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Pope Francis recently shared that The Vatican is involved in a peace mission to try and end the war between Ukraine and Russia. He told reporters during a trip home after a three-day visit to Hungary that he was willing to do anything that must be done. Pope Francis told reporters, “I am willing to…

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Former Fox News host and media personality Glenn Beck says Fox CEO Rupert Murdoch personally asked him not to discuss God on the air. During a BlazeTV network broadcast late last month, Beck told his audience about the alleged discussion after reviewing the latest on another former Fox News opinion host, Tucker Carlson, who left…

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Pope Francis has made the historic decision to give women the right to vote in an upcoming meeting of bishops in October. The new rules announced that five religious sisters will be given voting rights at the synod. In the past, women have only been allowed to attend the gathering as observers, with no voting…

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Texas public schools will be required to show the Ten Commandments in every classroom starting next school year under a bill that the Texas Senate recently approved. Senate Bill 1515 legislation will now head to the state House for consideration. During a committee hearing, Texas Republican Sen. Phil King said that he wanted Texas to…

As April came to an end, Christians in Boston were preparing for SatanCon, which took place in downtown Boston from April 28th to 30th to mark the Satanic Temple’s 10th anniversary. The event was dedicated to Boston Democrat Mayor Michelle Wu, whom the group is suing for refusing to allow the Temple to deliver an…

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An image of three large crosses displayed across three Wallstreet skyscrapers to celebrate Good Friday in 1956 on social media has stirred up laments from people of faith for what may be a “post-Christian” America. The image shows three large 150-foot crosses lit up in the windows representing the three crosses on Calvary 2000 years ago.…

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NASA has announced its first moon crew in 50 years, with intentions to launch the Artemis II by late 2024. The flight will be similar to the Apollo 8 mission from 1968, with a 10-day flight intended to circle around the moon and return. Amongst the crew members is Victor Glover, a devoted Christian who…

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Seven children are without a mother after an apparent murder-suicide outside a Chick-fil-A in Rome, Georgia. According to police, 56-year-old Anthony Wayne approached 39-year-old Cassie Lashae Davis in the early morning hours of April 5th. Davis was stopped in the pick-up lane of the Chick-fil-A drive-thru when Wayne shot her three times. He later allegedly shot…

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A military helicopter crash in Kentucky took the lives of nine service members, including the 25-year-old son of a North Carolina pastor. Pastor Tim Gore, the grieving father, told the media, “He is my hero, and I am proud that God let him call me dad.” WKRN reported that Caleb Gore, Pastor Gore’s son, was…

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An emotional moment was caught live on-air as a news reporter for Fox was on the scene of a high school shooting at East High School in Denver, Colorado. A student had shot two school administrators during a pat down, later taking his own life in an area not far from the school. Reporter Alicia Acuna…

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