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Pope Leo XIV sharply denounced abortion and warned against the growing surrogacy industry on Friday, telling members of the diplomatic corps that both practices violate human dignity and undermine the family. Speaking at the Vatican, the pope framed his remarks around the Christian conviction that life is a gift entrusted to the family, not a…

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On Jan. 7, Renee Nicole Good, a 37-year-old mother of three from Minnesota, was shot and killed by a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent who was allegedly in fear for his life. Today, much of America is caught in a heightened and divisive reaction to what occurred. Last year was already marked by dozens…

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In a new interview that has already sparked headlines and strong reactions across social and political circles, President Donald Trump said that the only thing preventing him from exerting full global power is his “own morality.” Speaking with the New York Times — a discussion also highlighted by People — Trump answered bluntly when asked…

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On Wednesday, January 7, 37-year-old Renee Good was shot and killed in a residential Minneapolis neighborhood by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer. Good was a mother of three and a U.S. citizen. The next day, JD Vance took to social media to justify the shooting and blame Good for her own death. Though the…

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Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is facing continued accusations of bringing Christian nationalism into the US military. His critics, however, aren’t just atheists, but members of the Christian faith. “Hegseth is overstepping his boundaries, trying to become the denominational policeman for members of the military,” Reverend Justin Cohen, a Baptist chaplain, told The Daily Mail.…

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Amidst concerns of growing antisemitism, pastor Greg Laurie is leaving no doubt where he stands. “Everything we have came to us through God’s chosen people, the Jews,. [God] established a covenant with them in Genesis 12 with Abraham and his descendants. He said, ‘I will bless those that bless you. I will curse those that…

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President Trump’s supporters offered a rare rebuke after he suggested being “flexible” on the Hyde Amendment in order to reach a deal on Affordable Care Act premiums (ACA). President Trump made the remark at a Republican retreat for the House of Representatives at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Congress is currently…

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The U.S. is undergoing its fastest religious shift in modern history, marked by a rapid increase in the religiously unaffiliated and numerous church closures nationwide. Why it matters: The great unchurching of America comes as identity and reality are increasingly shaped by non-institutional spiritual sources — YouTube mystics, TikTok tarot, digital skeptics, folk saints and…

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A Wednesday evening memorial service at a Latter-day Saint meetinghouse in Salt Lake City was shattered by gunfire, leaving two people dead and at least six others wounded in a scene that has shaken both the local community and the broader faith community. Salt Lake City police said the shooting took place outside the Church…

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Street preachers who were arrested and issued citations outside a Dallas Mavericks game are seeking legal action. A video shows members of the Dallas Police Department speaking with Landon Thurman and other members of his ministry, Testimonies of God, while they were preaching outside American Airlines Center before a Dallas Mavericks game on December 18.…
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