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A new law in Utah is stirring conversation across the country after requiring public school students to study selected Bible passages as part of their education—not for devotion, but for historical understanding. The legislation, signed by Governor Spencer Cox, directs schools to incorporate portions of the Bible into social studies classes for students in grades…

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The city of Louisville has agreed to pay a Christian photographer $800K after she claimed the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance violated her First Amendment rights. Photographer Chelsey Nelson filed a lawsuit against the city in 2019, claiming the city’s anti-discrimination ordinance, which was passed in 1999, would force her to either take photos of same-sex weddings…

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The Egyptian government announced the discovery of a 1,500-year-old monastic site that is the second largest to have been discovered in Christian history. The 13-room complex was discovered in Al-Qalāyā, an area located in Egypt’s Nile Delta area. One feature of the site is a 5th-century structure that may have served as a guest house.…

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In a striking Palm Sunday message, Pope Leo XIV delivered a sobering warning to world leaders, declaring that God does not hear the prayers of those who wage war and have “hands full of blood.” Speaking to tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter’s Square as Holy Week began, the pope addressed the ongoing Iran…

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On Friday, March 13, Pope Leo XIV conducted a private audience with representatives from the International Association of Exorcists (AIE, Associazione Internazionale Esorcisti). Details from the meeting were shared with EWTN Vatican. Pope Leo, who became the first American pope chosen by the papal conclave on May 8, 2025, was warned by AIE representatives of…

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