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A team of archaeologists, led by Dr. Krzysztof Babraj from Kraków’s Museum of Archaeology, have discovered what they believe may be one of the oldest Christian churches in Egypt, and possibly the world. The researches were excavating the ruins of an early Christian basilica which operated from 5th to 8th Century when they found a…

An Illinois church is bring their church service to local inmates and it’s transforming its local county jail system. The church services have only been taking place for three months at the Jasper County jail; however, employees and inmates are already seeing some really positive change. “We have a quieter atmosphere,” Jasper County Sheriff Patrick…

Atheists are not happy about this. In a 7 to 2 vote, the Supreme Court ruled that a 40-foot cross built as a tribute to the military dead may remain on public land in Bladensburg Maryland. The Supreme Court ruled that the cross does not violate the separation between church and state so it can…

Wayne Cordeiro, pastor of New Hope Christian Fellowship in Honolulu, Hawaii, went to China to help train church leaders. He quickly learned that the Chinese Christians has a lot to teach him. Cordeiro shared the touching story in a recent sermon at his church. Cordeiro met with 22 Christian leaders, 18 who had been previously…

The Alliance Defending Freedom will go before the US 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to defend a former college student who was silenced while trying to share the gospel with fellow students at Georgia Gwinnett College. The dispute began in 2016 when a student, Chike Uzuegbunam, filed the lawsuit arguing his free speech rights were…

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A photograph shows markings on a turtle’s shell that closely resembles the word “God.” Snopes.com, an online fact-checking site and reference source determined the authenticity of the photograph is real. The Facebook page “Country n Garden” recently shared an image that showed a turtle with a surprising shell. The markings on it looked to spell…

A viral photo of a Christ-like figure with a crown was captured in Argentina has taken the internet by storm this week. Monica Aramayo, the amateur photographer from Argentina, captured the stunning image in the clouds over San Salvador de Jujuy. She used a smartphone to take the photo. Some have said it looked a…

Communist North Korea will soon get hit with a massive new radio signal carrying the message of Christ’s love, CBN News reports. “It’s an AM station, 250,000 watts, which will clearly cover North Korea,” said Ed Cannon, president of Fart East Broadcasting Company. FEBC has been using radio signals for over 75 years to share…

The persecution of Christians in parts of the world is at near “genocide” levels, according to a report ordered by Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt. The British government commissioned Bishop of Truro Philip Mounstephen to lead a review of persecution of Christians and to recommend how the U.K. Foreign Office should respond to it. The crisis…

Henan, China’s third largest province, is no stranger to violence from police. This month, a Protestant church in Henan fell victim to demolition and the authorities’ religious persecution. It was reduced to ruins in just over ten minutes. The next day, the debries were completley cleaned up and there was no trace of the church…

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