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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,…

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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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Pastor Greg Locke says he and his family are trusting God after federal agents raided their Tennessee home as part of an ongoing investigation into allegations involving church finances and other possible crimes. Speaking to his congregation at Global Vision Bible Church in Lebanon, Tennessee, on Sunday, Locke described the emotional toll of the early…

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A simple travel tip shared on TikTok has sparked a surprisingly passionate conversation about faith, respect, and how visitors should dress when entering churches abroad. The video, which has been viewed more than 774,000 times, shows a traveler preparing to enter a church in Italy by slipping a long skirt over a shorter dress and…

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Since 2017, archaeologists have been baffled by an Aramaic inscription found at the entrance of the underground Mithras Temple at Zerzevan Castle in southeastern Tukey. The inscription is around 1,700 years old. The Mithras Temple was discovered during excavations at an ancient military settlement in Diyarbakir’s Cinar district. The temple at Zerzevan Castle is one…

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The Cultural Research Center at Arizona Christian University has released its fourth installment of its American Worldview inventory and it’s revealing some eye-opening statistics on Christian views of humanity. The latest report interviewed a nationally representative sample of 2,000 adults in January 2026 and focused on views about abortion, the value of human life, and…

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  The Vatican has rejected a request from German bishops to permit lay people to preach homily during Mass. The rejection stems from a request made by the German Bishops’ Conference on March 30, 2026 “to permit, in exceptional circumstances, a duly commissioned lay member of the faithful to preach in place of the homily during…

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As global tensions continue to rise, one doomsday bunker builder says a surprising group is increasingly preparing for the worst: conservative Christians who believe the world may be approaching the biblical “end times.” Ron Hubbard, CEO of Texas-based Atlas Survival Shelters, says his company is experiencing unprecedented demand, with roughly 50 bunkers currently under construction.…

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A recent Gallup poll on religion in the US is showing that the majority of Americans still think religion is good for the country, even though that number has dropped in the last thirteen years. According to the poll, which surveyed 1,001 adults in all 50 states and DC from May 1st to the 17th,…

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