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INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — What do Tom Brady, Taylor Swift and comedy have to do with learning about football? In the case of Nikki Glaser, it is all intertwined. Glaser has become a familiar face to football fans this season. Her breakthrough performance at the Tom Brady Roast on May 5 paved the way for five appearances on Amazon Prime Video’s “Thursday Night Football″ postgame show. Before last Thursday’s game […]

(SRN NEWS) – The Thomas More Society reports that Nativity scenes are up in the capitol building of 43 states this year. Of course it wasn’t so many years ago that EVERY state capital had an official Nativity scene and it didn’t take a legal organization like Thomas More to make it happen — but times have changed.  The Society gets help from the ministry American Nativity Scene, which actually provides […]

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — On a balmy December evening, four Indian crew members, eager to go explore this Mediterranean city where their container ship docked for a few hours, turned for help to Stella Maris. It’s the largest of the faith-based organizations that minister to seafarers in hundreds of ports around the world. “We just call them, they help us with everything,” from connecting with far-away families on video to […]

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis on Tuesday opens the 2025 Holy Year, kicking off a celebration of the Catholic Church that is expected to draw some 32 million pilgrims to Rome and test the pope’s stamina and the ability of the Eternal City to welcome them. At the start of Christmas Eve Mass, Francis pushes open the great Holy Door at the entrance of St. Peter’s Basilica. The ceremony […]

(SRN NEWS) – At issue is a constitutional amendment which would, amongst other things, allow men to marry girls as young as age NINE.  Muslim radicals dominate Iraq’s legislature and they see no problem with child marriage.  The proposed legislation would also limit the rights of women when it comes to child custody and inheritance.  Religious freedom advocates and human rights campaigners are urging the Iraqi parliament NOT to approve the […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Bill Clinton was discharged from a Washington hospital on Tuesday and will be home for Christmas after he was admitted the day before with a fever. Clinton is being treated for the flu, Angel Urena, Clinton’s deputy chief of staff, said in a statement about his release. “He and his family are deeply grateful for the exceptional care provided by the team at MedStar Georgetown […]

All you have to do to become a South Dakota resident is spend one night. Stay in a campground or hotel and then stop by one of the businesses that specialize in helping people become South Dakotans, and they’ll help you do the paperwork to gain residency in a state with no income tax and relatively cheap vehicle registration. The system brings in extra government revenue through vehicle fees and […]

(SRN NEWS) – For the first time in its 900-year history, girls will form part of the choir performing at the Christmas Day service at London’s majestic St. Paul’s Cathedral.  The first two girls to become full choristers officially joined the previously all-male choir in June.  St. Paul’s is one of the most important churches in England.  It has been the site of numerous state events, including the wedding of […]

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — The Palestinian city of Bethlehem is preparing for a somber Christmas Eve under the shadow of war in Gaza, with most festivities cancelled and crowds of tourists absent Tuesday in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Winter is hitting the Gaza Strip and many of the nearly 2 million Palestinians displaced by the devastating 15-month war with Israel are struggling to protect themselves from the wind, cold […]