FRIDAY, JANUARY 19

DOJ BLASTS UVALDE POLICE RESPONSE The Department of Justice on Thursday released a damning report on the police response to the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas, blasting the local police for acting with “no urgency.” Police waited for 77 minutes outside a classroom where a 17-year-old shooter killed 19 students and two adults. Security footage captured officers using hand sanitizer, checking their phones, and chatting with each other during the mass shooting. READ

HOUSE PASSES ANOTHER TEMPORARY FUNDING BILL The GOP-led House voted on Thursday to pass another short-term spending bill to avert a government shutdown. The bipartisan 314-108 vote came over the objection of a group of conservative members who wanted to attach border security provisions to the bill. READ

GEORGIA JUDGE ORDERS HEARING ON WILLIS ALLEGATIONS A judge has ordered a hearing on allegations that Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis had a romantic relationship with private lawyer Nathan Wade when her office paid him hundreds of thousands of dollars to work on the 2020 election case against former President Donald Trump. Willis and Wade allegedly went on lavish vacations together. READ

POLL: VOTERS DIFFER FROM DEMS ON ABORTION According to a recent poll released by the Knights of Columbus, 66% of Americans believe that “limits should be placed on when abortion is allowed” and only 33% believe that “abortion should be allowed without any limits.” READ

PRO-LIFE AD IN TIMES SQUARE The pro-life diaper company EveryLife launched a campaign this week and quoted billionaire Elon Musk’s statement that “having children is saving the world” in a large electronic billboard ad for the campaign in Times Square. READ

PAGAN RITUAL AT DAVOS Chieftess Putanny Yawanawá of the Amazonian Yawanawá tribe performed a shamanic ritual at the World Economic Forum as part of a plenary session on Wednesday titled “Climate and Nature: A Systemic Response Is Needed.” The ritual disturbed many observers, including Fr. Jesús Silva Castignani, a priest of the Archdiocese of Madrid, Spain. “What spirit governs Davos?” he asked. READ

AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE LEADER CONFRONTS ELITES AT DAVOS Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts spoke bluntly to the elite audience at the World Economic Forum this week, telling them that he hopes the next conservative administration in the United States rejects their prescriptions on climate change, “trans” ideology, immigration, and other issues. READ

STATS THAT STOP ABORTION Marriage is the best protector of unborn babies, and the most recent stats prove it. Watch this video from President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center Ryan Anderson to learn why rebuilding a culture of marriage will ultimately rebuild a culture of life. WATCH

WOMEN WHO HAD LITTLE ‘CHOICE’ Abortion advocates claim that the legal “right” to kill a child is all for protecting a woman’s “choice” or her “autonomy.” Many women, however, don’t feel like abortion was their choice. Instead, they were so pressured to abort that they felt they had no choice. Their testimonies are undeniable. READ

RELIGIOUS FREEDOM STILL UNDER THREAT IN NICARAGUA Though the Nicaraguan government recently released and exiled all previously imprisoned Catholic clergy, members of nonprofit organization Aid to the Church in Need International are worried about the state of the Church in Nicaragua moving forward. READ

5 TIPS TO MAINTAIN CHASTITY It’s one thing to eliminate pornography or some other unhealthy sexual behavior from your life – and it’s another thing to ensure it doesn’t come back. A boundary is a limit that allows the good in and keeps the bad out. Boundaries can be physical, emotional, verbal, etc. Here are five ways you can use boundaries to maintain sexual virtue, relating to people, places, things, situations, and technology. READ

CATHOLIC 101 Let’s face it: fighting distraction during Mass is a difficult task for just about everyone. We have so many things bouncing around in our minds that we bring into Mass, not including the distractions we’re bombarded with after we sit in our pew. Thankfully, these nine tips to help you stay focused at Mass can help you! READ

SAINT OF THE DAY As King of Denmark, St. Canute (d. 1086) empowered the Catholic Church by granting it autonomy and the freedom to collect tithes. He donated large swathes of land to the Lund Cathedral and established monastic schools. He worked hard to build a strong monarchy in Denmark. When the people revolted, he took refuge in a priory where he was ultimately assassinated before the altar. READ