Pope Francis corrects ’60 Minutes’ on Church not blessing same-sex unions: ‘That is not the sacrament’
In an unusual interview, Pope Francis corrected a questioner about the Catholic Church’s stance on same-sex couples, explaining that while it approves of individual blessings, it does not approve of same-sex marriages. In a conversation with “60 Minutes,” the Pope said the Vatican’s decision to approve the blessing of Catholics in same-sex unions because the […]
California Church to Baptize 30,000 People Around the State in One Day
A Southern California church is leading a mission to baptize 30,000 people at community events across the state on Sunday. Oceans Church baptized a whopping 4,166 people at its 2023 “Baptize California” event held at Pirates Cove in Newport Beach, and now Pastor Mark Francie is on track to significantly beat the previous record. . […]
Taylor Swift Sunday Service Packs German Church to Overflowing
About 1,200 people gathered for a Taylor Swift-themed service Sunday at a 600-year-old church in southern Germany, local media reported. Heidelberg’s famous Church of the Holy Spirit, originally Catholic and now Protestant, hosted a liturgy titled “Antihero – Taylor Swift Church Service” to attract young people. Deutsche Welle (DW) reported. Singer Tine Wiechmann performs at […]
Elon Musk’s X/Twitter Wins Court Reprieve Against Australian Censorship of Church Stabbing Video
Elon Musk’s social media platform X/Twitter on Monday won a court stay in its fight against Australian government censorship of a video of a stabbing inside a Sydney church. A federal judge has rejected a bid by Australia’s online watchdog eSafety Commissioner to extend an injunction to remove an X/Twitter post showing a monk being […]
Parishioners pin down gunman who busted into church where scores of kids were receiving First Communion
Thousands of children gathered at a Louisiana church over the weekend to receive their first Communion. Unbeknownst to the innocent people and their parents, a hooded teenager wearing all black was making his way in with a rifle. However, a few parishioners were able to save the children inside from the obvious evil outside. Abbeville […]
LI pastor charged with sexually abusing teen in church
A perverted pastor has been arrested for sexually abusing teenagers at a Long Island church, authorities said Thursday. Preacher Clinton Buckner, 71, is accused of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in the basement of the Huntington Seventh-day Adventist Church in Huntington Station in March, according to Suffolk County police. Buckner, of Huntington, is also charged […]
United Methodist Church REJECTS God’s Word for LGBTQ
A few years ago, there was a split in the United Methodist Church over the question of whether the church should be “gay affirming.” “It also has something to do with gay clergymen, who are openly gay and who treat homosexuality and same-sex relationships as something so-called sacred, normal and respectable, no different from actual […]
Video shows moments before deputies fatally shoot man armed with railroad spike at Florida church
The Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO) says a man who threatened people inside a Florida church was shot and killed by officers after “less-than-lethal measures were ineffective.” “Ta”. HCSO said in a press release that the deputy-involved shooting occurred around 2:40 a.m. Tuesday at the Divine Mercy Prayer Center in Plant City. Body camera footage […]
‘Save Gaza,’ ‘Welcome to Hell’ Spray-Painted on South Carolina Church
A church in West Columbia, South Carolina, was vandalized Thursday with red spray paint with messages such as “Save Gaza” and “Liberate Palestine.” A suburban Baptist church on Holland Street, a small church with about 25 members, was also tagged with the phrase “Welcome to Hell” and a graphic depiction of male genitalia on the […]
Erdoğan government formally reopens another Byzantine-era church as a mosque
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday opened a former Byzantine church in Istanbul, four years after the Turkish government designated it an Islamic house of prayer, despite criticism from neighboring Greece. It was officially opened as a mosque. In 2020, Turkey officially converted the Church of the Holy Savior in Chora, known in Turkish […]