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As is tradition, this morning on the Feast of St. Agnes, in the Chapel of Urban VIII in the Apostolic Palace, Pope Leo XIV blessed two lambs whose wool will be used to make the Pallia given to Metropolitan Archbishops.

The bleating is too adorable

?: Vatican Media pic.twitter.com/SKmmMm0vUt

— Catholic Sat (@CatholicSat) January 21, 2026

Meanwhile…

Men play chess on Tsvetnoy Boulevard during heavy snowfall, Moscow, RSFSR, 1956 pic.twitter.com/Snsc3ceKoF

— Chess Feed (@chess_feed) January 21, 2026

Speaking of COLD… there’s Russian winter cold and then there’s Bp. Martin COLD.

Lay Catholics React To First Sunday After Bishop’s Altar Rail Ban https://t.co/7Zw0IjGYxZ

— Mark Lambert (@sitsio) January 20, 2026

“This morning when I saw the indentations in the carpet left by the beautiful kneelers (removed by Bishop Martin) I thought of the two young men who, Eagle Scouts, chose to design and create kneelers as their final Eagle Scout project and gift them to our parish.

I remember… pic.twitter.com/e8bfuKS0i8

— Brian Williams (@LiturgyGuy) January 20, 2026

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