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Italian nun sister Cristina Scuccia is making headlines again with the release of her rendition of Madonna's "Like a Virgin" song after stunning the judges on Italy's "The Voice" with her audition of Alicia Key's "No One."

A generous customer has paid $1,000 to cover the bill for diners behind him at the drive-thru lanes of a West Texas Chick-fil-A restaurant in Abilene.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who has been outspoken about his Christian faith, has been indicted on a charge of injury to his son, and a warrant has been issued for his arrest, the sheriff's office confirmed with USA Today.

The pilot of an Air National Guard F-15C fighter jet that crashed in Virginia was found dead, authorities said Thursday.

'Duck Dynasty' star Sadie Robertson will be competing in ABC's Dancing With the Stars season 19 this coming Sept, an inside source confirmed the surprising addition to the DWTS competitors' roster with US Magazine. Her joining the roster may be inspired by DWTS season 18 competitor Candace Cameron Bure, sharing the same Christian faith and desire to try as many things as possible in life.

The 2014 MTV Video Music Awards is finally here. The VMAs is the biggest music awards show of the year, and big name celebrities such as Beyonce, Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Usher are making their ways into the 'Fabulous' Forum in Inglewood, California. Watch the VMAs 2014 live stream online free below.

The parents of photojournalist James Wright Foley said Wednesday that they are "haunted" by the cruelty of his death but believe he had accepted his fate before ISIL militant beheaded him, according to NBC News.

Islamic militants killed 90 members of Iraq's Yazidi minority in a northern village and taking more than 100 women captive, a Yazidi lawmaker and two Kurdish officials said on Friday, according to Reuters.

Samaritan's Purse American missionary doctor who contracted Ebola in Liberia released a statement on Friday in which he said he was "recovering in every way." While thanking God for sparing his life, he also expressed his hopes of being reunited with his family.

Actor Robin William's wife Susan Schneider released a statement expressing her heart-break after finding out her husband's passing today.

Oscar winner and comedian Robin Williams, who had been battling severe depression, died this morning at 63 from an apparent suicide, according to police report.

A prominent Christian leader of the Chaldean Christian community unveiled details of ISIS' acts of genocide against Christians in Iraq, which included the "systematic beheading of children," raping of women, and killings.

An US Christian doctor has contracted Ebola from treating the victims of the Ebola Hemorrhage Fever caused by the deadly virus in Liberia, according to a statement from Samaritan's Purse.

"Teen Mom" star Farrah Abraham revealed early July that she is set to star in two movies as a Christian actress, an announcement that some are having a hard time reconciling with the release of her sex tape last year, sex toys business ventures, and her continuation of writing erotic novels.

Super Bowl winning coach Tony Dungy released Tuesday a statement, clarifying a quote on how he "wouldn't have taken" NFL's first openly gay player Michael Sam if he were a head coach, because he "wouldn't want to deal" with the perceived distractions that are bound to happen.

President Obama spoke Friday that the Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 plane was shot down by a surface-to-air missile launched from an area inside Ukraine controlled by Russian-back separatists; although "no definitive judgment" has been reached on who was responsible for this 'catastrophe, he said Russia is largely responsible for the ongoing violence in Ukraine.

A Malaysia Airlines passenger plane with 298 passengers aboard was shot down Thursday by a surface-to-air antiaircraft missile over Ukraine, just miles west of the Russian border, where ongoing fighting between Pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian military have been taking place since April.

NCAA's Southeast Regional Gymnast of the Year Kacy Catanzaro became the first woman to complete the obstacle course challenge on NBC's American Ninja Warrior television series.

Google I/O 2014 will officially begin at 9 a.m. PT on Wednesday, June 25. The annual developer conference featuring highly technical, in-depth sessions and showcasing the latest from Google's product teams and partners will be held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco, California.

Meriam Ibrahim, the Sudanese Christian mother who had been sentenced to death in Sudan, has been re-released, according to reports on Tuesday late afternoon.

The United States will play against Portugal this afternoon at 3 p.m. PT on June 22, 2014. After beating Ghana 2-1 in its first game, USA has a chance to advance on Sunday against its opponents in the "Group of Death" (Group G) - Germany, Portugal, and Ghana.

Sudan authorities will free a Christian woman who was sentenced to death for committing apostasy, abandoning the Islamic faith for Christianity, a foreign ministry official says.

Among the seven victims killed by Elliot Rodgers were three Chinese-American students. One of them is Weihan "David" Wang, who graduated from Fremont Christian School and whose mother attends church several times a week.

A California woman missing for ten years was found Wednesday. She was kidnapped at age 15 and held against her will for ten years. She came forward after finding her sisters on Facebook.

A leatherback sea turtle crashed a beach wedding in St. Croix, and proceeded to lay its eggs before the startled bride and groom and wedding guests.