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Survivors and others who reported alleged abuse were “ignored” or “disbelieved” by Southern Baptist Convention leaders for decades as part of a cover-up, according to a newly released investigative report. The investigation in question, per a report from the Associated Press on Sunday, spanned seven months and was handled by the Guidepost Solutions firm. The investigation […]
Nancy Pelosi has been barred from receiving Holy Communion in her hometown. Salvatore Cordileone, the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, announced the decision Friday, citing the House Speaker’s “extreme” pro-choice stance. Catholic law defines abortion as a “grave sin,” and states those who preserve it “are not to be admitted to Holy Communion.” Cordileone claimed he reached out to […]
Local churches are calling on the Russian Orthodox Church to condemn Russia’s assault on Ukraine. ABC News reports the head of the Polish bishops’ conference this week pushed for the Russian Orthodox Church to urge Vladimir Putin to end Russia’s war against the embattled country. In a letter to Patriarch Kirill, Archbishop Stanislaw Gądecki warned, […]
A man fatally shot four people, including his own children, at a church in the Sacramento area on Monday. According to a report from regional outlet KCRA, a worker at the religious facility—identified as The Church in Sacramento in the Arden-Arcade area—was upstairs when they heard gunshots around 5:07 p.m. local time. At this point, the worker […]
An Arizona priest is calling it quits after years of performing baptisms in an incorrect fashion that has now been determined to have rendered them all “invalid.” Per a report from USA Today this week, the Catholic Diocese of Phoenix has informed worshipers that Fr. Andres Arango used the phrase “We baptize you in the […]
The retired California nun and elementary school principal who stole over $800,000 from her school to fund her gambling habit has been sentenced to one year in federal prison, according to CBS News. 80-year-old Mary Margaret Kreuper plead guilty back in June to one count of wire fraud and one count of money laundering for stealing $835,000 […]
A pastor and noted pandemic-denier in Tennessee is now making headlines for holding a book-burning ritual and livestreaming it on YouTube. Pastor Greg Locke, of the Global Vision Bible Church in Mt. Juliet, was reported by the Guardian and others this week to have staged a “bonfire” comprised of what he called “occultic materials.” Included in […]
Michael Todd, a 34-year-old pastor at Tulsa’s Transformation Church, is being criticized for delivering a sermon on Sunday in which he rubbed his saliva onto a parishioner’s face. TMZ writes the churchgoer on the receiving end of Todd’s spit was reportedly his younger brother. Even so, the incident left many people from his congregation grossed out, and […]
Kanye West, who is now legally known as Ye, gave an extensive interview with artist Tino Sehgal to speak about everything from “capitalist rule” to “the death of Kanye West.” Released as part of a standalone publication bundled with the latest edition of culture magazine 032c, the lengthy interview touches upon a planned performance piece entitled The […]
The plumber who discovered hundreds of cash-filled envelopes inside a wall at Joel Osteen’s Houston megachurch is getting rewarded for his good deed. Crime Stoppers of Houston announced Tuesday it would give $20,000 to the unidentified plumber. Lakewood Church had originally donated the money to Crime Stoppers in 2014 to offer as a potential reward after $600,000 was taken from a church […]
