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Researchers at Trinity College Dublin found the oldest surviving English poem inside a digitized medieval manuscript in Rome. Elisabetta Magnanti and Mark Faulkner identified “Caedmon’s Hymn” within the main Latin text of Bede’s “Ecclesiastical History of the English People.” The discovery surprised them because earlier copies placed the Old English
Germany’s caregiver shortage is reshaping nursing homes, and migrant Christians are stepping into the gap with compassion, faith, and resilience. At Immanuel Senior Care Center in Elstal, Sharoon Masih serves meals, helps residents with daily needs, and listens to their stories. His work goes beyond routine care because many older
Russia’s war on faith in Ukraine has a name and a face in Slovyansk: Oleksandr Pavenko. He buried two sons, both pastors, after Kremlin-backed separatists abducted and killed them in 2014. He later lost a third son to a Russian rocket in 2023. Yet he stayed near the front lines,
The Maine Capitol prayer revival drew more than 400 people to Augusta last week, and they came prepared for rain and mud. Pastors urged a spiritual awakening on the National Day of Prayer, so folding chairs and hiking boots filled the park. A “Pray For Maine” flag hung from the
An honorary doctorate for Hasia Diner became a defining moment at the Reconstructionist Rabbinical College’s commencement on May 17. The ceremony drew attention because Hasia Diner renounced Zionism a decade ago, and many Jewish institutions long kept her at arm’s length. Yet the college said it recognized scholarly achievement, not
The Thomas Paine legacy surged back into view at a No Kings protest in Philadelphia. Rep. Jamie Raskin cast Paine as a democratic spark, and he tied that founding vision to today’s political fights. Raskin praised Paine’s dream of America as an “asylum to humanity,” and he framed it as
The Gateway Church retirement settlement ends a bitter court dispute over Robert Morris’ promised payouts. CBS News reported no clear sign of compensation for Morris and his wife, Debbie. The settlement closes one case, but it also keeps scrutiny on Gateway Church’s retirement payments. And it lands as the church
The Dignity Act 2025 is a sweeping immigration proposal with growing bipartisan momentum. The “DIGNIDAD” bill runs 261 pages, and it aims to overhaul a strained system. Lawmakers frame the Dignity Act 2025 as a border-and-work enforcement package, but it also offers temporary legal status. Supporters sell it as a
A Devilish Blueprint Takes Shape The Conservative Resurgence reshaped the Southern Baptist Convention and continues to shape American politics. That Conservative Resurgence campaign sold itself as a fight for biblical authority, but it also built a pipeline of power. It claimed to defend faith, but it helped harden a ruthless
Steven Ostrander, a former associate pastor, appears to have returned to ministry after his 2022 firing. Recent Lighthouse Church posts place Ostrander in Walworth, Wisconsin. The images show him at the piano on April 19 and singing on April 12. The church sits about 25 miles from The Chapel, the
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked telehealth abortion pills, a move that could reshape abortion access nationwide. The injunction targets mifepristone, a key abortion medication, and it freezes a 2023 FDA policy. That policy let clinicians prescribe the abortion pill through telehealth, and it expanded medication abortion options. Now
Confession ignites a church crisis A scandal at Calvary Chapel Rockford erupted after Pastor Charlie Heffelfinger admitted to misconduct involving a congregant. The Rockford pastor’s confession centered on kissing a church member and sending sexual texts. Heffelfinger planned a brief, child-appropriate statement during the April 12 service. But the admission
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