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By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, May 21, 2026 Getty Images A self-styled New Jersey prophet who told one of his followers that sex with him would protect her from mental illness and instructed another to get an abortion after getting her pregnant is now facing two counts of sex trafficking by force, fraud, or […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The Rev. Anthony Iaconis holds the beheaded Sacred Heart of Jesus statue at the Church of St. Mary in East Islip, New York. | YouTube/News12 Suffolk County Police are investigating whether a hate crime was committed after a suspect beheaded a Sacred Heart of Jesus statue […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Gary Thomas “Tom” Keesee is accused of sexually abusing multiple individuals associated with Faith Life Church founded by his parents in Ohio. | Screengrab/YouTube/Faith Life Church Online The trial of Gary Thomas “Tom” Keesee, a son of Gary and Drenda Keesee, founders and senior pastors of […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Tuesday, May 19, 2026 Wirestock/iStock 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” […]
Online learning is a wonderful thing. Until it isn’t. The Washington Post recently highlighted how some online colleges are allowing students to take unlimited courses, and on their own timeline. Result? Students are speeding through their online courses in weeks, leading to quick degrees. Very quick. The phenomenon, the Post reports, is sometimes referred to […]
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter Sunday, May 17, 2026 Photo of a stressed-out young mother sipping coffee on her messy bed while her three daughters jump around her. | Getty Images/Davin G. Photography Less than a third of American parents pray with their children, according to new research from the American Bible Society, even […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Friday, May 15, 2026 Alonzo Diego Fuller, 39, is the founding pastor of Journey Fort Worth Church in Texas. | YouTube/Journey Fort Worth 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 […]
By Leah MarieAnn Klett, Assistant Editor Friday, May 15, 2026 Screenshot/YouTube/That They May Be One Pastor James E. Ward Jr. believes the growing political, theological and cultural fractures inside the Church reveal something deeper than denominational disagreement: a spiritual crisis that can only be healed through repentance and surrender to God. “The cultural issues of […]
By Ian M. Giatti, Christian Post Reporter Thursday, May 14, 2026 An undated photo of Pastor Gary Hamrick teaching at Cornerstone Chapel in Leesburg, Virginia. | Courtesy Cornerstone Chapel As thousands prepare to gather at the National Mall on Sunday to pray for the nation ahead of America’s 250th anniversary celebrations, Cornerstone Chapel Senior Pastor […]
By Leonardo Blair, Senior Reporter Thursday, May 14, 2026 Former Hillsong Church Senior Pastor Brian Houston | Catalyst 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. “This account was compromised overnight. Any odd posts, links, […]