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Pope Francis dead: Could the next pope be the last one?

COGwriter Vatican News reported: Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday aged 88 Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, April 21, 2025, at the age of 88 at his residence in the Vatican’s Casa Santa Marta. By Devin Watkins At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of […]

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Prayer works and aids healing

COGwriter NewsMax posted the following: Dr. Crandall: The Healing Power of Prayer Numerous research studies and anecdotal stories have shown the power that prayer can have in our lives and for our health. Dr. Chauncey Crandall, world-renowned cardiologist and director of preventive medicine at the Palm Beach Cardiovascular Clinic in Florida, has observed the power […]

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Could the U.S. dollar be losing its safe-haven status?

(UnSplash photo) COGwriter The financial markets and the USA dollar has been impacted by Donald Trump’s tariffs, statements, and other policies: Is the U.S. dollar losing its safe-haven status? Capital Economics weighs in April 20, 2025 Concerns are swirling around the U.S. dollar’s traditional safe-haven status in the wake of President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth tariff […]

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Church of God News in Spanish

COGwriter The Continuing Church of God continues to get additional materials translated into the Spanish language. Here are the translations that we just received: Sermon: 4T’s to Grow By: Temptations, tests, trials, and tribulations Sermón: Las 4T para crecer: Tentaciones, pruebas, tribulaciones y tribulaciones https://cdlidd.es/sermon-las-4t-para-... BibleNewsProphecy: What is Leaven? Noticias de Profecía de la Biblia: […]

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Marijuana culture’s high holiday

Marijuana joint being made (UnSplash photo) COGwriter The Associated Press posted the following: Marijuana holiday 4/20 … Marijuana culture’s high holiday, known as 4/20, falls this year on Easter Sunday, … meaning cannabis fans can celebrate in some unusual ways, including an “Easter nug hunt” in Los Angeles, kosher-style THC gummies in New York and […]

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Is Easter a Really Christian Holiday? Was Jesus Resurrected on a Sunday? ¿Resucitó Cristo un domingo?

Eostre: Goddess of the Dawn COGwriter On Friday, the German news source Deutsche Welle had a post that stated “chocolate rabbits are the most obvious secular sign of Easter” (https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097). From the photo above, you can see a rabbit, which was associated with the worship of the pagan fertility goddess of the dawn–Eostre–that is basically […]

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BibleNewsProphecy: Trade Wars – and the Winner will be …

COGwriter Donald Trump’s tariffs and threats have sparked a trade war. The Continuing Church of God put together the following video on our Bible News Prophecy YouTube channel discussing various views and scriptures about that: 14:49 Trade Wars – and the Winner will be … US President Trump imposed tariffs on a global scale. Those tariffs […]

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Is a European Army a myth or a prophesied reality?

European soldiers (Claude TRUONG-NGOC) COGwriter Europe wants to be a major military power. Nations in Europe are spending more on military matters. But will Europe end up with a European army? Notice the following from Euronews: Raising a unified European army: myth or reality? 18 April 2025 Some European leaders have recently renewed calls for […]

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‘Holy Fire’ is not holy, but is a tourist draw

Happening now: the Holy Fire ceremony at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. Thousands of Eastern Orthodox Christians from around the world participate in the Holy Fire Ceremony in Jerusalem 🇮🇱 We wish all those celebrating Orthodox Easter a meaningful and peaceful… pic.twitter.com/QRYZKqfegR — Israel Foreign Ministry (@IsraelMFA) May 4, 2024 COGwriter Today […]

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Last Day of Unleavened Bread, Israel, Egypt, Sin, and Fleeing

(Pixabay picture) COGwriter Today is the last day of unleavened bread. Here is some information on what happened on it from the old Radio Church of God: Over 3450 years ago, more than three million Israelites crossed the Red Sea dry shod! In this unusual photo the Red Sea stretches as a barrier between the […]

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