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The Southern Baptist Convention took a major step this week toward formally banning churches with women pastors, as thousands of delegates overwhelmingly voted to advance a constitutional amendment reinforcing that only men should serve in pastoral roles within the nation’s largest Protestant denomination. The measure passed Wednesday during the SBC’s annual meeting in Orlando, Florida,…

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The Presbyterian Church (USA) is facing growing internal backlash after proposing a rule that would require ordained clergy to be in monogamous sexual relationships — a debate that is exposing deep divisions inside one of America’s largest progressive Protestant denominations. The denomination is expected to vote on the proposal, known as CON-10, during its General…

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A Catholic exorcist has been removed from his position after claiming that Unidentified Flying Objects (UFOs) are a product of demonic activity. Monsignor Stephen J. Rossetti, who previously served as chief exorcist for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington, went on the YouTube page of his St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal to join the…

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The indefinite suspension of a pastor within the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) has brought up debate over proper social media usage for pastors and clergyman. Pastor Zachary Garris, the pastor of Bryce Avenue Presbyterian Church in White Rock, New Mexico was indefinitely suspended for “unwholesome speech” by the Rio Grande Presbytery, the regional governing…

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Archaeologists in Jerusalem have announced the discovery of a mysterious tunnel near the site of the ancient Kingdom of Judah. The Israel Antiquities Authority (IAA) announced the find, saying it was still unclear what the tunnel’s purpose was or how old it is. It measures 164 feet, 16 feet tall and roughly 10 feet wide.…

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A North Carolina church has installed the first openly lesbian Bishop in the South. Sarah Fisher was installed as the ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of East Carolina. She is in a same-sex union with another woman, Reverend Mandy Brady. Gay bishops are not a new thing for the Episcopal Church. Rev. Gene Robinson…

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A controversial moment involving longtime charismatic minister Kevin Leal is drawing strong reactions online after he instructed an 18-year-old aspiring businessman to eat a page from the Bible during a church service. The unusual scene unfolded earlier this year during an Encounter Conference at The Rock Family Worship Center in Parkersburg, West Virginia, where Leal…

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Pope Leo XIV has issued a historic apology for the Vatican’s role in legitimizing slavery, acknowledging for the first time that past popes authorized the enslavement of non-Christians during the colonial era and failed for centuries to condemn the practice fully. The apology came Monday in the pope’s first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, a sweeping document…

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Pope Leo XIV is calling for strong global regulation of artificial intelligence, warning that unchecked AI development could threaten human dignity, jobs and even peace itself. In a sweeping new encyclical titled “Magnifica Humanitas” (“Magnificent Humanity”), the pope described artificial intelligence as one of the defining moral and social challenges of the modern age. The…

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A Long Island church community is praying for healing after a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue was found beheaded in what police are now investigating as a possible hate crime. According to Suffolk County Police, the vandalism happened at the Church of St. Mary in East Islip, New York, where parishioners discovered the damaged statue…
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