Pope John Paul II, the third-longest serving pope, passed away on this day in history, April 2, 2005, at age 84. The pope had been in rapidly declining health in the last few days of his life — and made his last public appearance on March 30, 2005. During that brief appearance, John Paul II appeared at a window and …
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Pastor's wife among 2 missing women who Oklahoma investigators now believe are ‘in danger’
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation told Fox News Digital on Tuesday that it believes two women who vanished over the weekend while traveling to pick up children are “in danger” as it’s now been days since they were last seen. The vehicle that Veronica Butler, 27, and Jilian Kelley, 39, were driving inwas found abandoned Saturday in a remote …
Read More »Why evangelicals are wedded to Trump as he makes a more biblical appeal
The fervent embrace of Donald Trump by evangelical voters is both beyond dispute and something of a mystery, at least to those eternally puzzled by the former president’s appeal. Now the New York Times says he is mixing religion and politics to entice followers into the “Church of Trump.” Perhaps that’s why he reposted a Washington Times opinion column this …
Read More »Share of Americans who say Jews in US face 'a lot' of discrimination spikes since 2021: poll
The percentage of Americans saying that Jews are facing “a lot” of discrimination in society has doubled in the last three years, according to a new survey released Tuesday. The survey, conducted by the Pew Research Center in February, found that the number jumped from 20% in 2021 to 40% today. The respondents were from among a nationally representative sample …
Read More »NYC mosques struggle to house surging migrant population this Ramadan
Above a bodega in New York City’s Harlem neighborhood, a mosque congregation hosts iftar, the traditional Islamic end of fast meal, for hundreds of hungry migrants every night during this holy month of Ramadan. Up north in the Bronx, an imam has turned the two-story brick residence that houses his mosque into a makeshift overnight shelter for migrants, many of …
Read More »Amid post-Easter culture wars, Jesus still asks, 'But who do you say that I am?'
More than 2,000 years ago, Jesus asked His disciples, “But who do you say that I am?” It is a question that the Apostle Peter famously answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Peter’s response, according to Jesus, was divine revelation. EASTER IS ABOUT GOD’S LOVE AND SHOULD NOT BE ‘DOMESTICATED,’ SAYS BISHOP ROBERT BARRON It …
Read More »First Communion gifts to buy on Amazon for children set to receive the sacrament
When it comes to religious milestones, the first Holy Communion is an important one in some Christian traditions. It usually happens when a child is around eight years old and in the springtime due to the Easter holiday, which celebrates the resurrection of Jesus Christ. It’s a significant event in faith, marking a child’s reception of the Eucharist for the …
Read More »Washington couple claims state denied foster-care license over belief that gender is fixed
A Washington couple is suing the state because it denied them the opportunity to foster children due to their religious beliefs about gender identity. Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) filed a federal lawsuit on March 25 on behalf of Shane and Jennifer DeGross against Washington officials at the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF), claiming the agency denied …
Read More »Pro-Palestinian protesters released after disrupting Easter Mass in NYC
A trio of pro-Palestinian protesters was released without bail in New York City after being arrested for disrupting an Easter Vigil Mass at St. Patrick’s Cathedral by unfurling a banner and shouting, “Free Palestine!” The New York Police Department told Fox News Digital that Gregory Schwedock, 35, John Rozendaal, 63, of New York, and Matthew Menzies, 31, of Colchester, each …
Read More »LGBTQ-inclusive church in Cuba welcomes all in a country that once sent gay people to labor camps
MATANZAS, Cuba (AP) — Proudly wearing a rainbow-colored clergy stole and a rainbow flag in her clerical collar, the Rev. Elaine Saralegui welcomed all to her LGBTQ+ inclusive church in the Cuban port city of Matanzas. “We’re all invited. And no one can exclude us,” Saralegui told same-sex couples who held hands sitting on wooden pews in the Metropolitan Community …
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