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An Italian snack company has had an ad removed after criticisms of “blasphemy.” The company, Amica Chips, aired a 30-second commercial that shows a group of nuns at a monastery preparing to partake in the Eucharist, the communion of bread and wine as demonstrated by Jesus during the last supper. Upon realizing that they are…

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“He was a man of great faith – great, great faith.” That’s how actor Gary Sinise describes his 33-year-old son Mac, who died in January after a torturesome battle with Chordoma, a rare and persistent cancer that starts in the spine. The “Forrest Gump” star told CBN News that his son “loved his Catholic faith”…

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For “American Idol” contestant Emmy Russell, country music runs in her veins. Russell, who made the Top 20 of the singing competition show, is the granddaughter of country music legend Loretta Lynn, and as she’s proving, she’s inherited some of Lynn’s remarkable talent. The 25-year-old singer said in a video on an episode, “I’m a…

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In a new interview with Porter, Dakota Fanning opened up about her love for acting and how she looks forward to being a mother one day. “Being an actor is a huge part of my identity. I don’t really know who I am without it,” Fanning, 30, told Porter. “But I also have a desire…

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