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The Catholic archbishop of Washington, D.C., Cardinal Robert McElroy, on Wednesday removed a well-known priest as an exorcist of the archdiocese after he made public comments suggesting that UFO sightings were the work of demons. McElroy said the archdiocese also was cutting ties with the St. Michael Center for Spiritual Renewal, a Washington-based nonprofit headed by the priest, Monsignor Stephen Rossetti. The archbishop said Rossetti’s statements “linking UFOs to demonic presence and the Center’s recent use of social media gravely undermine the Church’s very precise teaching on the devil, demons and exorcism.” “There’s a danger here,” Rossetti said Friday in...

Reikado Hall on Miyajima Island's Mount Misen has been known as the home of the "eternal flame" for over 1,200 years. And the thing about eternal flames is that if they do get out of control, you can't really put them out. Otherwise they're not so eternal are they? And then the inevitable happens: A Buddhist hall in Western Japan known for housing an "eternal flame" that has been burning for over 1,000 years caught fire and burned to the ground on Miyajima Island. pic.twitter.com/8HPHGdDu4A— The Associated Press (@AP) May 21, 2026Yep, according to News on Japan, the eternal flame...

Deep in the archives of the Vatican library, a mysterious hand-written book, scrawled with strange symbols, had lain unread for more than 400 years. Its cryptic pages apparently concealed secret remedies "for affections of the human body", according to some text scratched inside the cover. Such healing practices were kept under wraps at the time since they could attract suspicion or even accusations of witchcraft.Known as the Borg cipher, the 408-page-long manuscript is mostly incomprehensible -- coded using 34 obscure symbols with a few Roman letters and a front page written in Arabic. There was no known key to reveal...

Ready for a ride on the highway to Hel? The infamous 'Route 666' bus service to the Polish seaside resort is being resurrected by Flixbus – three years after it was renumbered due to pressure from religious groups. The 13-hour route links Kraków and Hel, with stops in major Polish hubs like Władysławowo, Kuźnica and the capital, Warsaw. The route gets its name from a mix of its destination, Hel (similar to the English word 'hell'), and bus number 666, the biblical number of the beast. Although the service ran for over a decade, the number was ultimately retired and...

According to a report from the Daily Mail, several Christian leaders who attended confidential briefings on impending UFO revelations are sounding alarms that the released materials could align with end-times warnings in Scripture. Pastor Joseph Zupetz and evangelist Tony Merkel were among a small group of faith influencers invited to a private gathering in a remote mountainous Airbnb in Tennessee in February. There, former military personnel and investigators into non-human intelligence shared details about upcoming government disclosures of UAPs, reverse-engineered craft, and encounters with otherworldly entities.

Investigative questions about UFOs, aliens, and the supernatural are no longer staying on the fringes. In this fascinating conversation, Billy Hallowell sits down with pastor and broadcaster Joseph Z to unpack claims surrounding a reported closed-door meeting involving pastors, military-connected figures, and alarming discussions about so-called “alien disclosure.” From alleged government technology and mysterious “orbs” to theological debates over demons, Nephilim, and spiritual deception, this interview dives deep into one of the most talked-about topics in both faith and culture right now.

For centuries, devout Christians have flocked to the Italian city of Turin to pay their respects to one of the most famous relics in the world. The Shroud of Turin is a piece of linen, measuring 14ft 5in by 3ft 7in, that bears a faint image of the front and back of a man. Many believe that this image was created when Jesus was wrapped in the venerated shroud shortly after his death on the cross 2,000 years ago. However, according to a new study, the Shroud of Turin was never laid on Jesus' body. Brazilian 3D designer and researcher...

Iranian state-aligned media and senior regime figures have again invoked supernatural and conspiratorial language in describing the conflict with Israel, with recent and past material referring to a “war of occult sciences”, “Zionist sorcery,” jinn, and Jewish talismans. The theme has also surfaced in Iranian claims that Israel used “occult and supernatural spirits” during the 12-day war. The clearest recent example appeared in a Mehr News Agency report published this week, which said the confrontation with Israel extends beyond military, cyber, diplomatic, and cognitive fronts to what it called a “war of occult sciences.” The rhetoric echoes earlier material preserved...

Well folks, this is both incredible and stunning and also terrifying. The scope and scale is almost hard to fathom. And honestly? Yeah, it looks amazing! I have to admit, it looks wonderful, like a place I’d actually love to visit (if it wasn’t in the Middle East). Drop this thing into Texas and I think it would be a blast! So…why do I say it’s terrifying? Because it plays right into End Times from Revelation. The thing is a near perfect counterfeit of the “New Jerusalem” described in Revelation. I’ll explain more on that in a minute. First, take...

The clay tablet is part of a guide to exorcising ghosts held in the collections of the British Museum, reports Dalya Alberge for the Observer. Irving Finkel, a curator in the London museum’s Middle Eastern department and the author of the forthcoming book The First Ghosts: Most Ancient of Legacies, says the image on the tablet is only visible when viewed from above under a light. The museum acquired the artifact in the 19th century, but it has never been exhibited.

An ancient Hopi prophecy predicts the rise of a mysterious figure known as the 'True White Brother,' marked by a red cap, who would change the nation forever. Believed to be centuries old, the prophecy comes from the Hopi tribe of the southwestern US, whose wisdom has guided generations for over a thousand years. In 1992, spiritual elder Thomas Banyacya brought the prophecy to the United Nations, warning that during a time of great turmoil and rapid technological change, an individual bearing a symbolic 'red hat' would emerge, shaping the fate of the world. 'We were told that three helpers...

An ancient Hopi prophecy predicts the rise of a mysterious figure known as the 'True White Brother,' marked by a red cap, who would change the nation forever. Believed to be centuries old, the prophecy comes from the Hopi tribe of the southwestern US, whose wisdom has guided generations for over a thousand years. In 1992, spiritual elder Thomas Banyacya brought the prophecy to the United Nations, warning that during a time of great turmoil and rapid technological change, an individual bearing a symbolic 'red hat' would emerge, shaping the fate of the world. 'We were told that three helpers...

The Washington Post reviewed leaked audio from four off-the-record lectures the tech investor delivered in San Francisco over the past month that fused beliefs about religion and technology.Tech billionaire Peter Thiel recently warned that Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and critics of technology or artificial intelligence are “legionnaires of the Antichrist” in private lectures on Christianity that connected government oversight of Silicon Valley to an apocalyptic future, according to recordings reviewed by The Washington Post.In the four, roughly two-hour lectures, which began last month and culminated Monday at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, Thiel laid out his religious views to...

The claim that Marian devotion in Catholicism is derived from pagan goddess worship—specifically Ishtar, Diana, or Astarte—is a persistent but thoroughly discredited myth rooted in 19th-century anti-Catholic propaganda, most notably Alexander Hislop’s *The Two Babylons* (1853). This narrative, often recycled in modern social media and evangelical circles, alleges that Mary’s veneration as the Mother of God (Theotokos) or Queen of Heaven is a Christianized version of ancient pagan goddess cults. However, linguistic, historical, biblical, and cultural evidence reveals no connection. This compiled text is inspired by discussions with our fellow freepers and I hope offers a detailed, accessible refutation of...

What began as a routine baggage check at Tampa International Airport ended with U.S. customs officers unwrapping something far darker — a foil-wrapped bundle of bones, including part of a human skull. U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers made the shocking discovery when a passenger declaring just 10 cigars was found carrying a bag containing the human remains, officials said Thursday. According to CBP Director of Field Operations Carlos C. Martel, agriculture specialists initially flagged the traveler's belongings for prohibited plants, undeclared cigars, and other items. Inside a foil-wrapped duffel bag, officers uncovered bones, including part of a human skull,...

A witch who was paid to put a curse on Charlie Kirk days before he was shot to death has said her magic is ‘effective’. Police are still searching for the shooter after the Donald Trump ally was killed at an event at Utah Valley University yesterday. Despite Mr Kirk’s controversial political opinions his death has drawn outrage from across the political spectrum, condemning political violence and the suppression of free speech. Follow Metro’s live blog for coverage of the Charlie Kirk shooting A few days before his death, US news and opinion site Jezebel published an article ‘cursing’ Mr...

Namaste away from the bad vibes. Thousands of yogis Om’ed together in Bryant Park Wednesday to shake off the bad juju that Mercury in retrograde wrought this summer — which manifested for some in injuries and bouts of inexplicable hysterics for some participants. The serenity-seeking fitness buffs were eagerly reaching for some “retroshade” in the aftermath of the rough near-month-long planet alignment, notoriously believed to cause misfortune by those into astrology. “Mercury retrograde usually is not a good time, but I guess the yoga helps to balance my emotion and the body as well. I hope this is going to...

Prophetess Katie Souza’s bio says she was a “career criminal most of her life,” being “convicted of a number of felonies and sent to federal prison to serve almost twelve years” before God saved her nearly twenty years ago. In reality, it should read that she’s still a career criminal, with her crimes no longer being drug possession and gun running, but rather a criminal mishandling of God’s word- certainly a theological felony- demonstrating that the grift never ended. After leaving prison, she wrote a bunch of books and founded Katie Souza Ministries. She now hosts the TV show ‘Healing...

MARYLAND (WBFF) — Federal officials are investigating a former Maryland PTA president for allegedly embezzling over $900,000 to live a lavish coast-to-coast lifestyle that included luxury trips, gambling benders and Voodoo sex spells — including a curse to break up the marriage of her alleged lover. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland opened a criminal case against LaTonja Carrera, 51, who served as state PTA president from November 2020 to October 2022, according to D.C. attorney and former federal prosecutor Seth Waxman. The state organization oversaw about 800 local PTA chapters and 130,000 volunteer members. The investigation is looking at...

...Beginning by setting parameters to strip away ideologically driven answers, Smith asked Grok to apply only strict logic, mathematical probability, and observational science in its answers....