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Brooklyn Bishop Robert Brennan is “appalled” that a church there was used to shoot a provocative music video, the diocese said this week. The bishop said he will investigate why the more-than-100-year-old parish permitted the controversial video to be recorded on its property. A newly released music video by pop musician Sabrina Carpenter showed the American-born singer dancing provocatively on the altar at the historic 19th-century Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Brooklyn. “The parish did not follow diocesan policy regarding the filming on Church property, which includes a review of the scenes and script,” the diocese said, adding that Brennan “is taking this matter seriously and will be looking into it further.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255900/brooklyn-bishop-appalled-over-music-video-shot-in-catholic-church-will-investigate
FBI Director Christopher Wray this week said that the number of anti-religious attacks on Jewish people has increased in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war and is “wildly disproportionate,” considering the community’s minority status in the United States. The FBI director said the attacks were coming “from racially and ethnically motivated violent extremists,” including “ISIS-inspired violent extremists” and “foreign terrorist organizations, whether they be Sunni, like al-Qaida or ISIS, or Shia, like Hezbollah.” Wray said that “people — eyes and ears in the community” can play a role in alerting law enforcement to suspicious activity, “letting us know when they see something of concern so that law enforcement can take appropriate action.”
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/news/255897/fbi-director-religious-hate-crimes-against-jewish-population-wildly-disproportionate
Today, the Church celebrates Saint Martin de Porres. The mixed-race Martin was born in Lima, Peru in 1579. became a third order Dominican, which meant he was a lay man associated with the order, living at the monastery. Though he longed to be a missionary, he was never afforded the opportunity. Martin's prayer life was intense, and he practiced many mortifications. He was known to levitate in ecstasy in front of the altar, but he also subjected himself to many severe penances. He was considered to be very wise, and many sought out his advice and intercession.
https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-martin-de-porres-644