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‘But First…Let Me Thank God’—Celtics Head Coach Joe Mazzulla’s Postgame Shirt Says It All

With just a few years of experience as a basketball head coach, Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla led his team to win the 2024 NBA Championship.

Episcopal Church Grapples With ‘Transformative Role’ in Native American Residential Schools

The Episcopal Church has begun to reckon with the outsized role it played in the history of Indigenous children from Florida to Alaska being taken away, sometimes by force, to residential schools run by the government and often by denominations that operated under government contracts.

Richard Smallwood, ‘Total Praise’ Composer, To Receive Juneteeth Tribute in D.C.

For decades, Richard Smallwood has been on stages from Carnegie Hall to churches, at the piano or at the microphone, performing music that features his distinctive genre-bending blend of gospel and classical.

Ascension Catholic Hospitals Outsource Staffing To Private-Equity-Owned Partners

According to a letter Sen. Chuck Grassley sent Ascension, whistleblowers disclosed proposed changes to staffing with SCP Health, the new firm overseeing physician staffing, that could have hospitalists seeing twice the national average of patients per day.

UMC Settles Sex Abuse Case Involving Former New York Pastor, Foster Parent Who Ran a Clown Business

The United Methodist Church, along with New York’s Warren County, has reached a financial settlement in a sexual abuse case involving former UMC Pastor Richard Reynolds. Troy resident John Smith claimed that Reynolds, who served as Smith's foster parent, abused him as a child.

‘Straight Up, a Hot Mess’—Allen Parr Calls Out Taylor Swift’s New Album as ‘Anti-Christian’

Taylor Swift released her 11th album this year and has already broken records. But YouTuber Allen Parr warns parents and all Christians about her "explicit" content on "The Tortured Poets Department," calling it "anti-Christian."

Robert Morris Resigns as Gateway Church’s Senior Pastor Following Sexual Abuse Allegations

Following the revelation of sexual abuse allegations against Gateway Church founder and senior pastor Robert Morris, Church of the Highlands announced that Morris has resigned as one of its overseers.

‘Bling Bishop’ Lamor Whitehead Sentenced to 9 Years in Prison for Fraud, Extortion, Lying to Federal Agents

Bishop Lamor Whitehead has been sentenced to nine years in prison and ordered to pay $85,000 in restitution and forfeit $95,000 as a result of being found guilty of ​​fraud, attempted extortion, and lying to federal agents.