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The Good News: Biden Awards Pope Francis with Highest Civilian Honor, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Over the Phone

The Good News | January 13, 2025 | by Catholics for Catholics

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BIDEN AWARDS POPE FRANCIS WITH HIGHEST CIVILIAN HONOR, PRESIDENTIAL MEDAL OF FREEDOM, OVER THE PHONE 
President Joe Biden awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom with distinction, the nation’s highest civilian honor, to Pope Francis on Saturday. The medal was scheduled to be presented to the pope in person in Rome during what was to be Biden’s final overseas trip of his presidency, but Biden canceled his travel plans so he could monitor the wildfires in California….READ MORE >

24 DEAD AS FIREFIGHTERS RACE TO CONTAIN LOS ANGELES WILDFIRES; HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO RETURN 
Firefighters are racing to contain wildfires in the greater Los Angeles area as forecasters warn of the return of strong winds this week. Sixteen people are reported missing and at least 24 have been confirmed dead, officials said. More than 12,000 structures have been damaged or destroyed by the wildfires….READ MORE > 

VANCE RIPS ‘SERIOUS LACK OF COMPETENT GOVERNANCE’ IN CALIFORNIA AS WILDFIRES DESTROY LA AREA 
Vice President-elect JD Vance condemned the “serious lack of competent governance” in California as firefighters in the Democrat-led state try to fend off wildfires that have devastated places around the city of Los Angeles over the past week…..READ MORE >

HOPE IN DARKNESS: L.A. CATHOLICS SING PRAISE SONG WHILE STANDING IN RUBBLE OF THEIR FORMER HOME 
In Altadena, California, a Catholic family who lost their house in the historic wildfires stood together in the rubble of what was their home and sang praise songs, video shows. The video, uploaded by Gianna Halpin and shared by journalist Sachin Jose, shows the Halpin family singing “Regina Caeli” in Latin….READ MORE >

LA FIRE CHIEF REPORTEDLY CALLED TO MAYOR’S OFFICE ‘TO BE FIRED.’ HERE’S WHAT WE KNOW 
Soon after Los Angeles Fire Chief Kristin Crowley publicly blamed city officials for the disastrous response to historic wildfires in California, embattled Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass reportedly summoned Crowley to her office….READ MORE >

13 TRUMP APPOINTEES FACE CONFIRMATION HEARINGS THIS WEEK 
More than a dozen of President-elect Donald Trump’s Cabinet nominees will face confirmation hearings in the Senate next week.The back-to-back Senate hearings are likely to prove the first major test of Trump’s second term in office, as some of the president-elect’s selections have stoked controversy on both sides of the aisle in recent months…..READ MORE >

FATHER OF HOSPITAL NICU ATTACK VICTIM SAYS BABIES HAD ONE THING IN COMMON 
The father of a Virginia toddler who suffered a mysterious bone fracture as a newborn in a Richmond hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit says the victims all shared one common trait, even as a motive remains unclear. They were all boys. They suffered different injuries, came from diverse families and had nothing else in common that the parents could identify….READ MORE >

TRUMP REPORTEDLY PLANS TO UNLEASH AROUND 100 EXECUTIVE ORDERS AFTER TAKING OFFICE 
President-elect Donald Trump indicated that he plans to push 100 — or around 100 — executive orders after assuming office, senators and reports have indicated, with the number varying slightly. Trump, who will take office later this month on Jan. 20, met with Senate Republicans on Wednesday…..READ MORE >

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