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Vatican Braces for 2022 Deficit as Donations Drop in Wake of Financial Scandal

Claire Giangrave - January 31, 2022

Donations are expected to continue to drop following financial scandals currently at the heart of a high-profile Vatican trial. The institution is tackling an expected deficit of $37 million.

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For Tornado-Ravaged Churches, Rebuilding Means Rethinking

Bobby Ross Jr. - January 31, 2022

Not all Mayfield churches will be forced to rebuild from zero, but they still face costly and lengthy rehabs and have been rendered temporarily homeless while they try to minister to the shattered town.

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Pakistan Gunmen Kill Christian Priest on Way Home From Mass

AP News - January 31, 2022

Gunmen killed one Christian priest and wounded another as they were driving home from Sunday Mass in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.

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Husband of Former Miss Mississippi Fatally Shot in Front of Wife and Son While Sharing the Gospel

Jesse T. Jackson - January 28, 2022

Last week, the husband of former Miss Mississippi, Thomas Hand Jr., was fatally shot in front of his 2-year-old child while sharing the gospel with people in Montgomery, Alabama.

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Church Planter Training Video Criticized for Appearing Prejudiced Against Pastors From the South

Dale Chamberlain - January 28, 2022

An uproar on social media occurred in response to a church planter training video, which seemed to imply that southern church planters should lose their regional accents to appear more intelligent.

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Amid Scandals, Catholic Church Needs ‘a Housecleaning,’ Says Actor Mel Gibson

Stephanie Martin - January 28, 2022

“It’s lamentable all the stuff that’s gone on. Like any institution, [the Church] is capable of being corrupt," Gibson said.

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Jerry Falwell Jr. Addresses ‘False Media Reports’ About Him Following Vanity Fair Profile

Dale Chamberlain - January 28, 2022

Falwell reiterated multiple times that he never said he had walked away from the Christian faith, and any suggestion that he had is a misrepresentation of what the Vanity Fair profile said.

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A Christian Music Tour During the Pandemic? NewSong’s Russ Lee Shares Why It’s Important

Jesse T. Jackson - January 28, 2022

ChurchLeaders reached out to NewSong’s Russ Lee to discuss this year’s Winter Jam tour and why now, more than ever, working through the hurdles of the pandemic is vital to the mission of Jesus.

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Pope Denounces Fake News About COVID, Vaccines, Urges Truth

Nicole Winfield - January 28, 2022

Pope Francis denounced fake news about COVID-19 and vaccines Friday, blasting the “distortion of reality based on fear."

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Sister Janet Mead, Who Turned the Lord’s Prayer Into a ’70s Rock Hit, Has Died

Bob Smietana - January 28, 2022

An Australian nun whose rock version of the Lord’s Prayer once competed against Elvis for a Grammy has died. Sister Janet Mead was 84.

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Claremont School of Theology Ordered to Offer Land to Neighboring Universities

Alejandra Molina - January 28, 2022

The Claremont School of Theology must offer to sell its property to the neighboring Claremont Colleges for a price below market value, a Los Angeles County Superior Court ruled earlier this month.

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Catholic Actors Mark Wahlberg and Mel Gibson To Tell Story of Boxer Turned Priest

Claire Giangrave - January 28, 2022

‘The church has been through so much,’ Wahlberg told the Rev. Stuart Long’s former bishop. ‘I would like to do something beautiful for the church.’

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Ukraine Baptists Prepare for Possible Russian Invasion

Diana Chandler - January 28, 2022

Baptists in Western Ukraine have made plans to shelter fellow believers in the case of a Russian invasion at Ukraine’s eastern border.

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Korn Guitarist Clarifies That He’s Still a Christian, Says Media Used His Words for Click-Bait

Jesse T. Jackson - January 27, 2022

Korn guitarist Brian Welch posted a video last month titled “Am I Still A Christian?” The two minute video addressed a podcast interview he did with Machine Head’s Rob Flynn in March of last year.

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Not a ‘Religious Person’: Jerry Falwell Jr. on His Dramatic Fall From Grace

Stephanie Martin - January 27, 2022

Among the revelations is Falwell’s admission that he’s not “a religious person.” People think that “because of my last name,” he says, “but I’m not. My goal was to make them realize I was not my dad.”

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Association of Related Churches Celebrates Over 1,000 Churches Planted

ChurchLeaders - January 27, 2022

ARC is celebrating the milestone of passing 1,000 churches launched since the organization began more than twenty years ago. ARC began the year with 994 churches, and, as of January 23, currently sits at 1,010.

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‘My God Is an Awesome God’: Former Satanist Comes to Jesus

Dale Chamberlain - January 27, 2022

This past weekend, an unlikely convert’s story of coming to faith in Jesus went viral on Facebook. Carl Sartor, 35, shared about how he went from being a Satanist for five years to being baptized this past November.

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Former AME Zion Bishop Staccato Powell Charged With Fraud in $14 Million Scheme

Adelle M Banks - January 27, 2022

Former president of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church’s board of bishops, Staccato Powell, and a lay leader in the denomination were arrested and appeared in court on Tuesday.

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Jim Winkler Departs National Council of Churches After Two Terms as Chief

Adelle M Banks - January 27, 2022

The National Council of Churches announced Wednesday that Jim Winkler, its general secretary and president since 2013, is leaving his post.

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Princeton Theological Seminary Removes Name of Slaveholder From Chapel

Kathryn Post - January 27, 2022

Princeton Theological Seminary’s board unanimously voted to dissociate the name of slaveholder and anti-abolitionist Samuel Miller from the school’s chapel.

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