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Franklin Graham preaches to a crowd of roughly 13,200 people at the Mediolanum Forum on Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, for the Noi Festival in Milan, Italy. | Courtesy Billy Graham Evangelistic Association WASHINGTON — Evangelist Franklin Graham offered his thoughts on the state of the pro-life movement while attending the March for Life on […]
Abigail Zwerner, 25. | Screenshot/GoFundMe The family of a 6-year-old boy who shot first-grade teacher Abigail Zwerner as she taught her class at Richneck Elementary School in Newport News, Virginia, earlier this month revealed that he has an “acute disability” and offered prayers for her recovery Thursday. “Our heart goes out to our son’s teacher […]
Martin Luther King Jr. Day is being celebrated across America today, and for good reason. Here’s a brief synopsis of Dr. King’s life and legacy: he was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of a Baptist minister. He received a doctoral degree in theology and in 1955 helped organize the […]
John Blanchard (pictured) and his wife, Robin, serve as senior pastors of The Rock Church of Virginia Beach. | YouTube/Rock Church After public outcry and the receipt of “new information,” Chesterfield County Commonwealth’s Attorney Stacey Davenport of Virginia is requesting a special prosecutor to review whether a prostitution case against Rock Church International Pastor John Blanchard […]
Unmarked graves of enslaved people rest outside the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Bowie, Maryland. | Screenshot: NBC Washington Dozens of community members, assisted by Catholic University of America students, worked on Martin Luther King Jr. Day to identify the final resting places for hundreds of enslaved African Americans behind a chapel in Maryland. Community […]
SURABAYA, Indonesia, January 19, 2023 (Morning Star News) – A church in Indonesia on Jan. 8 was prohibited from holding a Sunday service in front of a city hall building, where it had gone after losing its prior worship venue in a mall, sources said. Following opposition to the church’s services in a mall in Medan, […]
Patriot Mobile at the Grapevine Police Department in Grapevine, Texas. | Courtesy Patriot Mobile A Texas police department is saying “thanks but no thanks” to a donated pizza party from a Christian conservative wireless provider after receiving backlash on social media. Patriot Mobile, which stirred up controversy last year for donating “In God We Trust” […]
Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus Christ in “The Chosen,” speaks at the March for Life at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on Friday, Jan. 20, 2023. | YouTube/ CBN News Jonathan Roumie, who plays Jesus Christ in “The Chosen” series, encouraged pro-life activists at the March for Life Friday to continue the fight against […]
Survivalist and television host Bear Grylls says in a new interview that he has grown frustrated with the direction of the Christian church in recent years. Grylls, a professing Christian, has been the host of numerous survival-themed programs, including Man vs. Wild, Running Wild with Bear Grylls and You vs. Wild. He told The Christian […]
St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bethlehem, Pa. | Google Maps Officials in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, are engaged in a bidding war with Lehigh University over three Lutheran churches and undeveloped land for sale that has triggered a contentious debate over affordable housing. Congregants of St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church (474 Vine Street), Light of Christ […]