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A Christian shore town will open its beach on Sunday mornings for the first time in 155 years. Since 1869, Ocean Grove, New Jersey, has kept its mile-long strip of Jersey Shore beach closed for religious observation until noon on Sundays. Now, following ongoing pushback from the state of New Jersey, the Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association (OGCMA) has been …

A Christian group who decried what it saw as violation of free speech by a Washington, D.C., transit group prevailed as a judge ruled the agency must display the nonprofit’s previously rejected ads. “The First Amendment grants all Americans the right to express their point of view, religious or secular,” First Liberty Institute Senior Counsel Jeremy Dys told Fox News …

Pope Francis issued a decree on Thursday announcing the recognition of a miracle attributed to Bl. Carlo Acutis — clearing the way for the Italian teenager’s canonization in the near future. Pope Francis, along with Cardinal Marcello Semaro, prefect of the Dicastery for the Causes of Saints, announced the recognition of the miracle along with news that three others will …

There is a reason why Brandin Cooks has been on five NFL teams in his career. Cooks has been traded four times, an NFL record he shares with Eric Dickerson – but it is hardly because of a lack of talent or issues in any locker room. As a matter of fact, the wide receiver had a 1,000-yard season with …

Imagine all the love you’ve experienced in your entire life, from parents, spouses, friends, family — and then multiply it by a thousand. That’s the kind of love experienced by people who’ve had near-death experiences. They report being in the presence of God. John Burke, the Texas-based bestselling author of “Imagine Heaven” and now the follow-up book, “Imagine the God …

The nation’s largest LGBT advocacy organization, GLAAD, has issued a fact check of Harrison Butker’s commencement speech at a private Catholic college last week, saying the three-time Super Bowl winner’s address was filled with “erroneous and dangerous claims,” even suggesting the kicker was out of step with Pope Francis. “Kansas City Chiefs player Harrison Butker’s commencement speech was not only …

FIRST ON FOX – A California city official tasked with fomenting an inclusive environment as part of her role has past remarks that criticize White people and Christians, describing Jesus Christ as a symbol of “capital gain.” Carina Lieu, who uses the pronouns she and they, is an Inclusive Community Engagement Officer at the Oakland administrator’s office. She started this …

Rev. Franklin Graham, son of the late Rev. Billy Graham, revealed Sunday that his father would have been “uncomfortable” with the statue unveiled last week in his honor at the U.S. Capitol. “He’d be a little uncomfortable, to be honest with you, because he would not want the attention to be drawn to him,” the CEO of the Billy Graham …

Pentecost, said Fr. Louis Cona of New York, is the “preeminent celebration of the Holy Spirit” — and is celebrated on Sunday, May 19, seven weeks after Easter. Cona is a priest of the Diocese of Rockville Centre and currently serves as associate pastor of St. Patrick’s Church in Smithtown, New York. Verses in the Acts of the Apostles (2:1-4) …

The Catholic Church published a document on Friday providing new guidance for the discernment of alleged supernatural phenomena. The document — translated into seven languages — specifically addresses how the Church should investigate events “that seem to exceed the bounds of ordinary experiences and present themselves as having a supernatural origin (such as alleged apparitions, visions, interior or exterior locutions, …