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A prominent Chicago priest is making headlines after delivering a blunt message to President Donald Trump amid renewed debate over how to address gun violence in the Windy City. Father Michael Pfleger, pastor of St. Sabina Catholic Church on Chicago’s South Side, criticized Trump on Monday after the president commented on a violent Juneteenth weekend…

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A Brazilian couple has been sentenced to 50 days in prison after homeschooling their two daughters, a decision that is drawing international attention and raising concerns about parental rights, religious freedom, and the role of government in education. Audato and Ieda Denardi, parents of two girls ages 15 and 11, became the first parents in…

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The Israeli government has designated the country’s Route 60 as the “Biblical Highway.” The route stretches from Nazareth in the north to Beersheba. Both sites are significant to Biblical history, as Nazareth was Jesus’s boyhood home and Beersheba is notable for numerous Biblical moments, including Jewish patriarch Abraham signing a treaty with Abimelech, the Philistine…

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Vice President JD Vance was praising God after the announcement of the high stakes deal between the US and Iran to end the current conflict. The Vice President made the remarks during a Thursday press briefing at the White House where he was asked about the Pope’s approval of the plan. “My response to that…

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