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Franklin Graham: Look for Christ's 2nd Coming on Facebook, Twitter

By Lauren FrayerApr 25th 2011 – 7:38AM
Chuck Burton, AP

Chuck Burton, AP

The Rev. Franklin Graham says he knows what could be the ultimate trending topic on Twitter: the second coming of Christ. Graham, son of the prominent and politically connected Christian evangelist Billy Graham, gave an Easter prophecy of his own on Sunday, telling ABC's "This Week" host Christiane Amanpour that social...

Pope: Humanity Isn't Random Product of Evolution

Apr 23rd 2011 – 6:06PM
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Getty Images

VATICAN CITY - Pope Benedict XVI marked the holiest night of the year for Christians by stressing that humanity isn't a random product of evolution. Benedict emphasized the Biblical account of creation in his Easter Vigil homily Saturday, saying it was wrong to think at some point "in some tiny corner of the cosmos there...

Christians Around World Celebrate Easter 2011 [PHOTOS]

Apr 23rd 2011 – 1:00PM
Esteban Felix, AP

Esteban Felix, AP

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Woman Sees Jesus in Stained Towel

By Ben MuessigApr 18th 2011 – 3:02PM
SWNS

SWNS

There's the Shroud of Turin -- and now there's the Towel of Coventry. A 31-year-old dance instructor from the British city says a bizarre brown stain that appeared on one of her tea towels actually shows the face of Jesus Christ. Roisin McCourt told Metro that the discolored spot is clearly recognizable as the face of a...

Did Journalist Find 'THE Nails' Used to Crucify Jesus?

By Linda GradsteinApr 12th 2011 – 10:52AM
Lior Mizrahi, Getty Images

Lior Mizrahi, Getty Images

JERUSALEM -- Controversial journalist Simcha Jacobovici says he may have found the nails that were used to crucify Jesus more than 2,000 years ago. He chronicled his Indiana Jones-type search in a new documentary called "The Nails of the Cross," which was screened today at a news conference in Jerusalem and will be...

Background on Jesus Christ

Jesus (; ; 7–2 BC/BCE to 30–36 AD/CE), also referred to as Jesus Christ or simply Christ, is the central figure of Christianity, and is also regarded as an important prophet of God in Islam.

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