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Gwen Stefani Is facing huge backlash for its latest partnership with Catholic Prayer and Meditation App Hello,
No Doubt frontwoman, 56, A devout Catholic recently shared a collaborative post on social media promoting an “anti-abortion” app. Company CEO Alex Jones in 2023 said Hollows “proudly and unequivocally” supports the Church’s pro-life stance and the USCCB’s affirmation [the end of] Abortion is the top priority.”
“It’s important to spend time in prayer this holiday season. That’s what Christmas is all about: letting God come into our hearts and letting Jesus bring us your peace,” Stefani said in the video, calling on her fans to “download Hello today and join me and millions of others in prayer every day on Hello this Advent and Christmas season.”
“The season of Advent is always a reminder to slow down, even when everything around us is moving so fast. It’s a special time to reflect, pray, and make room for Jesus in your heart,” she said in the caption. “The @HelloApp Advent Challenge is called Be Still, and together we’ll learn how to find peace amidst the chaos and embrace stillness even when our lives are so busy. Join me for Pray25: Be Still on Hello.”
This isn’t the first time that the “Sweet Escape” and “Hollaback Girl” singer has endorsed the appEarlier, when they partnered with Hello during the Lenten season and Christmas in 2024, they received a strong reaction, And this time too it is no different,
“I love you, Gwen but unfortunately I’m no Hello App girl,” one fan commented on Instagram. Actor and reality star Chrishell Stause also joined in the criticism, writing: “Gwen-don’t speak. Please take your own advice on this.”
Another said: “This is a huge disappointment,” while a third said: “A lot of your fans are from the LGBTQ+ community and this feels like a deep betrayal.”
Another admitted, “Honestly, I never thought you’d be anti-abortion.”
Taking aim at the app’s subscription model, one said: “God is free, Gwen. Touch some grass,” with another agreeing: “Paying for prayer is crazy.”
Independent Stephanie’s rep has been contacted for comment.
in his fast Campaign Earlier this year with Hello, Stefani revealed that while she grew up in the church, she “fell away from my faith” after her music career took off. “And then there came a time in my life when I felt like I was losing everything,” she said. “Feeling so desperate, I got down on my knees, I prayed to God: ‘Please, please fix me. Please use my gift of music again. Please let me be the person I used to be.'”
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Launched in 2018 by co-founders Jones, Alessandro DiSanto, and Erich Kerekes, Hello is famous for partnerships with celebrities, including Chris Pratt, Mark Wahlberg and Jim Caviezel,
In 2023 it partnered with Irish actor Liam Neeson, known as an outspoken pro-choice advocate,
This partnership was strongly criticized by many conservative Catholics. In the beginning, Jones defended Partnership, explaining that the goal of Hello is to “reach out to people who have turned away, in the same way I once did, and invite them into a relationship with Christ. This often means partnering with non-traditional partners and people from different backgrounds.”
However, last December, he walked back his earlier statement, instead calling the collaboration a “mistake”.
“We’ve worked on a lot of things over the last few years and learned about all the ways we have to be careful about this,” Jones said. National Catholic Register Of controversy. “It’s the sin of stigma. There’s material collaboration with evil. There are a lot of things we’ve learned and are growing in understanding.”