postcard order!  GET NOW FOR LENT   KANSAS STATE SEES RECORD NUMBER OF CONVERSIONS  As Easter approaches, a remarkably large group at Kansas State University is preparing to enter full communion with the Catholic Church: At least 110 people, mostly students, are completing the campus ministry parish's Order of Christian Initiation of Adults (OCIA). The figure is nearly triple the parish's usual number, making the university's Catholic Center a striking example of a wider surge in young adult conversions being reported across the country.  READ BIBLE ACROSS AMERICA TO HOST LENTEN STUDY  This Lent, the faithful can deepen their understanding of Scripture through Bible Across America, a free nationwide study from the St. Paul Center for Biblical Theology. Beginning Ash Wednesday, Feb. 18, the seven-week study will walk participants through the Sunday Mass readings of Lent.  READ NOT TO BE MISSED...  Here are the stories we couldn't fit in today's LOOP: The archbishop of Philadelphia marked the late Cardinal John O'Connor's 106th birthday with a written reflection on the pro-life hero.  READ Senator James Lankford spoke on the Senate floor against cross-state abortion drug prescriptions.  READ Archbishop Edward Weisenburger of Detroit has appointed a new rector and president of Sacred Heart Major Seminary.  READ WHY PRO-LIFERS STILL MARCH AFTER ROE V. WADE  Even after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, organizers of the March for Life say the fight to protect unborn life is far from over. With abortion battles shifting to the states and longstanding protections like the Hyde Amendment facing renewed political pressure, the annual march has become a rallying point to change laws, influence culture, and build what organizers call a "culture of life."  READ CATHOLIC 101  While it seems obvious that some kinds of entertainment, like tabloid magazines, tear down others' reputations, when does gossip sneak into the other media that we consume?  READ SAINT OF THE DAY  Today the Church celebrates St. Sebastian, who became an officer of the imperial Roman army under Emperor Diocletian's reign. Sebastian secretly aided Christians, converted fellow soldiers, survived an arrow execution, and was later beaten to death after preaching to the emperor.  READ DAILY PSALM  "I have found David, my servant." (Psalm 89)  READ DAILY READINGS  Today's Mass readings.  READ WITNESS  Heisman Trophy winner and Indiana Hoosiers quarterback Fernando Mendoza said ahead of the national championship game that "This season is the season I've gotten the closest, the most religious I've ever been, and I think it's also been reflected by the success — not success, but the platform — to also praise Jesus Christ. This is a big part of myself and my identity."  WATCH & SHARE Paid for by CatholicVote Civic Action, a 501(c)(4) organization., PO Box 3310, Carmel, IN 46082 (317) 669-6127 Unsubscribe Manage preferences