Trump issues urgent call to Walz, Frey to cooperate with administration; Walz, Frey, accused of fomenting violence, shootings; Exposed: Dems using Signal chat to impede ICE; Head of Catholic bishops urges restraint, respect for human life in Minneapolis; Former Minnesota Vikings captain says Dems hate ICE because ‘we’re deporting their voters’; Barack and Michelle call for more protests; March for Life attracts nearly 100,000, VP’s speech ‘wows’; Catholics celebrate the Feast of Sts. Timothy and Titus, companions of St. Paul; and more —
Trump issues urgent call to Walz et al. to cooperate with administration
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POTUS: “LET OUR ICE PATRIOTS DO THEIR JOB!
Read @JustTheNews
JD Vance: ‘Engineered Chaos’ in Minneapolis Is Consequence of Leftists Working with Local Officials
Vice President JD Vance on Saturday made a pointed statement about the “engineered chaos” in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as leftists riot and protest against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
“This level of engineered chaos is unique to Minneapolis. It is the direct consequence of far left agitators, working with local authorities,” Vance wrote in a social media post:
His comments came after a Border Patrol agent-involved shooting occurred in the city Saturday, which set off more chaos and saw crowds fill the streets, Breitbart News reported.
“What began as a rapid gathering of onlookers quickly devolved into a volatile confrontation, with agitators blocking roads, surrounding vehicles, and forcing federal officers into defensive positions amid a fast‑escalating wave of unrest,” the outlet said.
Read more at Breitbart
Cam Higby’s ‘SignalGate’ Potentially Ties Unrest to Minn. Dems
At least two Democrat Minnesota state officials and a former campaign adviser to Gov. Tim Walz, Amanda Koehler, have allegedly been identified as “admins” and “dispatchers” in a leaked Signal group chat used to track and impede federal immigration operations in the state, the Gateway Pundit reported Sunday.
This activity was highlighted during an investigation by conservative independent journalist Cam Higby, who wrote on X, “I have infiltrated organizational signal groups all around Minneapolis with the sole intention of tracking down federal agents and impeding/assaulting/and obstructing them. Each area of the city has a signal or several signals.”
Higby also shared videos showing individuals he said were members of the groups.
Read more at NEWSMAX
Minneapolis Signal group chats infiltrated revealing organized effort to track and assault ICE – explained
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How Minneapolis ‘protests’ and Signal chats mesh with Catholic teaching
Read @father_rmv
Obama and wife encourage more protests
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Former Minnesota Vikings captain Jack Brewer calls out Dems
See @nypost
Treasury Sec blasts leftist journalist over Minneapolis shooting
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Archbishop Coakley Urges Calm, Restraint, and Respect for Human Life in Minneapolis
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Minnesota national guard passes out coffee and donuts to agitators
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Nick Shirley’s partner connects the dots
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Calls for St. Michael to defend us go viral
See one call @prayandfast2
March for Life DC attracts hundreds of thousands of pro-lifers
Watch @ShelbyDoucette
Clip of JD at March for Life on Saturday
Watch @deiecclesiamedia
Full speech: Vice President JD Vance Addresses the National March for Life Rally
Watch at The White House; full text available at National Catholic Register
Speaker Mike Johnson’s Full Speech at the Rally of the March for Life 2026
Watch at EWTN
Diocese of Charlotte [NC] reacts to first Sunday after altar rail ban
In the Diocese of Charlotte, Bishop Michael Martin’s pastoral letter of December 17, 2025 ordered that altar rails, kneelers and prie-dieux [prayer desk] be removed from public Masses by Friday, January 16.
As the first Sunday Masses without altar rails unfolded this weekend, reports from across the diocese indicated anything but uniform compliance. While some parishes removed temporary kneelers and adjusted Communion lines, others made no immediate changes, awaiting Vatican clarification on a dubia submitted by more than 30 priests. The result has been a patchwork of responses indicating deep frustration with the bishop’s vision of liturgical conformity.
As parishioners awaited this day, The Catholic Herald spoke with laity from multiple parishes and a diocesan staffer prior to Saturday the 17th. Many voiced deep frustration and concern, viewing the removal of altar rails as a liturgical time bomb they foresaw would not go well for the first Sunday Mass. …
Read more at The Catholic Herald
The Church Won’t Be Restored Without a Holy Pope and Fearless Bishops | Mother Miriam Live
Watch at Mother Miriam Highlights
Pope Benedict’s former secretary on Pope Leo’s tenure
See @PerMariam
Why Trump’s Strikes in Nigeria Are So Important – Commentary
In the midst of the back and forth of Nicolás Maduro’s capture, the seizure of “Ghost Fleet” oil tankers, and the banter over a possible annexation of Greenland, it’s easy to miss the significance of the Christmas U.S. missile strikes in Nigeria, which hit ISIS and other jihadist groups. This would be a real tragedy, as this was a real step forward.
On Christmas Day, the U.S. conducted precision airstrikes in Nigeria’s Sokoto State, targeting ISIS affiliates with Tomahawk missiles and killing multiple terrorists in coordination with Nigerian forces. These strikes, launched from a ship off the coast, followed President Donald Trump’s threats against militants attacking Christians and aimed to disrupt violent extremist groups.
While some Western analysts worried about sovereignty and unintended consequences, Nigerian officials hailed the joint operation as a success against terrorism.
Read more at The Daily Signal
Fire in the historic Cathedral of Puebla, a World Heritage Site, brought under control (Jan. 24)
See @CatholicArena; read more at ACIPrensa (translation available)
Today is the Feast Day of Sts. Timothy and Titus
See @FatherMario; read more @SBearsden
