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Pope Francis allows priests to bless same-sex couples

Same-sex couples can now be blessed by Catholic priests, following formal approval from Pope Francis. A new document explaining the change in Vatican policy was released Monday, saying that “people seeking God’s love and mercy shouldn’t be subject to ‘an exhaustive moral analysis’ to receive it,” The Associated Press reported. …

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Where addicts in Philadelphia bow to tranq, I saw why God hasn't given up on America yet

“God ain’t got no power over this hit. God got no power here.” The man gestured like a royal but the scene he revealed was the largest open-air drug market on the East Coast — the Kensington neighborhood in Philadelphia. The man then sat down on an overturned milk crate, …

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Megachurch founder finishes church's restoration process after stepping down due to undisclosed transgression

Dr. Tony Evans, the Oak Cliff Bible Fellowship founder who announced last year that he was stepping away from his pastoral role because he had fallen short of the standards in God’s Word, submitted himself to the “church’s discipline and restoration process,” associate pastor of outreach Chris Wheel announced on …

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Pitt football players lead ‘Pitt for Jesus’ event as dozens are baptized

College sports teams can unify their community on and off the field — and one football team is doing just that by using its platform to spread faith to students. University of Pittsburgh football players delivered the gospel in front of nearly 600 people during a stirring ‘Pitt for Jesus’ …

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Cruz clashes with Nigeria over his claims 50,000 Christians killed since 2009 in religious violence

FIRST ON FOX: A diplomatic battle is being waged between leading Republican Sen. Ted Cruz and Nigerian government officials. The Texas senator has warned he will hold them accountable for the reported “mass slaughter” of tens of thousands of Christians in Nigeria. The officials say Cruz is lying, with one …

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What Denzel Washington taught this retired pastor about faith

“Hey, why don’t we start with a prayer?” Those are usually the words of a pastor when sitting down to discuss faith with someone. But they weren’t my words. They were Denzel Washington’s when we began an interview about his spiritual life. The conversation was part of a collection of …

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Chinese underground church pastor, father of US citizens, detained by authorities, family says

The pastor of one of China’s biggest underground evangelical churches was arrested Friday in what appears to be a roundup of Christian leaders, and his family and followers fear for his safety. Pastor Ezra Jin of Zion Church was detained by Chinese authorities, his daughter, Grace Jin, told Fox News …

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Final respects paid to forgotten Catholics of 300 years ago who valued religious liberty: See the photos

Maryland officials reinterred 65 of the state’s earliest settlers in a powerful ceremony more than 300 years after the settlers’ first burials. The reinterment was held at Historic St. Mary’s City, a colonial town off the western shore of Chesapeake Bay, on Sept. 20. Earlier this year, the site drew …

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Extraordinary 1,200-year-old bread bearing Jesus Christ's image unearthed by archaeologists

Archaeologists recently found an extraordinary relic of early Christianity: a 1,200-year-old loaf of burned bread bearing the image of Jesus Christ. The discovery was announced by the Karaman Governorship, located in south-central Turkey, in a Facebook post on Oct. 8. The bread dates back to the 7th or 8th centuries …

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Turkey deports peaceful Christians under guise of ‘national security’ claims watchdog

Turkey has been accused of deporting hundreds of peaceful Christians under the guise of “national security,” including dozens last year, in a move legal advocates warn is an “attack” on the freedom of religion. In a Monday address to theOrganization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE),legal expert for the …

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