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  May 19, 2026

  Joseph Manzi, finance director who bought Cadillac SUV with church’s credit card, pleads guilty

  Joseph Manzi, the former director of finance, operations, and development for the Church of Saint Leo the Great in Lincroft, New Jersey, has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $1 million from the church after using the congregation’s credit card like his “personal piggy bank” to splurge on gifts for himself, including a Cadillac SUV.

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  May 19, 2026

  Trial of Tom Keesee, son of Faith Life Church founders, is delayed

  The trial of Gary Thomas "Tom" Keesee, a son of Gary and Drenda Keesee, founders and senior pastors of Faith Life Church in Ohio, for the alleged sexual abuse of multiple minors that reportedly began when he was also a minor, continues to be delayed.

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  May 19, 2026

  Police investigate after Sacred Heart of Jesus statue beheaded at NY church

  Suffolk County Police are investigating whether a hate crime was committed after a suspect beheaded a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at the Church of St. Mary in East Islip last Friday.

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  May 15, 2026

  Texas megachurch embarks on $22M expansion, including soccer fields for future Christian sports league

  CyLife Church, a former Southern Baptist church in Cypress, Texas, is undergoing a $22 million expansion and renovation of its campus facilities, which will feature new soccer fields as part of an upcoming Christian sports league.

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  May 15, 2026

  Journey Fort Worth Pastor back in custody for alleged sexual assault

  Months after he “categorically” denied allegations that he sexually assaulted a former parishioner and was released on bail, Alonzo Diego Fuller, the founding pastor of Journey Fort Worth Church in Texas, is now back in custody.

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  May 14, 2026

  After porn post, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston says X account was hacked

  Hours after an explicit pornographic post was shared with his more than 500,000 followers on X Thursday, Hillsong Church founder Brian Houston said his account had been hacked.

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  May 14, 2026

  Grieving Pastor Greg Locke says devil will pay ‘hundredfold’ for his son’s death

  Pastor Greg Locke of Global Vision Bible Church in Lebanon, Tennessee, has promised that the devil will pay a “hundredfold” for the life of his 20-year-old son, Evan, who lost his battle with drug addiction last Friday.

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  May 14, 2026

  Most Americans say religion plays positive role in society: Pew

  Most American adults view faith in public life as positive. Still, over half say conservative Christians push their values too far in government and schools, according to a new Pew Research Center study.

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  May 12, 2026

  Gateway Church, Robert Morris move multimillion dollar retirement pay dispute to arbitration

  Gateway Church in Southlake, Texas, and its founder, Robert Morris, have moved their dispute over his multimillion-dollar retirement package, which he alleges is owed to him and his wife, Debbie, to arbitration.

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  May 12, 2026

  Mark Driscoll takes shot at Planned Parenthood on Mother’s Day, invoking Mary, mother of Jesus

  Megachurch Pastor Mark Driscoll of the fast-growing Trinity Church in Scottsdale, Arizona, is coming under fire from some critics for invoking Mary, the mother of Jesus, as he took an apparent potshot at Planned Parenthood on Sunday as the nation celebrated Mother’s Day.