Jon Brown

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  Jan 6, 2024

  Vatican issues 5-page clarification amid backlash to same-sex blessing guidance

  The Vatican's doctrinal office issued a five-page press release Thursday clarifying its controversial "Fiducia Supplicans" guidance from last month, which led to an eruption of pushback from Roman Catholic prelates worldwide.

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  Jan 5, 2024

  Priest defiant after being excommunicated for calling Pope Francis 'usurper,' 'Jesuit Freemason'

  A Roman Catholic priest in Italy is defiant after his bishop excommunicated him for delivering a homily on New Year's Eve proclaiming Pope Francis as an "antipope usurper."

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  Jan 4, 2024

  Shia LaBeouf received into Catholic Church following years-long 'faith journey'

  Actor Shia LaBeouf was formally received into the Roman Catholic Church by Bishop Robert Barron upon receiving the sacrament of confirmation last Sunday.

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  Jan 4, 2024

  'Santa Muerte' cult leading to 'notable increase' of demonic activity in Mexico, exorcist warns

  A Roman Catholic priest and exorcist in Mexico has warned that the growth of the "Santa Muerte" cult is leading to a "notable increase" in demonic activity in the country, including demonic possession.

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  Jan 3, 2024

  86-year-old South Carolina pastor out on bond after being slapped with 30 felony charges

  An 86-year-old Baptist pastor from South Carolina is out on bond after having been arrested last month on 30 felony charges related to multiple incidents during his ministry in Virginia decades ago, including taking "indecent liberties with a child."

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  Jan 3, 2024

  Elon Musk agrees Western civilization 'absolutely screwed' without Christianity

  SpaceX CEO Elon Musk suggested last week that he agrees with the assertion that Western civilization is doomed without Christianity.

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  Jan 3, 2024

  FTC slaps Grand Canyon University with lawsuit for alleged deceptive ads, illegal telemarketing

  The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) slapped Grand Canyon University (GCU) with a lawsuit last week alleging the school deceived students and engaged in illegal telemarketing practices, though the school is refuting the claims and maintains that the Biden administration is singling them out.

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  Jan 2, 2024

  California school district offers extensive resources promoting LGBT ideology to students, teachers

  A school district in California is promoting resources to students and teachers that push LGBT ideology, including transgender identity and puberty-blocking drugs to young students.

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  Jan 2, 2024

  Ex-terrorist who turned to Christ predicts 'huge harvest' of Gazans converting to Christianity

  A former terrorist who was associated with the Fatah political party and the Palestinian Liberation Organization before converting to Christianity in the 1990s believes the Israel-Hamas war is preparing many Muslims in Gaza to become Christians.

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  Jan 1, 2024

  Bishop Strickland calls Chris Christie's changing gay marriage views 'compromise with sin'

  Bishop Joseph Strickland, a frequent critic of Pope Francis, criticized 2024 GOP presidential candidate Chris Christie's shifting his views on marriage and pushed back against his claim that the Catholic Church's views on the subject are changing.