IDF admits photo of Israeli soldier smashing statue of Our Lord is real
A photo of an Israeli soldier smashing the head of a statue of the crucified Jesus in Lebanon has gone viral, leading to outrage among Christians.
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Pope Leo warns African youth against emigration, urges battle against ‘scourge of corruption’
Pope Leo XIV urged students in Cameroon to resist emigration, calling on the youth to apply their skills ‘to the benefit’ of their ‘fellow citizens,’ rather than seeking prosperity abroad.
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China-Vatican deal on bishops is ‘escalating repression’ of Catholics: Human Rights Watch
A sweeping new report documents arbitrary detention, surveillance and intimidation of Catholics, alongside demolished churches, as Xi Jinping's Sinicization campaign intensifies.
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California Democrats advance ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ to criminalize investigate journalists
‘Outrageous!’ California state Assemblyman Carl DeMaio declared, noting that the author of the ‘Stop Nick Shirley Act’ ‘misrepresented contents of the bill’ and ‘lied to committee members.’
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RFK Jr. will overhaul ‘woke’ panel that decides preventive services covered under ‘Obamacare’
HHS Sec. RFK Jr. announced last July that he intended to dismiss all 16 panel members of the US Preventive Services Task Force, which 'has been lackadaisical and negligent for 20 years.'
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Charlotte diocese dismisses parents’ concerns about priest’s ‘inappropriate’ questions in confession
Parents of teen girls attending Charlotte Catholic High School felt like they were being ‘gaslighted’ by the diocese and that Bishop Michael Martin avoided the issues.
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Sweden rethinks digital learning, returns to ‘old-fashioned’ books in effort to reverse poor literacy
In the neighboring country of Norway, children's reading comprehension scores tanked after 2016 when each five-year-old starting school was given an iPad.
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Poll data reveals collapse in US support for Israel across party lines
Young Republicans have experienced a 40-point shift away from support for Israel, for ‘moderate or liberal’ members of the GOP it is 35 points, and American adults show a 36-point change.
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National Eucharistic Pilgrimage to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary
The pilgrimage begins May 24 in St. Augustine, Florida, and concludes the weekend of July 4 in the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, passing through the original 13 colonies.
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South Carolina House passes bill to create tax credits for pregnancy center donations
The South Carolina House and Senate both unanimously passed the bill and now needs only a third reading in the House before going to Republican Gov. Henry McMaster for a final signature.
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