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LOS ANGELES (LifeSiteNews) — Bishop Joseph Strickland will lead a Eucharistic procession in reparation for the offenses committed by the anti-Catholic drag “nuns” who will be celebrated at an upcoming Los Angeles Dodgers baseball game. On June 16, the Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Catholics will process from the Cathedral of Our Lady Queen of the Angels to Dodger Stadium, where the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, an anti-Catholic group of drag “nuns,” will be honored during “Pride Night.” The procession, first announced by Catholics for Catholics, will be offered “in reparation for offenses committed against Jesus Christ and...

...Is distinguishing Polanski spitting in the face of all victims”? What about watching his films – does that mean tacitly endorsing that “raping women isn’t that bad”? If the film is about antisemitism, how does that affect the morality balance sheet? Of course, really all these questions amount to just one, well-worn dilemma: can we separate the art from the artist?...Woody Allen (and) his relationship with Soon Yi-Previn, adopted daughter of Allen’s ex-wife Mia Farrow, made her feel “affronted, personally somehow” since she had, as a girl, identified with Allen due to his performative fragility and neuroticism. (Allen has repeatedly...

Officials of the College of the Ozarks, a small faith-based institution of about 1,600 students in Missouri, are challenging the HUD’s interpretation of the Fair Housing Act (FHA).The Biden administration, through the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has announced rules in the form of a Directive that may threaten the College of the Ozarks in Missouri and other institutions grounded in biblical beliefs about the differences between women and men. This directive comes after the Biden administration has already proposed a regulation to restrict Christian speech on the campus of public institutions of higher education while limiting the...

The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce is outlawedPhilippine mother-of-three Stella Sibonga is desperate to end a marriage she never wanted. But divorce in the Catholic-majority country is illegal, and a court annulment takes years. The Philippines is the only place outside the Vatican where divorce is outlawed. Pro-divorce advocates argue the ban makes it harder for couples to cut ties and remarry, and escape violent spouses. People wanting to end their marriage can ask a court for an annulment or a declaration that the nuptials were invalid from the start, but the government can appeal...

Nearly half of electricians and gas engineers have been asked to tamper with meters in the last year, as people struggle with the cost of their energy bills, new research suggests. Almost a third of tradespeople (30%) also say they have seen evidence of tampering in clients' homes, according to the survey. Tampering with a meter means it doesn't read the correct amount of energy being used. But anyone caught doing it can face a £30,000 fine and even risk losing their life. Research from Direct Line business insurance found 43% of electricians and gas engineers have been asked by...