Hazel Torres

Shroud of Turin\'s DNA traced to India and plants found \'all over Earth,\' new study says
Shroud of Turin's DNA traced to India and plants found 'all over Earth,' new study says

The revered Shroud of Turin, which some Christians believe is the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, may have come from India and transported to its current home in Turin, Italy, a group of Italian researchers said.

Pope Francis calls for \'revolution\' in Catholic Church with pope at the bottom of inverted pyramid Holy See
Pope Francis calls for 'revolution' in Catholic Church with pope at the bottom of inverted pyramid Holy See

Pope Francis could rewrite the Catholic doctrine and "alter Catholicism" itself as he continues to push through his plan to allow divorced and remarried Catholics to receive communion even before they get an annulment, New York Times columnist Ross Douthat says.

Elderly Christian nurse saved from death as  she cries out, \'Lord Jesus! Help me,\' driving away her Palestinian knife attacker
Elderly Christian nurse saved from death as she cries out, 'Lord Jesus! Help me,' driving away her Palestinian knife attacker

A 78-year-old Dutch nurse found herself face to face with a Palestinian terrorist who was stabbing her on the chest aboard an Israeli bus, and all she could do was to cry out in Dutch "Lord Jesus, Lord Jesus! Help me, help me!"

\'Convert or die\': Islamic radicals follow Assyrian Christians in Sweden and pursue campaign of persecution
'Convert or die': Islamic radicals follow Assyrian Christians in Sweden and pursue campaign of persecution

Christians in multi-cultural Sweden are increasingly finding themselves in a situation similar to what the Jews in Nazi Germany faced just before and during World War II.

\'How can you not defend life?\': Pastor denounces apostate clergy who blessed abortion clinic in Cleveland
'How can you not defend life?': Pastor denounces apostate clergy who blessed abortion clinic in Cleveland

A pastor from New Jersey has come out to denounce a group of about 15 apostate clergy from the United Methodist and Episcopal churches together with a Jewish group who recently gathered outside an abortion facility in Cleveland, Ohio to "bless" its services and to "thank God for abortion providers."

Oregon massacre hero Chris Mintz recalls day of chaos, terror and bravery
Oregon massacre hero Chris Mintz recalls day of chaos, terror and bravery

The man who played a heroic role during the Oct. 1 rampage at an Oregon community college that left 10 people dead has come out with his own narrative of what happened that fateful day.

Teen mauled to death by own parents inside NY church wanted out, police say
Teen mauled to death by own parents inside NY church wanted out, police say

The teenage boy who was mauled to death by his own parents inside a church in New York state had "expressed a desire to leave" the secretive Word of Life Christian Church, New Hartford Police Chief Michael Inserra said on Friday.

Latest Virgin Mary \'miracle\': Statue grows taller, smiles, cries inside Malaysia church
Latest Virgin Mary 'miracle': Statue grows taller, smiles, cries inside Malaysia church

A statue of the Virgin Mary is drawing crowds of people after visitors and even church officials attest that they've seen the figure of the mother of Jesus at times growing taller, smiling and crying at times, according to the Christian Post.

\'The Snapping of the American Mind\': New book says Obama is brainwashing America
'The Snapping of the American Mind': New book says Obama is brainwashing America

Making waves in America right now is a book titled "The Snapping of the American Mind: Healing a Nation Broken by a Lawless Government and Godless Culture" by award-winning journalist David Kupelian.

Jesus appears in a Muslim fighter\'s dream anew, leading to his Christian conversion
Jesus appears in a Muslim fighter's dream anew, leading to his Christian conversion

Once again, Jesus Christ appeared in a dream to a die-hard Islamic State fighter, completely transforming him from a fierce enemy of Christians into an adoring child of Christ.

Catholics vow to defy court order asking them to end 11-year US church occupation
Catholics vow to defy court order asking them to end 11-year US church occupation

Catholic parishioners of Massachusetts are up in arms against their own church leadership—the Archdiocese of Boston—backed by the state's supreme court as they vowed to defy a court ruling asking them to end their 11-year occupation of the St. Frances Xavier Cabrini Church in Scituate.

More Christians killed, persecuted in Asia, Mideast and Africa in 2014 — US report
More Christians killed, persecuted in Asia, Mideast and Africa in 2014 — US report

The killing and persecution of Christians increased in the Middle East, Africa and Asia last year, with the Islamic State leading the campaign of attacks, the US State Department said in this year's International Religious Freedom Report.

Teen beaten to death in New York church during \'counselling session\' to force confession of sins
Teen beaten to death in New York church during 'counselling session' to force confession of sins

A controversial reclusive church in New York was transformed into a virtual torture chamber by some members of its own congregation recently, resulting in the brutal beating of two teenage brothers, one of whom later died from his injuries.

\'Miracle in Australian desert\' as man lost for 6 days keeps self alive by eating ants
'Miracle in Australian desert' as man lost for 6 days keeps self alive by eating ants

Australia witnessed a "miracle in the desert" when a man lost for six days in the country's "extremely hot" and remote Outback region with no food and water was found alive to the utter amazement and relief of his family.

Unborn babies can already \'sing\' as early as  16 weeks in their mother\'s womb — study
Unborn babies can already 'sing' as early as 16 weeks in their mother's womb — study

Who would have the stomach to kill foetuses who are already "singing" inside their mothers' womb in just 16 weeks or four months of life? Only the most heartless and cold-blooded abortionists perhaps.

Ohio church \'pays\' over $1,000 for $5.99 pizza delivery in random act of kindness
Ohio church 'pays' over $1,000 for $5.99 pizza delivery in random act of kindness

A random act of kindness was just too unbelievable for a pizza driver that she could not help but shed tears of joy.