Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne
A group of Catholic nuns are suing New York state over a 2023 state law that requires them to house patients according to gender identity and not biological sex. For over 100 years, the Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne have operated Rosary Hill, a 42-bed facility that provides free care for terminally ill patients nearing the…

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Christian teacher Shawnae Carlisle is celebrating a big win after her school district refused to honor her time off requests for religious holy days. Carlisle is a member of The Church of God, a Worldwide Association (COGWA), a branch of the Christian faith that also observes Old Testament holidays like the Feast of Tabernacles. Carlisle…

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Vice President JD Vance is drawing a clear line between faith and governance after a public disagreement with Pope Leo XIV, saying the Vatican should focus on spiritual matters rather than U.S. policy. Speaking on Special Report with Bret Baier, Vance defended the Trump administration while responding to criticism from the first American pope, who…

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On April 12 – Easter Sunday on the Orthodox Calendar, and one week after the Western Church celebrated Easter – President Trump’s Truth Social account posted an AI-generated image of him as Jesus, healing someone while supporters floated in the air like angels, along with an American flag and military planes. Not surprisingly, the reaction…

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