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Report: Woman claims she journeyed through hell and met God during coma

In 1999, Kathy McDaniel, then 53, fell ill with a severe strain of influenza after caring for a friend in Seattle.

 Woman claims she journeyed through hell and met God during coma. Illustration.

Thousands wager on Jesus Christ's return by end of 2025 on Polymarket

 Betting on Jesus. Illustration.

Egypt, Greece agree to protect status of Mount Sinai monastery, after court ruling

 A general view shows part of the exterior of St. Catherine's monastery in south Sinai, Egypt, March 7, 2019.

Pope Leo, in first month, makes a break in style from Francis - analysis

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States looks on from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi assured Greece that the monastery's sanctity will be preserved.

 Egypt and Greece clash over St. Catherine's – home to Moses's Well, world's oldest library.

19-year-old TikTok star Anna Grace Phelan dies after battle with glioblastoma

Phelan's family expressed gratitude for the countless prayers offered for her healing and peace during her battle with cancer.

 Stage IV glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor.

19-year-old TikTok star Anna Grace Phelan dies after battle with glioblastoma

Phelan's family expressed gratitude for the countless prayers offered for her healing and peace during her battle with cancer.


Texas legislature passes bill mandating Ten Commandments in public school classrooms

Critics argue it infringes the Constitution's separation of church and state and the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment.

 Texas legislature passes bill mandating Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

Christian Zionists in South Korea open country’s first Holocaust museum

“The growing extremism cannot go unanswered,” Song said, according to Ynet. “This museum is our response—it is a shield of knowledge, of values and of empathy.”

 Israel's ambassador to Korea, Rafi Harpaz, at the opening ceremony for the Holocaust Museum Korea.

US Vice President Vance invites Pope Leo, an American, to visit home

After meeting Leo, Vance met on Monday with officials at the Vatican's Secretariat of State, the Church's top diplomatic office

 Pope Leo XIV meets with US Vice President JD Vance at the Vatican, May 19, 2025.

Herzog meets with JD Vance, Pope Leo XIV at inauguration in Vatican City

Pope Leo XIV's inaugural mass was on Sunday. Ahead of it, Herzog highlighted his family's ties to diplomatic relations with the Holy See.

 US Vice President JD Vance and Israeli President Isaac Herzog

Self-proclaimed pastor accused of sex trafficking, forced labor scheme over near decade

Treva Edwards is accused of sexually and physically abusing one of his followers - whom he later reportedly pushed to get an abortion when she fell pregnant.

 Inside St. Mary’s Church at Lubeck old town, northern Germany. (illustrative)

We don’t know much about Leo XIV and the Jews, but he could be just the pope for us - opinion

The new pontiff resumed his predecessor’s calls for a ceasefire in his first Sunday address. Official church policy on Israel or the war is unlikely to change.

 Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Cardinal Robert Prevost of the Unites States looks on from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, May 8, 2025.

New Pope Leo tells Jewish leaders he wants to strengthen dialogue

More than a dozen other Jewish leaders from around the world are expected to attend Pope Leo's inaugural mass on Sunday.

 Pope Leo XIV holds an audience with representatives of the media in Paul VI hall at the Vatican, May 12, 2025.