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A leading Trump administration attorney says the U.S. Department of Justice dismissed several cases against pro-life activists filed by the Biden administration and vowed to prosecute perpetrators responsible for vandalizing churches and pro-life pregnancy centers in the wake of the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022. In an appearance on "The Glenn Beck Podcast" Saturday, Assistant Attorney General for the U.S. Department of Justice's Office of Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon identified protecting "the rights of people of faith throughout the United States, whether they're in federal agencies or not" as one of the key aspects of the...

Another small Christian college is shuttering. St. Andrews University announced it would close its Laurinburg, N.C., campus on May 5, 2025 after the spring semester ends. “This outcome follows years of effort to preserve our presence in this community while delivering an affordable, high-quality education and meaningful student experience. Despite those efforts, we have reached a point where financial sustainability is no longer attainable,” Dr. Tarun Malik, St. Andrews campus president and provost, said in a statement about the closing. The president sought to assure students it would support them in finding teach-out opportunities at other universities, such as Brevard...

Earlier today, Christianity Today published an article suggesting that Jesus was not crucified on a cross but was instead bound with ropes in a manner that diverges from the traditional understanding of His death. Their piece begins: This hypothesis, presented on the eve of Resurrection Sunday, is not only historically implausible but also scripturally baseless and culturally subversive. The claim undermines one of Christianity’s most central symbols—the cross—and aligns with a broader pattern of ideological deconstruction aimed at eroding historic Christian faith. HISTORICAL EVIDENCE FOR THE CROSS The historical record of Roman crucifixion is robust, and the evidence overwhelmingly supports...

Quote from book by Catholic Scholar: Why then do Christians observe Sunday instead of the day mentioned in the Bible? In order to make clear to the Jews that they are no longer under the Old Law of Moses, which it requirements of circumcision, abstinence from certain meets and the scrupulous observance of the Jewish sacrifice on the Sabbath, but under the New Law of Christ, the infant Church changed the day to be kept holy from Saturday to Sunday. But since Saturday, not Sunday, is specified in the Bible, isn’t it curious that non-Catholics who profess to take their...

30 April 2025Wednesday of the 2nd week of EastertidePope Pius V Church, in Saint Louis, MissouriReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 5:17-26The men you imprisoned are in the Temple, preaching to the peopleThe high priest intervened with all his supporters from the party of the Sadducees. Prompted by jealousy, they arrested the apostles and had them put in the common gaol. But at night the angel of the Lord opened the prison gates and said as he led them out, ‘Go and stand in the Temple, and tell the people all about this new Life.’ They did as...

While the Italians are agitated and the Spanish are conspicuous by their absence, two voices resonate strongly in the Synod Hall: those of the Dutchman Willem Eijk and that of the African Robert Sarah. The general tone among the cardinals is surprisingly serene.

Now, the place of the Sabbath in last day events. Would you please come to Daniel 7 verse 25. ...."he will speak against the most high, and oppress his saints, and try to change the set times and law, the saints will be handed over to him for a time, times, and half a time. The Bible says that this day that points us to the creator, this day that tells us life is complete, life has got meaning, life has got purpose, The Bible tells us that a great church came into the world and with an impious hand,...

29 April 2025 Saint Catherine of Siena, Virgin, Doctor on Tuesday of the 2nd week of Eastertide St. Catherine of Siena Catholic Church, Kissimmee, FLReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).Readings for the feriaReadings for the memorialThese are the readings for the feriaFirst readingActs 4:32-37The whole group of believers was united, heart and soulThe whole group of believers was united, heart and soul; no one claimed for his own use anything that he had, as everything they owned was held in common. The apostles continued to testify to the resurrection of the Lord Jesus with great power, and they...

Two Christian organizations have asked a federal court to rule against former Equal Employment Opportunity Commission member Jocelyn Samuels, a Democrat who is suing after being fired by President Donald Trump, arguing that her support for employment gender identity and abortion mandates violated their religious freedom. On Thursday, the Christian Employers Alliance and Choices Pregnancy Centers of Greater Phoenix, Inc. filed a motion to intervene in Samuel's reinstatement suit. They are being represented by the Alliance Defending Freedom. "The Court should not assess Samuels' removal's validity without hearing from the very employers that the removal seeks to protect," the brief...

Megachurch founder Bishop T.D. Jakes announced on Sunday that he will step down as pastor of his 30,000-member Dallas-based church, The Potter’s House, and his daughter and son-in-law will assume the helm. For almost 50 years, Jakes, who will turn 68 in June, has served the local and global community as a pastor, global faith leader, and author. According to a statement on the church’s website, senior pastoral duties for pastors Touré Roberts, 51, and Sarah Jakes Roberts, 36, . Jakes’ announcement and presentation of couple to the congregation met with applause and a long, standing ovation. While choking back...

Angel Studio’s animated faith-based flick ‘The Kings of Kings’ spent another week in the Top 10 box office this weekend, earning $4.18M despite a 77% drop from the previous week, bringing its total to $58M. Written and directed by Seong-ho Jang and featuring the voices of Kenneth Branagh, Uma Thurman, Mark Hamill, Pierce Brosnan, Forest Whitaker, Ben Kingsley, and Oscar Isaac, the film “follows Charles Dickens, a young author who narrates the biography of Jesus Christ. Together, he and (sin son) Walter Dickens embark on an adventure as the master storyteller engages his youngest son’s vivid imagination.” Buyoed last week...

THE outpouring of grief following the death of Pope Francis was like a wall of noise, a practically uninterrupted blanket of praise, a seamless garment of tribute. Even his enemies fought to temper their public comments, undoubtedly conscious of the enduring Latin injunction de mortuis nil nisi bonum, that one must not speak ill of the dead. It was only in private conversations that one could truly gauge the true sentiments of rank-and-file Catholics. One devout woman, orthodox but very much in the mainstream of the Church, confided to me that when she heard of the death of Francis on...

28 April 2025 Monday of the 2nd week of EastertideSt. Peter Chanel Catholic Church - Roswell, GAReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 4:23-31They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to proclaim the word of God boldlyAs soon as Peter and John were released they went to the community and told them everything the chief priests and elders had said to them. When they heard it they lifted up their voice to God all together. ‘Master,’ they prayed ‘it is you who made heaven and earth and sea, and everything in them; you it is...

Join us as we study in the book of Romans. The first half hour is worship. The message starts at about the 1:25:00 minute mark as near as I can figure and is is a total of 1:57:55 minutes long, including music worship, prayers etc.

In the biblical stories of barren women, maternity is further complicated in order to heighten the drama of the arrival of the promised son, emphasizing the divine role in conception and birth. In the case of the patriarchal stories in Genesis, the matriarchs’ barrenness emphasizes that it is God who disrupts continuity, in the transition from one generation to the next, and then selects the true heir to the covenant… There are six barren women in the Bible: three of the four matriarchs (Sarah, Rebekah and Rachel) in Genesis; Hannah, mother of the prophet Samuel (1 Samuel 1-2); the anonymous...

Afton Brown had recently moved back to her hometown after living out of state for several months when she met a young man with whom she had an instant attraction. When Brown discovered she was pregnant after just a few months of dating, she was uncertain where to turn. Brown told Live Action News, “I talked to my boyfriend about it, but neither of us knew what to do or how to handle it. We were both in shock. I was just 23 years old at the time.” She turned to a family member who had been supportive of her...

27 April 2025 Divine Mercy Sunday (2nd Sunday of Easter) Church of Santa Zita, Torino, ItalyReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 5:12-16The numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadilyThe faithful all used to meet by common consent in the Portico of Solomon. No one else ever dared to join them, but the people were loud in their praise and the numbers of men and women who came to believe in the Lord increased steadily. So many signs and wonders were worked among the people at the hands of the apostles...

When a crime is committed, it has to have a punishment; it has to be made right, but when someone's life is taken, how can justice restore what's been lost? Christians have long debated the issue of capital punishment, holding a wide range of views. Pastor Jack offers his perspective on what the Bible has to say about the death penalty, particularly in cases of murder. (35 minutes)

26 April 2025 Easter SaturdayBasilica of St. Trudpert's Abbey, Salzburg, AustriaReadings at MassLiturgical Colour: White. Year: C(I).First readingActs 4:13-21We cannot promise to stop proclaiming what we have seen and heardThe rulers, elders and scribes were astonished at the assurance shown by Peter and John, considering they were uneducated laymen; and they recognised them as associates of Jesus; but when they saw the man who had been cured standing by their side, they could find no answer. So they ordered them to stand outside while the Sanhedrin had a private discussion. ‘What are we going to do with these men?’...

(OPINION) A self-proclaimed prophet, Brandon Dale Biggs, a pastor hailing from Oklahoma, has made headlines with his latest revelation following his prediction of an assassination attempt on Donald Trump. In a series of prophetic visions that he claims began in 2014, Biggs alleges that God unveiled to him a striking image of the next pope standing alongside the Antichrist, a figure often depicted in biblical texts as both charismatic and treacherous, signaling what he interprets as the onset of the apocalyptic end times. With the recent passing of Pope Francis on Easter Monday at the age of 88, Biggs feels...