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Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination
Light Prevailing over Darkness- Jami Amerine’s Search for her Destination The mind of a new-born child is like a blank canvas. His surroundings shape his thinking, transforming his personality. Ever since a child is born, he is introduced to a religion that is...
Miguel Torneire Taking His Missionary Work A Step Further For Helping The People
Humans are taught to help others from a very young age. Regardless of their beliefs, age, race, or any other category, humans are taught to help others since it is a basic code of conduct. Helping others is not just part of good manners; humans are prompted to help...
From Ashes to Beauty – Robert Sherriff
YES, it’s true, life is not always sunshine and rainbows. It’s not always easy, and sometimes it’s harsh and unfair. One might wonder, if there is a God, where is he? Why didn’t he stop that difficulty from happening? But the truth is, even if we don’t see or feel it,...
Embalming and Cremation: Here’s What You Need to Know
Upon the passing of a loved one, the urgency to make arrangements can often be overwhelming. The process of preserving a body after death can be extensive and perplexing for those dealing with the emotions of loss. From the decisions for viewings to setting a loved...
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Thousands of Israeli nationalists chant ‘death to Arabs’ during annual procession through Jerusalem
JERUSALEM (AP) — Chanting “Death to Arabs” and singing “May your village burn,” groups of young Israeli Jews made their way through Muslim neighborhoods of Jerusalem’s Old City on Monday during an annual march marking Israel’s conquest of the eastern part of the city....
Kansas community holds private memorial for Israeli Embassy staffer killed in DC ambush
Sarah Milgrim, one of two Israeli Embassy staffers fatally shot last week in an apparently politically motivated ambush in Washington, D.C., was remembered Tuesday during a private funeral in the Kansas community where she grew up. Milgrim, a 26-year-old from the...
Fuller says some churches allow same-sex marriage. But ban on married gay students remains.
(RNS) — The board of a leading evangelical seminary voted to affirm its long-standing belief that LBGTQ relationships are unbiblical during its May meeting. But in an email to supporters Thursday (May 22), Fuller Theological Seminary’s president also acknowledged that...
Pope Leo XIV casts doubt on which soccer club he supports during audience with Italian champ Napoli
VATICAN CITY (AP) — That Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago White Sox fan and likes to play tennis has already been established. The most pressing sports question for many locals inside the Vatican and surrounding Italy concerning the first American pope remains a mystery,...
African Christians walk hundreds of miles for Uganda Martyrs’ Day
NAMUGONGO, Uganda (RNS) — Beneath the equatorial sun and a sky streaked with clouds, thousands of pilgrims move slowly toward Namugongo. Their bare feet blistered, lips murmuring prayers and hands clutching rosaries, many walk hundreds of miles toward the sacred site...
Photos of the Week: Five years after George Floyd, vigil for Israeli Embassy staffers
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After deadly shooting, Jewish organizations are again scrutinizing security
(RNS) — American Jewish communities are rushing to bolster already heightened security around their institutions and businesses after the May 21 killings of two Israeli Embassy staffers outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. The attack in Washington...
Gareld Duane Rollins, whose lawsuit sparked a Southern Baptist abuse reckoning, has died
(RNS) — Gareld Duane Rollins, whose lawsuit accusing a legendary Southern Baptist leader of abuse sparked a crisis in the nation’s largest Protestant denomination, died Friday (May 23). “The abuse he suffered by those touting their religion is unimaginable,” said...
Pope Leo XIV will soon have to address the call for women deacons
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Like unpaid bills arriving for the inheritor of a house, reports will soon arrive on Pope Leo XIII’s desk offering possible steps to take on some of the most hot-button issues facing the Catholic Church — among them the question of ordaining women...
‘Duck Dynasty’ patriarch and conservative cultural icon Phil Robertson dies
WEST MONROE, La. (AP) — Phil Robertson, who turned his small duck calling interest in the sportsman’s paradise of northern Louisiana into a big business and conservative cultural phenomenon, died Sunday, according to his family. He was 79. Robertson’s family announced...
At 3 a.m. in the Capitol, the Speaker of the House pauses to share his place for prayer
WASHINGTON (AP) — It was just past 3 a.m., a few hours before the House vote on President Donald Trump’s top priority in Congress, his “big, beautiful bill.” House Speaker Mike Johnson was rushing through the Capitol halls with his security guards and aides in tow....
Greek monk hospitalized after monastery clash linked to decades-old dispute
THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — An Orthodox Christian monk was hospitalized following a violent confrontation at a monastic sanctuary in northern Greece, authorities said Friday. The incident is tied to a decades-old religious dispute. Hospital officials said the monk is...