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A 72-year-old Indiana woman is facing prison time after she was accused of embezzling nearly $600,000 from the Catholic church where she worked. The Indy Star reports Marie Carson, 72, of Indianapolis, Indiana, has been sentenced to two years in federal prison after pleading guilty to wire fraud. Over a 13-year period from 2008 to 2021, Carson, who […]
The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego revealed last week that it will possibly need to declare bankruptcy in the coming months in wake of “staggering” legal costs due to hundreds of sexual abuse lawsuits involving former members of the clergy. The Associated Press obtained a letter that was expected to be given to parishioners this past weekend in which Bishop […]
Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, the former leader of the Catholic Church who resigned in 2013, has died at the age of 95. The Vatican announced the news in a short statement on Saturday morning. Benedict passed away at his residence in the Vatican at 9:34 a.m. “With sorrow I inform you that the Pope Emeritus, Benedict XVI, […]
Over the weekend, a group of “homophobic protestors”—including a group by the name of Christ’s Forgiveness Ministries—was stationed outside of a Lil Nas X show in the Boston area. As is often the case with these types of stunts, the group employed the use of a microphone for the purposes of yelling into the void […]
Shortly after Sunday service, Reverend Michael Jennings went to his neighbor’s home to water their outdoor flowers at their request. Minutes later, the Black pastor found himself handcuffed in the back of a police car. According to the New York Times, the arrest took place May 22 in Childersburg, Alabama, where Jennings had been spotted outside a […]
The Lord works in mysterious ways, including, apparently, calling people “broke” for not chipping in to help a pastor procure a new watch. To be fair, the pastor in question—Carlton Funderburke—has now issued an apology video after a clip of the “broke” moment went viral. “Though there is context behind the content of the clip, […]
50 Cent reacted to a recent video of Brooklyn Bishop Lamor Whitehead being robbed of roughly $1 million in jewelry during his church service livestream this week. “Mean while back in New York, they robbing the church while it’s in service. 🤷🏽♂️WTF,” 50 captioned his IG post of the footage of the robbery. Whitehead told CBS News he believes it […]
Off-White’s latest collaboration with Church’s is here. Tuesday, a new Off-White™ c/o Church’s capsule collection designed by the late Virgil Abloh was released, with the attention this time going to Church’s Consul model. Thus, the Consul is seen here having incorporated circular holes across the shoe. The resulting piece, named the Consul Meteor, is available starting Tuesday […]
A shooting at an Alabama church has left at least two people dead and others injured. The Vestavia Hill Police Department said the incident took place at around 6 p.m. local time at the Saint Stephen’s Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills located outside of Birmingham. Police Cpt. Shane Ware told reporters a total of three people […]
A shooting in Iowa has left three people dead, according to police. Three people, including the suspected shooter, were killed on Thursday outside Cornerstone Church in Ames, Iowa, Story County Sheriff Capt. Nicholas Lennie said, per The Des Moines Register. It’s currently unclear if the suspect was killed by police. 911 calls about the shooting began to come […]
