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Over the past 10 years in the United States, the number of official priest exorcists has more than quadrupled from 12 to 50. For many of these priests, such as Father Gary Thomas who trained in Rome, it is an ongoing struggle to keep up with the demand. Father Thomas, along with Father Vincent Lampert,…

Americans have finished casting their votes in the 2018 midterm elections. The outcomes of some races were still too close to call early in the morning on Wednesday, November 7, 2018, but two Congressional races had resulted in firsts for the United States. In Michigan’s 13th congressional district and Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, two Muslim…

Since the rise of Ronald Reagan, evangelical voters have been one of the powerhouses when it comes to political voting blocs. Their influence, however, might be on the decline as evangelicals begin to split along generational lines when it comes to key political issues. Young evangelicals are far more likely to hold liberal views on…

Most American adults self-identify as Christian, but devout Christians are aware that many of those self-identified Christians do not hold with traditional Christian beliefs or practices. In fact, most Americans hold at least one New Age belief. According to a study by Pew Research, roughly 60 percent of Americans believe in astrology, psychics, reincarnation or the…

Immigration has been a lightning rod for controversy since before Trump ever threw his hat in the ring for the Republican nomination, but the United States’ immigration system has been under increasing scrutiny during Trump’s administration. President Trump ran on a platform that emphasized safe borders and a crackdown on illegal immigration. As part of…

Pastor Andrew Brunson is back in the United States after two years of imprisonment and detention in Turkey according to the Associated Press. President Trump welcomed Pastor Brunson to the White House after helping secure his release from nearly two years of confinement. Pastor Brunson fell to one knee in the Oval Office and placed…

Kim Jong-un, the infamous totalitarian leader of North Korea, has officially invited Pope Francis to make a visit to the dictatorship’s capital of Pyongyang. The invitation is set to be personally delivered to the Vatican by Moon Jae-in, the president of South Korea. Moon Jae-in is a Catholic himself and was already set to be…

Pope Francis believes that the devil is to blame for the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church and the issues dividing the Church. Francis is calling on Catholic around the world to recite a special prayer every day in October to try to beat him back according to Reuters. “[The Church must be] saved…

A school district in Massachusetts will no longer allow prayer at school-sponsored events, including graduations, as a result of complaints from one of the nation’s largest atheist organizations. This decision came after a Christian minister publicly prayed for Canton High School’s 2018 graduating class during the commencement ceremony. Rev. John Tamilio III called on our…

The fight over Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation came to a close this weekend. After the FBI probe failed to uncover corroborating evidence to support Professor Ford’s accusations of sexual assault, the Senate voted to confirm Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court. Unfortunately, the fight does not seem to be over as Americans remain divided over Kavanaugh’s…
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