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A Georgia church is celebrating after 120 students made decisions for Christ during a community outreach event designed to share the Gospel with young athletes and their coaches. First Baptist Church of Hazlehurst hosted its first-ever “Night of Champions” in partnership with the ministry Strength of a Champion, drawing approximately 500 students and coaches from…

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Pope Leo XIV has appointed Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco to the Vatican’s highest judicial body, elevating one of the Catholic Church’s most prominent American bishops while allowing him to remain in his current role leading the Archdiocese of San Francisco. The Vatican announced Saturday that Cordileone is among seven new members of the…

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Archaeologists have unveiled the discovery of an ancient 1,700-year-old Christian city beneath the Egyptian desert. The city was discovered at the Ain al-Sabil archaeological site in the Dakhla Oasis of New Valley Governorate. The ruins are made of mudbrick and date to the Byzantine era. The city includes a well-organized street network, numerous mud-brick houses,…

Moody Bible Institute
Moody Bible Institute has named Dr. Rick Melson as its next president, ushering in a new chapter for one of the nation’s most influential evangelical institutions. The school announced that its board of trustees unanimously elected Melson, who currently serves as president of Southwest Baptist University in Bolivar, Missouri. He will officially become Moody’s 11th…

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A coalition of Catholic nuns, dioceses, and faith-based healthcare providers is asking a federal court to block New York’s assisted suicide law, arguing it forces them to choose between following their deeply held religious beliefs and continuing their ministries to the sick and dying. The lawsuit, filed in federal court, challenges New York’s Medical Aid…

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