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Black Jesus born in burnt Amazon at Brazil church manger

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 13 10:34 AM

Instead of a manger in Bethlehem, Jesus will arrive this Christmas in a badly burned clearing in the Amazon rainforest, a black baby born to a black virgin with indigenous cherubs looking on.   Read more »

Quiboloy’s Hawaii church head gets 30 days in prison for hidden cash in pastor's jet

Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 21 09:54 PM

HONOLULU, Hawaii - Kingdom of Jesus Christ (KJC) Hawaii church manager Felina Salinas was sentenced Monday for lying about a suitcase that contained hidden cash, totalling more than $300,000. Read more »

How Mormons fed up with Trump could help lift Biden in Arizona

Hank Stephenson, The New York Times
Updated as of Oct 19 03:02 PM

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are still Republicans, but they no longer fit in with the party as exemplified by President Donald Trump, who for them represents a hard departure from the church’s teachings on sex, crude language, empathy and humility. Read more »

Rape, human trafficking raps vs Quiboloy, 5 church members dismissed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 08 12:31 AM

DAVAO CITY - The Davao City Prosecutor's Office has dismissed complaints of rape, child abuse and human trafficking filed by a former member of Kingdom of Jesus Christ against its founder Apollo Quiboloy and 5 other church members.   Read more »

Quiboloy follower pleads guilty to making false statement

Lalaine Ignao, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jun 24 02:52 PM

After two years of hearings, Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church manager Felina Salinas has entered into a deal with prosecutors, pleading guilty to making a false statement. Read more »

‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ to stream on YouTube for free

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 10 03:49 PM

Theater fans get a rare treat this Holy Week as the rock opera “Jesus Christ Superstar” by Andrew Llloyd Webber and Tim Rice will be made available for free on YouTube.   Read more »

God ‘in control’ during COVID-19 pandemic: pastor

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Apr 09 06:41 AM

God is in control during times of crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic, a pastor said on Holy Wednesday. Read more »

LOOK: Sunshine Dizon visits spot where Jesus was born

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 09:34 PM

Sunshine Dizon could not help but tear up after she got the opportunity to visit the birthplace of Jesus Christ.  Read more »

2 Quiboloy church leaders plead not guilty to immigration fraud, trafficking

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 21 11:27 AM

LOS ANGELES, California — Two of 3 leaders of a church founded by Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a friend of President Rodrigo Duterte, have pleaded not guilty to charges of labor trafficking and immigration fraud before a US court Thursday. Read more »

US judge orders detention for arrested Quiboloy church members

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 09:35 AM

Federal prosecutors said the three leaders of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy's Kingdom of Jesus Christ brought church members to the United States under false pretenses, often telling them that they were invited to be special guests at a concert supporting the church’s ministry. Read more »

THE DAY IN PHOTOS: January 30, 2020

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 31 03:00 AM

Here are the day's big stories in photos. Read more »

Arrest of Quiboloy church members in US meant to 'shame' religious leader: lawyer

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 30 07:18 PM

The arrest of 3 members of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy's Kingdom of Jesus Christ in the United States is part of a "grand conspiracy" meant to shame the church leader, his lawyer claimed Thursday. Read more »

FBI raids Kingdom of Jesus Christ branch in Los Angeles

Richard Vogel, AP
Updated as of Jan 30 04:10 PM

Crime-scene tape is seen closing off an area around the grounds of Pastor Apollo Quiboloy's Kingdom of Jesus Christ Church in the Van Nuys section of Los Angeles on Wednesday.  Read more »

FBI arrests 3 Quiboloy church members in US on immigration fraud raps

Steve Angeles, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 30 04:46 PM

The complaint alleges a "years-long scheme" to bring full-time workers to the US under "false pretenses," turning them into fund-raisers and marrying them with church members who are US citizens to keep them in the country, the US Department of Justice said in a statement. Read more »

Palace hands off Quiboloy rape case

Arianne Merez, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 23 04:34 PM

Malacañang distanced itself Monday from the rape complaint filed against Pastor Apollo Quiboloy, a decades-long friend of President Rodrigo Duterte. Read more »

Quiboloy at 5 iba pa, sinampahan ng reklamong rape

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 20 11:48 PM

Ayon sa dating miyembro ng sekta, taong 2014 at 17-taong gulang siya noong ginahasa siya nila Quiboloy habang iskolar pa siya ng religious leader. Read more »

As Christmas season starts, Pope defends nativity scenes in public places

Philip Pullella, Reuters
Posted at Dec 02 08:12 AM

Pope Francis on Sunday defended the display of nativity scenes in town squares and other public places, which has become an annual contentious issue at Christmas time in countries such as the United States and France. Read more »

Fragment of Jesus' manger arrives in birthplace of Bethlehem

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 01 04:55 AM

Housed in Rome since the seventh century, the relic had been presented to the Franciscan custodians of the Holy Land as a gift from the Vatican. Read more »

Wooden relic from Jesus' manger on display in Jerusalem

Reuters
Posted at Nov 29 05:34 PM

A fragment of a wooden relic reputed to be from Jesus's manger was put on display in Jerusalem on Friday, ahead of its transfer to Jesus' birthplace in Bethlehem for the official launch of the Christmas season. Read more »

'Pasalamat kayo': Quiboloy says he stopped Mindanao quake

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 01 12:47 PM

One of the 3 deadly quakes that jolted parts of Mindanao in October stopped because Pastor Apollo Quiboloy told it to end, the Kingdom of Jesus Christ chief said, asking people to thank him for doing them a favor. Read more »