Catholic News Headlines for Thursday 1/29/26

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Seventh graders at St. Joseph Catholic Academy in Queens learned real-world business skills by launching ice cream startups during Catholic Schools Week.

Students at St. Patrick’s Catholic Academy in Brooklyn put their skills to the test during a high-energy STEM Olympics, competing in science- and engineering-based challenges.

The NYPD Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating after a car repeatedly rammed into the Chabad Lubavitch headquarters in Crown Heights during a major religious gathering.

The Vatican has announced the first restoration in 600 years of the Grotto of the Nativity in Bethlehem.