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The Vatican’s Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith declared Medjugorje, a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina, has approved devotion at the site to the Blessed Virgin Mary. The site became popular in 1981 after a series of sightings of Mary were reported. The first sighting was recorded June 24, 1981, when Mary reportedly appeared…

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Preston Perry is a popular evangelist, author, and poet who loves to share how God changed his life. Perry grew up in a single parent household, only attending church for special occasions. His grandmother was the only Christian influence in his life while growing up. Living on the impoverished side of Chicago, he grew up…

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Alexandra Osteen has a name that is instantly recognizable in both the Christian and secular worlds. The 25-year-old daughter of mega church pastor Joel Osteen and his wife, Victoria, Alexandra is finding her own way in the world of faith dominated by her father’s image, leading worship for her father’s Houston-based Lakewood Church, as well…

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Churches are celebrating a revival in Brazil’s Amazon region after seeing over 14,500 people baptized during a six-month period. The Amazon rain forest region is home to some 30 million people in Brazil, making it a ripe place for evangelists. Foursquare churches, which have some 3,200 congregations, are leading the charge. CBN News spoke with…

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Pastor Alistair Begg attended the Sing! Conference in Nashville, Tennessee and he had strong words against what he called a growing Biblical illiteracy and “consumer” worship mentality in America. He pointed at the diminishing prominence of the altar on church stages as a sign of Scripture’s diminishing importance in churches, giving way to gimmicks and…

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Catholics are calling the recent exhumation of the body of St. Teresa of Avila a miracle after her body was found to be “incorruptible,” nearly 450 years after her death. St. Teresa’s tomb, located in the Spanish town of Ronda, was reopened the end of last month by a group of Discalced Carmelite nuns, monks…

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Ruslan KD has become a familiar face in the culture war of Christians pushing back against an increasingly godless culture. His YouTube channel has 625,000 subscribers. His videos range from all sorts of topics, from facing demonic influences, to interviews with former homosexuals, and discussions on the Shroud of Turin. Apart from his podcast, Ruslan…

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A revival event at the Corpus Christ campus of Texas A&M saw nearly 1,500 students in attendance and 62 people making the decision to be baptized. New Life Church helped organize the event, with New Life Young Adults Pastor Tarik Whitmore preaching a message on Isaiah 6 to the crowd. Speaking with The Christian Post,…

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Rabbi Jason Sobel was raised in a Jewish home in New Jersey. As he grew up, on the outside he seemed to be thriving- working in a large recording studio in New York City with rappers and rock stars. Yet he was on a quest for something more. “I looked at their life, and I…

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Ohio State University football players are celebrating a big win, but it’s one that took place off the football field. On August 25th, several Christian groups hosted a revival event at the university’s Curl Market, with a number of former and current players sharing testimonials. The event also saw around 60 people baptized, with as…

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