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The Carmelite nuns of Arlington, Texas, made headlines again this week, as CBS News reported that the Monastery of the Most Holy Trinity had been given to a non-profit foundation made up of the community’s benefactors and supporters — reportedly to prevent Bishop Michael Olson from attempting to seize the monastery’s property for diocesan use. The property was reportedly transferred in April, in the same month that nuns rejected the Vatican’s designation of a U.S. Carmelite federation to oversee them, amid an ongoing dispute with Bishop Olson. But the move to transfer property raises some canonical red flags — and...

Retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, who was Donald Trump's longest-serving White House chief of staff, has warned that his former boss, if elected again, would govern like a dictator, that he lacks empathy, and that he has no understanding of the U.S. Constitution.

Zachary Joseph Radcliff (29) has been charged with nearly a dozen counts of criminal sexual misconduct. He served as the worship director and interim youth pastor at Oakwood Church in Ypsilanti, Michigan, and has since been fired from the church. “This information has ripped our hearts apart,” a statement from the church said. Editor’s note: This article refers to reports of child sex abuse that some readers might find triggering and/or disturbing. Former Youth Pastor Zachary Joseph Radcliff Faces Up to Life in Prison for Multiple Counts of Criminal Sexual Misconduct With Minors Earlier this month, leadership at Oakwood Church...

A recent report found that companies were dissatisfied with their Generation Z (Gen Z) new hires and may avoid hiring recent graduates in the future.Generation Z is beginning to enter a workforce that isn't fully prepared for them. As many recent graduates face complaints about how they fit into the workplace, employers report increasing hesitancy in hiring them, according to a recent report by the education and career advisory platform, Intelligent. The report, which was based on a survey of nearly 1,000 hiring managers, found that one in six employers were reluctant to hire Gen Z workers mainly due...

Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy told The Tennessee Star on Wednesday that Vice President Kamala Harris must apologize after she fanned the “flames of political violence” in her remarks, delivered earlier that day from the Naval Observatory in Washington, D.C., where she compared former President Donald Trump to genocidal dictator Adolf Hitler. Ramaswamy described Harris’ speech as “insane” and “irresponsible” in a statement provided exclusively to The Star. “Comparing Trump to ‘Hitler’ is not only insane, it’s irresponsible given the near-tragedies we’ve seen in recent months,” said Ramaswamy, alluding to the multiple confirmed attempts to assassinate Trump.

Ron Ely, the actor best known for his role on the TV series “Tarzan” has died. The star passed away at the age of 86. His daughter, Kirsten Ely, announced the news on Instagram. She confirmed her father’s death to Fox News Digital. “The world has lost one of the greatest men it has ever known – and I have lost my dad,” Kirsten shared in a statement posted on Instagram Wednesday. “My father was someone that people called a hero. He was an actor, writer, coach, mentor, family man and leader. He created a powerful wave of positive influence...

"We are coming together to support those affected by the recent hurricane. All proceeds from this event will be donated to hurricane relief efforts, providing much-needed aid and resources to communities in need.” Former President Donald Trump will join Tucker Carlson at a live event in Glendale, AZ to benefit victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton on Oct. 31, just days before the Nov. 5, 2024, presidential election. The event is part of a tour organized by the Tucker Carlson Network that brings Carlson together with notable Republican and conservative leaders at designated cities across the US. The Glendale stop...

A survey conducted by Santander Holdings USA, attempting to probe the status of middle-class households over the last twelve months, has reported that over half are actively delaying new-vehicle purchases. While the study is broad in scope, encompassing some similarly bleak news about home buying, the two issues seem closely related as rising costs don’t appear to be doing the economy any favors. With 77 percent of the middle-class respondents saying they need a vehicle in order to get to work, one would assume that the demographic is one the automotive sector can rely on for business. However, 52 percent...

Gov. Tim Walz signed an executive order Wednesday protecting the rights of LGBTQ people from Minnesota and other states to receive gender affirming health care, as he slammed the tide of other states rolling back transgender rights. “We want every Minnesotan to grow up feeling safe, valued, protected, celebrated, and free to exist as their authentic versions of themselves,” Walz said. “Protecting and supporting access to gender affirming health care is essential to being a welcoming and supportive state.” Advocates for LGBTQ rights say Republican-led states across the country are trying to erase the legal existence of people who are...

Veteran political journalist Mark Halperin, who was among the first to report that President Biden would withdraw from the race in July, revealed on Tuesday that there is a "certain story" that has been pitched to major news outlets that — if true — could derail Donald Trump's 2024 presidential campaign in its final days. Speaking on his "Morning Meeting" show on YouTube, Halperin shared that although he does not believe the story is accurate, its impact—if it were—would be the October Surprise the political media has been waiting for. "I know of one story... I don't believe it is...

A shocking video has captured the moment a Democrat voter hurled abuse at a woman over her yard signs supporting Donald Trump. Her expletive-filled rant against a homeowner was caught on a Ring doorbell camera just after 6pm yesterday - just two weeks before the presidential election. In the clip, filmed in the unknown foliage-filled neighborhood, the irate woman was seen marching up to the front door and branding the signs 'shameful'. A shocking video has captured the moment a Democrat voter hurled abuse at a woman over her yard signs supporting Donald Trump. Her expletive-filled rant against a homeowner...

So-called “journalist” Bob Woodward believes President Joe Biden deserves a Nobel Peace Prize for his handling of the disastrous Ukraine-Russia war. Appearing on CNN this Thursday, he said Biden deserves praise for the “very sensible things in the interest of this country” that he’s allegedly done during the war in Ukraine, such as “not sending U.S. ground troops” overseas. “Someday he may get the Nobel Peace Prize for that, because very, very important, so we don’t have another Vietnam,” Woodward added. “Biden’s old enough to remember Vietnam. He’s someone who, going back to the time he was vice president, would...

An individual aligned with the Democratic Party was flagged by an election official for "tampering" concerns after surveillance footage caught him making contact with a ballot box, the Montana Secretary of State's office tells Fox News Digital. Crystal Cole, the Glacier County election administrator, reported her concerns to the Montana secretary of state's election unit about what she viewed as potential "tampering" with a ballot box on Sunday, according to an email shared with Fox News Digital. Cole told the secretary of state’s office that she called the individual shown in the video footage, who told her he had been...

They seem to think the company employee who was beaten by Tren de Aragua gang members should go back and clean up the illegals' trash. As if getting one's managed properties taken over by a foreign gang weren't bad enough, and then upon asking for help, watching the city look away, now the property managers of the Aurora, Colorado apartments are getting hit with selectively enforced code violations related to the gang's activity on their property. The CZB Management company, which put out this up-close-and-personal look at gang takeovers of their properties a couple weeks ago, now has put this...

Vice President Kamala Harris made headlines over the weekend for how she appeared to respond after two college students called out, “Jesus is Lord,” during one of her rallies. The students are claiming they were kicked out of Harris’ rally in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and that Harris mocked them after they heckled her. “We did God’s work, and we were there for the right reasons, and God was watching us,” said Grant Beth, one of two pro-life students who called out, “Jesus is Lord,” while Harris was discussing her views on abortion. “I’m all about being a cordial person regardless...

Obama yesterday: "I don't understand how we got so toxic, so divided, so bitter."Kamala Harris 24 hours later: "Trump is literally Hitler and he will use the military to kill US citizens."

The pope’s safeguarding commission has announced the “imminent” release of its first annual report on the Church’s worldwide efforts to protect minors and vulnerable adults. The Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors (PCPM) said Oct. 18 that the eagerly awaited document would “provide an assessment of the nature and effectiveness of safeguarding policies and procedures in the Church, and offer recommendations for continuous improvement.” Why is the report significant? What do we know about its contents? And what should we look out for when it’s released? The report is notable because it marks the first time a Vatican body...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — The United Methodist Church in Liberia has been roiled in recent days over its position on marriage for same-sex couples after the global denomination, based in the United States, voted to strike a 40-year-old condemnation of homosexuality from its governing document. Clergy and lay members of the 150,000-member Liberian church have been calling for a special session of the annual conference to take a vote on the U.S. church’s decision, but Bishop Samuel Jerome Quire, the resident bishop of the Liberia Area, has refused, citing the importance of maintaining unity in the Liberian church. Last week,...

Pope Francis has expelled two more members and upheld the expulsion of one member of the controversial lay movement Sodalitium Christianae Vitae due to allegations of sexual abuse, abuse of power and financial malfeasance. In a letter dated Oct. 21 and posted on the Peruvian bishops’ conference website, the apostolic nunciature in Peru announced that the decision was made after the pope evaluated allegations revealed during a Vatican investigation last year. The investigation, dubbed as a “special mission,” was conducted in July 2023 by Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta and Msgr. Jordi Bertomeu, officials of the Dicastery for the Doctrine...

New ad to run during ABC World News Tonight (10-23-24) honors pro-lifers imprisoned by Biden-Harris adminPresidential candidate Randall Terry, who recently infuriated leftists with a pro-life commercial that ran during The View, proclaims in a new ad that voting for radical pro-abortion amendments in 10 states is a ‘vote to kill Jesus in the womb.’The Randall Terry presidential campaign plans to run a new ad during The View and ABC World News Tonight honoring the pro-lifers put into federal prison by the Biden-Harris administration for peacefully protesting at abortion facilities, while also calling for the defeat of ballot initiatives in...