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Denzel Washington takes the big leap into faith, gets baptized: ’It took a while but I’m here’

Actor Denzel Washington celebrated a significant milestone in his faith journey over the weekend. "We celebrate the addition of Minister Denzel Washington into the clergy, having received his minister's license in the Church of God in Christ today, in a truly uplifting moment," wrote Archbishop Christopher Bryant on Facebook, where he shared a photo of Washington's baptism. Washington also shared …

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2 weeks ago

Ohio State University football players are leading a religious revival on campus

NPR

Ohio State University football players are leading a religious revival on campus toggle caption Rich Schultz/Getty Images COLUMBUS, Ohio – As the light faded on a warm summer evening, hundreds of Ohio State University students gathered around a stage in a campus courtyard. "God just started drawing people in and, you know, and we didn't know it was going to …

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1 month, 1 week ago

The ultimate answer to why Donald Trump won: White Christians

Salon

The Democratic Party, the mainstream news media and the political class are conducting a political autopsy of the 2024 election and how Donald Trump and the MAGA movement were able to easily triumph when the “conventional wisdom” suggested a historically close election. While the Democratic Party is trying to make sense of how Kamala Harris’ campaign can spend more than …

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2 months ago

Kids of cancer-stricken mom to get $1.2 milllion after she asked for just $5,000 to cover funeral as she's remembered at vigil

Daily Mail

Family of a single mother who raised $1.2 million for her children as she died from cancer held a candlelight vigil for her ahead of her funeral. Mother-of-two Erika Diarte-Carr has died of terminal cancer, but not before she raised $1.2 million for her children Jeremiah, 7, and Aaliyah, 5 Carr's funeral will be held on October 23 at the …

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2 months, 1 week ago

Italy criminalises citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy

The Independent

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2 months, 3 weeks ago

JD Vance Speaks At Event Hosted By ‘Apostle’ Who Accused Kamala Harris of ‘Witchcraft’

Huff Post

MONROEVILLE, Pa. — Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance spoke Saturday at an event hosted by a self-described Christian “apostle” who believes former President Donald Trump is destined to save America from Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris, who was sent by the devil to “take Trump out.” Vance walked onto the stage at a town hall at the Monroeville Convention …

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4 months ago

Evil series finale: The ending and what comes after, explained by its creators.

Slate

The defiantly SEO-proof CBS-to-Paramount+ show Evil, created by The Good Wife’s Michelle and Robert King, has got to be the best slept-on series out there. At the beginning of Season 1, the show’s central trio—Katja Herbers’ Kristen Bouchard, a psychologist, former semi-professional mountain climber, and mother of four girls; Mike Colter’s David Acosta, a preposterously handsome priest; and Aasif Mandvi’s …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

A look at Pope Francis’ comments about LGBTQ+ people

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis’ apology Tuesday for using a vulgar term to refer to gay men was the latest comment to make headlines about the Catholic Church’s teachings on homosexuality. Francis has made a hallmark of reaching out to LGBTQ+ Catholics, but his 11-year pontificate has Officially, the Catholic Church teaches that homosexual people must be treated with dignity …

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7 months, 3 weeks ago

Russell Brand: Baptism is ‘opportunity to leave the past behind’ amid sexual assault allegations

LA Times

Russell Brand said he feels “incredibly blessed” after his baptism over the weekend. In an Instagram video shared Monday, the 48-year-old actor said he found the plunge to be “an incredible, profound experience.” Brand — sitting cross-legged on the floor wearing a white T-shirt, brown pants and several necklaces, including one with a crucifix — said his history of drug …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Transgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives

Associated Press

Transgender Catholics — as well as a priest who welcomes them to his parish — expressed disappointment Monday with a new Vatican document rejecting the fundamental concept of changing one’s biological sex. The new document never uses the word “transgender,” which troubled Michael Sennett, a transgender man who is involved with an LGBTQ+ ministry at St. Ignatius of Loyola Church …

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

New York City’s mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday

Associated Press

New York City Mayor Eric Adams marked Good Friday by receiving a jailhouse baptism from the Rev. “For the first time in their lives, their mayor didn’t look down at them — I sat side by side with them to be cleansed and recommit ourselves to getting on the right path.” Images from the event, provided by the mayor’s office, …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Pope Francis baptizes babies one by one in an annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel

Associated Press

VATICAN CITY — Pope Francis baptized 16 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday under the ceiling frescoed by Michelangelo, in what has become an annual tradition near the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican. That didn’t happen at this year’s ceremony, and the infants largely stayed quiet as they sucked on pacifiers or were gently rocked …

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘El Mago,’ drug trafficker linked to son of Sinaloa cartel kingpin, gunned down in L.A.

LA Times

Eduardo Escobedo, nicknamed El Mago, 39, a convicted drug trafficker linked to a son of El Chapo was reportedly gunned down in Willowbrook. Raised in East Los Angeles, Escobedo rose to become the primary distributor of marijuana in Los Angeles for Guzman’s oldest son, Ivan Archivaldo Guzman Salazar, a prosecutor said at a 2014 detention hearing. At the 2014 detention …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Remains of a 'possible temple' from 1,400 years ago are discovered in Suffolk farmland close to the famous Sutton Hoo dig site

Daily Mail

The remains of what could be an ancient temple have been discovered on private farmland just four miles from the famous Sutton Hoo burial site. Archaeologists uncovered the foundations of a large building believed to be probably be a temple or cult house dedicated to the pre-Christian gods Only four miles East of the Sutton Hoo burial site, the royal …

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1 year, 1 month ago

Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics

Associated Press

In the United States, the national conference of Catholic bishops rejects the concept of gender transition, leaving many transgender Catholics feeling excluded. On Wednesday, the Vatican made public a sharply contrasting statement, saying it’s permissible, under certain circumstances, for trans people to be baptized as Catholics and serve as godparents. “It is a major step for trans inclusion … it …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash

Associated Press

MOSCOW — Russian authorities on Sunday confirmed the death of Wagner Group chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, putting to rest any doubts about whether the wily mercenary leader turned mutineer was on a plane that crashed Wednesday, killing everyone on board. But the crash’s timing raised suspicions of a possible Kremlin-orchestrated hit, while Prigozhin’s chameleon-like background allowed for speculation that he wasn’t …

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1 year, 6 months ago

U.S. beats Mexico during Nations League semifinal halted early due to homophobic chants

LA Times

United States’ Folarin Balogun battles for the ball with Mexico’s Cesar Montes during the first half of a CONCACAF Nations League semifinal match on Thursday in Las Vegas. But it’s unlikely even that background prepared for him what he experienced Thursday when he made his U.S. national team debut in a 3-0 win over Mexico in a CONCACAF Nations League …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass

LA Times

Pope Francis holds a Paschal candle as he presides over a Easter vigil ceremony in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican on Saturday. Pope Francis returned to public view Saturday, presiding over Easter vigil Mass in St. Peter’s Basilica, a day after unseasonably chilly weather in Rome convinced the recently ailing pontiff to skip Good Friday’s nighttime procession at the …

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1 year, 8 months ago

Vatican: Pope OK to leave hospital, has pizza, baptizes baby

Associated Press

ROME — Pope Francis has been cleared by doctors for discharge on Saturday from the Rome hospital where he was treated for bronchitis, the Vatican said, adding that the pontiff had pizza one evening with medical staff and baptized a baby in the pediatrics ward. Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni, in one of several updates on Friday, also said that Francis …

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1 year, 10 months ago

My Boyfriend And I Were Falling In Love. Then He Hit Me With A Deal Breaker I Never Saw Coming.

Huff Post

One of the author's dating profile photos. Or one who is just not Greek Orthodox?” He explained that if the person were Jewish, they’d have to convert to Greek Orthodox. If things worked out, I’d thought, maybe years from now I could’ve had “My Big Fat Greek Jewish Wedding.” But if my near-Ph.D. level of dating taught me anything, it’s …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Robert De Niro Is A No-Nonsense Sheriff In The New Action-Packed ‘Savage Salvation’ Trailer

Huff Post

LOADING ERROR LOADING Robert De Niro is a local lawman on the front lines of the drug crisis in the new thriller “Savage Salvation.” In the official trailer released Thursday, the two-time Oscar winner stars as Sheriff Church in the film that follows a recovering opioid addict who seeks revenge on the dealers responsible for selling the drugs that led …

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2 years, 2 months ago

Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Leslie Jordan, the actor whose wry Southern drawl and versatility made him a comedy and drama standout on TV series including “Will & Grace” and “American Horror Story,” has died. The native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, who won an outstanding guest actor Emmy in 2005 for his part as Beverly Leslie in “Will & Grace,” had a recurring …

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2 years, 2 months ago

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

The Independent

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2 years, 4 months ago

Mideast's Jordan River: Rich in holiness, poor in water

The Independent

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Denzel Washington takes the big leap into faith, gets baptized: ’It took a while but I’m here’

Ohio State University football players are leading a religious revival on campus

The ultimate answer to why Donald Trump won: White Christians

Kids of cancer-stricken mom to get $1.2 milllion after she asked for just $5,000 to cover funeral as she's remembered at vigil

Italy criminalises citizens who go abroad to have children through surrogacy

JD Vance Speaks At Event Hosted By ‘Apostle’ Who Accused Kamala Harris of ‘Witchcraft’

Evil series finale: The ending and what comes after, explained by its creators.

A look at Pope Francis’ comments about LGBTQ+ people

Russell Brand: Baptism is ‘opportunity to leave the past behind’ amid sexual assault allegations

Transgender Catholics say new Vatican document shows no understanding of their lives

New York City’s mayor gets baptized in jail by Rev. Al Sharpton on Good Friday

Pope Francis baptizes babies one by one in an annual ceremony at the Sistine Chapel

‘El Mago,’ drug trafficker linked to son of Sinaloa cartel kingpin, gunned down in L.A.

Remains of a 'possible temple' from 1,400 years ago are discovered in Suffolk farmland close to the famous Sutton Hoo dig site

Vatican steps closer to allowing transgender people to be baptized as Catholics

Russia says it confirmed Wagner leader Prigozhin died in a plane crash

U.S. beats Mexico during Nations League semifinal halted early due to homophobic chants

Pope Francis returns to public eye for Easter vigil Mass

Vatican: Pope OK to leave hospital, has pizza, baptizes baby

My Boyfriend And I Were Falling In Love. Then He Hit Me With A Deal Breaker I Never Saw Coming.

Robert De Niro Is A No-Nonsense Sheriff In The New Action-Packed ‘Savage Salvation’ Trailer

Leslie Jordan, versatile Emmy-winning actor, dies at 67

In sacred Brazil dunes, critics see evangelical encroachment

Mideast's Jordan River: Rich in holiness, poor in water