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Sen. Chris Murphy suffers stroke ahead of midterms, colleagues pray for recovery

Members of both parties in the U.S. Senate are praying for Sen. Chris Murphy, D-Conn., after the 53-year-old lawmaker suffered a stroke.

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  Poland's political, constitutional crisis explained: 5 events that led up to coup attempt

  Poland's political and constitutional crisis reached accusations of a coup attempt on Friday, when a judge suspended the head of the country's top court, after five events that began with a 2015 fight over judicial appointments and ran through the president's refusal this year to swear in four judges elected by parliament.

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  Texas Supreme Court halts probe into who sent trans mailers

  The Texas Supreme Court on Friday paused efforts to identify who sent texts and mailers promoting transgender resources, a day after a deposition linked the texts to a GOP fund. The administrative stay order issued in the case of Texas Transgender Student Union LLC comes after a Travis County judge ruled that attorneys for the Transgender Education Network of Texas could question a representative of the Wyoming company, whose name appeared on the mailers’ return address. The mailers prominent

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  Christian arrested after speaking against Islam being pushed in Egypt schools

  Egyptian authorities arrested a Coptic Christian engineer at his home in Alexandria, Egypt, and accused him of speaking against Islam after he objected online to the teaching of Islam in the country’s schools.

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  New Mexico megachurch's endorsement of Republican candidates tests Johnson Amendment

  A New Mexico megachurch has reportedly endorsed two Republican candidates in the 2026 midterm elections, drawing attention to a federal law that bars tax-exempt nonprofits, including churches, from endorsing political candidates.

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  This week in Christian history: Sistine Chapel ceiling art revealed to public; 'Hacksaw Ridge' debuts

  This week in Christian history includes the public's first viewing of the Sistine Chapel ceiling, the death of Albert Carman and the premiere of “Hacksaw Ridge.”

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  Chaplains head to polling location to bring prayer, comfort to citizens casting ballots

  Chaplains from several religious traditions will head to polling locations on Tuesday to bring comfort and faith-based support to voters this election season.

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  Travel: Postcard from Canton, Ohio

  Canton has the sort of character and history that makes this Ohio city in the Rust Belt worth exploring.

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  Disowned by family, jailed for faith: Former Muslim refuses to stop sharing the Gospel

  A former Muslim who was disowned by his father, beaten by his wife’s brothers and thrown in jail after converting to Christianity continues to share the Gospel despite losing nearly everything. His story is at the center of this year’s International Day of Prayer for Persecuted Christians.

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  Ukrainian President Zelensky responds to critics who say his country is persecuting Christians

  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky responded to critics who accuse his government of persecuting Christians, saying religious groups in Ukraine are free and that American commentator Tucker Carlson has probably never been to the country.

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  Sudanese pastor's son freed from prison, but danger remains

  A Sudanese Christian who spent more than a year in prison has been released, but he remains in danger in the capital, according to International Christian Concern.