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Shia LaBeouf
Shia LaBeouf's New Tattoo—Fake or Not—Goes Beyond Sleazy
Esquire - By Ben Boskovich
Our favorite bare-hand-steak-eatin' sleazelord showed off some new abdominal ink. Good lord. I thought when Shia LaBeouf ate a damn steak with his bare hands he had reached the peak of personal sleaze.
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World News
Devotees nailed to crosses on Good Friday in Philippines
Associated Press - By IYA FORBES, Associated Press
SAN PEDRO CUTUD, Philippines (AP) — Several Roman Catholic devotees were nailed to wooden crosses in a gory Good Friday ritual in the Philippines, and others flogged themselves or took part in religious
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Hot Cross Buns
What is Good Friday? Meaning behind it, traditions and why people eat hot cross buns
mirror.co.uk - Daisy Naylor
Christians commemorate the death of Jesus Christ on Good Friday. Here's everything you need to know Good Friday is considered as one of the most …
USA TODAYadded this to Top Stories
Catholicism
'I feel like I'm in my 20s': Ohio man's Lenten, beer-only fast comes to an end
USA TODAY - Sarah Brookbank
CINCINNATI – Del Hall's first meal of the day Wednesday was a yuzu ginger sour. More than 40 days into his beer-only Lenten fast, Hall says his palate is incredible. The Cincinnati man describes the yuzu,
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Passover
When Jesus Celebrated Passover
The Wall Street Journal. - Paula Fredriksen
Easter and Passover, like Christianity and Judaism, are linked by a history that began in ancient Jerusalem. Passover and Easter always arrive at the same season—this year, just days apart—and that is
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Christianity
What does the word “Golgotha” mean?
aleteia.org - Philip Kosloski
The biblical word has a fascinating history. In almost all of the Gospel narratives, Jesus is crucified at a placed called “Golgotha.” It is a strange …
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Jesus
Why Good Friday Was Dangerous for Jews in the Middle Ages
Live Science - Daniel Joslyn-Siemiatkoski
As Christians observe Good Friday they will remember, with devotion and prayer, the death of Jesus on the Cross. It is a day of solemnity in which …
Lyle Sanfordadded this to Faith That Moves Mountains
Columbus, GA
He had no army, but the power he wielded shook the world to its foundations
ledger-enquirer.com - By John A. Tures
Opinion Columns & Blogs He had no army, but the power he wielded shook the world to its foundations April 19, 2019 05:49 PM In my international politics …
The Independentadded this to Voices
Opinion (UK)
An interview with an Iraqi scholar has led me to think very differently about Brexit and extremism in Europe
independent.co.uk - Robert Fisk
Sayed Mohamed-Hussain el-Hakeem is one of the most prominent Shiite scholars in Iraq. When Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani eventually dies, …
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Conservative View
A Revived Church Is America’s Only Hope
townhall.com - Michael Brown
What happens when a nation loses its conscience? When the light barely shines in the darkness? When truth is obscured by lies? We can answer those …
Jesus
Bishop David asks Filipino voters: Will you vote for Jesus or for Barabbas?
inquirer.net - newsinfo.inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines --- On Good Friday, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio David asked Filipinos who will vote in the May polls: Will your vote be for …
Pope Francis
Pope Francis: Anyone who discards gay people ‘doesn’t have a human heart’
pinknews.co.uk - Nick Duffy
Pope Francis has told gay comedian Stephen K Amos that gay people deserve “dignity.” The Catholic leader made the comments to Amos during an audience …
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Catholic University of America
Catholic University Students Slam Porn, then Lefty Faculty
crisismagazine.com - Austin Ruse
Progressives think every inch of ground gained may never be relinquished. This is why clawing anything back is harder and bloodier than anything that …
Reuters UKadded this to Top News
Pope Francis
On Good Friday, pope hears harrowing stories of human trafficking
Reuters - Philip Pullella
ROME (Reuters) - Pope Francis led Good Friday services dedicated to the victims of human trafficking and the plight of migrants, denouncing leaders with “armored hearts” who exploit their plight for political
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Opinion
Easter isn't about sacrifice, it's about faith and love
CNN - By Jay Parini
(CNN) — You think you know what Easter means? Even when people have no idea about this season, around this time of year there is an awareness that something is happening. A person comes into the office
CNN
Jesus
Every year a Filipino man marks Good Friday with an actual crucifixion. He just did it for the 33rd time
CNN - By Doug Criss, CNN
(CNN) — A man playing the role of Jesus Christ during Holy Week in the Philippines was crucified for the 33rd time on Good Friday. It's part of a controversial Easter tradition in the country where people
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Philippines
Filipino devotees nailed to crosses to re-enact crucifixion
Reuters India - By Ronn Bautista
CUTUD, Philippines (Reuters) - Hundreds of tourists watched in shock as actors dressed as Roman soldiers hammered four-inch nails through the hands and feet of a Filipino into a wooden cross for the 33rd
Sikhism
Surrey families to feed 500,000 during Vaisakhi celebration
vancouversun.com - Glenda Luymes
Milk and butter could be in short supply in Surrey this weekend as families prepare to feed the 500,000 people expected to attend the city’s annual …
Fox Newsadded this to Top Stories
Chick-fil-A
San Antonio council rejects bid to reconsider Chick-fil-A airport ban
Fox News - Janine Puhak
Weeks after formally blocking Chick-fil-A from opening up shop in San Antonio International Airport over the company’s alleged “legacy of anti-LGBTQ behavior,” the San Antonio City Council narrowly struck
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Conservative View
On Easter, Millions of Christians Will Be Worshipping in Secret
newsmax.com - Noel Yeatts
Christmas may get all the twinkling lights and attention, but it’s Easter that’s the most important holiday of the year for Christians …
Travel + Leisure
Vatican
The Vatican Is Unveiling Its Holy Staircase for the First Time in 300 Years
Travel + Leisure - Cailey Rizzo
The Scala Sancta is believed to have been stained with drops of Jesus’s blood as he was crucified. Visitors to Rome this spring will be able to experience a once-in-a-lifetime visit to an important Catholic
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Rome
Rome's 'Holy Stairs' uncovered for first time in 300 years
NBC News - Reuters
The marble steps will remain bare for devout pilgrims to climb until they are covered again in June. ROME — Rome's "Holy Stairs," which some Catholics believe were climbed by Jesus in Jerusalem, have uncovered
Jesus
If Jesus suffered and died, why is it called Good Friday?
al.com - www.al.com
Millions of Christians worldwide today are observing one of the most somber moments of their faith. Good Friday commemorates the suffering and …
USA TODAY
Opinion
This Good Friday, remember the Christians who aren't allowed to take refuge in the US
USA TODAY - Tim Breene
This Good Friday and through the year, we must be advocate for those who are powerless in the face of torture and persecution because of their faith. Today, as Christians remember the torturous crucifixion
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Passover
The Other Children of Passover
The New Yorker - Amy Kurzweil
The Haggadah tells of four children: the wise child, the wicked child, the simple child, and the child who doesn't know how to ask. We hear about these children every Passover. Here are the children we
Hinduism
Muslim man branded with Om symbol, denied food by Tihar jail officials
indiatoday.in - www.indiatoday.in
When the Muslim man complained that a stove in the jail was not working properly, the jail superintendent summoned him into his office where he was …
Vatican
Vatican To Open The 'Holy Stairs' To The Public For 2 Months
newsy.com - Alec Larson
The stairs will be open to the public for the first time in nearly 300 years. The Vatican has reopened the "Holy Stairs" to the public for the first …
Catholicism
Catholic doctor gives medical view of Christ's passion, crucifixion
northtexascatholic.org - www.northtexascatholic.org
by Tom Dermody Catholic News Service 3 days ago The crucifixion of Jesus as painted on a Danish altarpiece from 1613. (Shutterstock.com/Stig …
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Irish Government
Pat Flanagan column: Selling 1,000 dead babies shows how much Catholic Church hated children
irishmirror.ie - Pat Flanagan
The disclosure that up to 1,000 missing babies and infant bodies were sold for the equivalent of 65c tells us one thin... the Catholic Church really …
Catholicism
On Good Friday, papal preacher says cross brings hope to the oppressed
cnstopstories.com - Newsroom
Pope Francis lies prostrate in prayer during the Good Friday service in St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican April 19, 2019. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) By …