Catholic News Headlines for Monday 1/12/26   

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A Staten Island parish is uniting in faith and resilience after a man vandalized the altar and violently confronted police during Mass at St. Ann’s Church.

Pope Leo XIV is calling for peace as deadly anti-government protests in Iran escalate and global tensions in the Middle East continue to rise.

The Holy Father met with Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado. She reportedly asked him to intercede for the release of political prisoners.
Young Catholics in the Diocese of Brooklyn gathered in prayer at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James, resolving to carry the spirit of the 2025 Jubilee forward.