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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, one of America's most prominent civil rights leaders and a Baptist minister who twice ran for the Democratic presidential nomination, has died at the age of 84.
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A federal judge in Illinois ruled that Immigration and Customs Enforcement must allow Catholic clergy into the Broadview detention facility to provide pastoral care to detained immigrants on Ash Wednesday.
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The Global Methodist Church (GMC) announced on February 19, 2026, that it has officially surpassed 7,000 member congregations worldwide, marking another milestone in the denomination's explosive growth since its founding in May 2022.
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Francis Collins, the renowned geneticist and outspoken Christian apologist, has been named the 2026 recipient of the National Academy of Sciences Public Welfare Medal, the most prestigious award the Academy bestows.
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Cedric M. Sharp, the 51 year old pastor of Bright Star Missionary Baptist Church in Texarkana, Arkansas, was arrested on February 11, 2026, and charged with five counts of rape by the Texarkana Arkansas Police Department.
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President Donald Trump has been briefed on multiple military strike options targeting Iran, as the United States continues to amass an unprecedented military force across the Middle East.
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The Kentucky Baptist Convention's Youth Evangelism Summit (YES!) broke its attendance record for the fifth consecutive year as 1,337 middle and high school students gathered February 6 through 7 at Hillvue Heights Church in Bowling Green, Kentucky.
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The American Parents Coalition has issued an urgent warning to families about the 764 network, an international child exploitation organization that the FBI has classified as a "tier one" threat to national security.
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Conservative media personality Tucker Carlson alleged that Israeli security officials at Ben Gurion Airport detained him and seized his passport following a lengthy interview with U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee on February 18, 2026.
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Liberty University has launched its second annual "Digital Rest" initiative, a 28 day challenge running throughout February 2026 that calls on students to disconnect from social media, online shopping, and digital entertainment to deepen their relationship with God.
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Abundant Life Fellowship Church in Boonville, New York, was destroyed in a catastrophic explosion on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, after record breaking snowfall caused the roof to buckle and rupture a propane fuel line.
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After 35 years of clinical psychology, Dr. David Zuccolotto says neuroscience still cannot explain what makes us truly human. Writing for The Christian Post on February 19, 2026, the licensed psychologist argued that reducing human beings to their brain chemistry misses the deeper reality...