A hostage and ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas, according to U.S. and Israeli officials.
According to The Jerusalem Post, the deal will unfold in three phases. The first phase will include the release of 33 hostages — some of whom may be dead — and the Israeli Defense Forces withdrawing to an undefined security perimeter. Israel will reportedly release “many hundreds” of Palestinian prisoners, including terrorists who have killed Israelis.
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The Vatican has recently expressed its support for a significant document that opens the door for individuals with same-sex attraction to seek the priesthood in Italy.
This landmark development emerged from the Italian Episcopal Conference, which comprises the nation’s Roman Catholic bishops.
During their 78th General Conference held in 2023, they approved a pivotal document titled “The Formation of Priests in Churches in Italy: Guidelines and Standards for Seminaries.”
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For months, governments and military analysts worldwide have grappled with a troubling question: Why are the Houthis, an Iranian proxy terrorist group in control of southern Yemen, attacking international shipping vessels? The attacks began in October 2023 after the Hamas attack on Israel and have disrupted global commerce, driven up shipping costs, and forced major carriers to abandon Red Sea routes – yet their strategic purpose has remained elusive. While the Houthis claim to be acting in solidarity with Palestinians, their targeting of South Korean, Greek, and Russian vessels has puzzled experts and policymakers alike. Why are the Houthis attacking ships with no connection to Israel or the Gaza conflict?
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With just days before President-elect Donald Trump takes the oath of office, the Biden-Harris administration has taken steps to tie the incoming administration’s hands and shield an estimated 1.2 million people from potential deportations. The beneficiaries may include members of transnational gangs such as Tren de Aragua and MS-13.
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to citizens of El Salvador, Sudan, Ukraine, and Venezuela on January 10. Under the last-minute executive action, residents of those countries now in the United States, most of whom are present illegally, cannot be deported until September or October 2026.
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Persecution continues to rise across the globe, with a staggering 380 million Christians experiencing persecution and discrimination as a result of their faith, according to a new report from Open Doors US.
This number is up substantially from the 365 million found to be under the same duress in last year’s “World Watch List” report, an annual ranking of the worst places in the world for Christians.
Read more at: faithwire.com
When it comes to natural disasters, the Pacific Northwest is just about the nation’s quietest corner. But the biggest killer quake to ever hit America is likely to happen right there.
That’s because a fault line runs up the entire coast of Oregon and Washington that someday could cause a more devastating earthquake than anything ever predicted along California’s infamous San Andreas Fault.
Read more at: cbn.com
Christian persecution spiked around the globe in 2024, with more than 380 million Christians suffering high levels of persecution and discrimination, according to a report released Wednesday.
The human rights watchdog group Open Doors has published its World Watch List 2025, which ranks the fifty countries where it is most dangerous to be a Christian.
Among the grim statistics included in the annual report were the murders of 4,476 Christians for their faith, the profanation of 7,679 Christian churches and buildings, and the striking number of Christians around world who face high levels of persecution and discrimination: more than 380 million.
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LANDSTUHL, Germany – Cases of norovirus, a wretched and highly contagious stomach bug, are surging in parts of the United States and Europe this winter, according to Public Health Command Europe data.
“Norovirus cases typically increase during winter due to increased gatherings and travel. This highly contagious group of viruses, officially known as norovirus, causes stomach flu and spreads easily in healthcare and childcare facilities” according to Lt. Col. Simeon Smith, Public Health Command Europe Regional Public Health Nurse Consultant.
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Some remarkable celestial signs will be on display in the coming months that may hold prophetic significance for our world. This series of four heavenly phenomena includes three lunar events, two of which could represent a possible direct message about Israel.
It all kicks off with a total lunar eclipse known as a “blood moon” that will appear over the U.S. on March 14, 2025. This particular one will fall directly on the Jewish holiday of Purim. That’s when the Jewish people celebrate the biblical account of Esther when they were delivered from annihilation at the hands of an enemy named Haman in the Persian empire, which is modern-day Iran.
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A Florida man is accused of several child sex crimes, including producing child pornography and coercing approximately 10 children across the country to “cut, choke, and hang themselves,” according to federal prosecutors. One of the alleged child sex abuse victims — a 13-year-old girl — was found dead after allegedly communicating with the suspect.
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