Jeong Myeong-seok, the leader of the Christian Gospel Mission religious cult, otherwise known as the Jesus Morning Star (JMS), shown Netflix docuseries “In the Name of God: A Holy Betrayal ...

“They said they are doing all of this in the name of God, but no God will allow this.” The Citizen also met Idit Ohel, a mother of one of the hostages taken by Hamas. Olan Ohel is a pianist ...

But when Pope John II was elected in 533 A.D., he changed the precedent, opting for John over his given name, Mercurius, probably to shed associations with the pagan Roman god, said Vanessa ...

which he thought was too like the name of the pagan god Mercury. The next pope to change his name was Peter Canepanova in the 10th century, who became John XIV to avoid being called Peter II (more ...

Over the years, Image published seven more titles by the pope, concluding with I Am Asking in the Name of God: Ten Prayers for a Future of Hope in October 2023. Campbell Wharton, SVP and Publisher ...

“When I come to the Israelites and say to them ‘the God of your fathers has sent me to you’ and they ask me, ‘What is His name?’ – what shall I say to them?” God replies in verse ...

I THINK IT’S INCREDIBLY IMPORTANT AS AN AUGUSTINIAN, YOU KNOW, SAINT AUGUSTINE BELIEVES THAT EVERYBODY’S ON A ON A RESTLESS SEARCH FOR GOD AND TO ... fourth most common name chosen by popes ...

Freedom’s religious tell was employing true believer Jim Caviezel – a once and possibly future king-of-kings himself – in place of an actual marquee name, and most of Angel’s subsequent ...

The first pope to change his name did so because he was named after a pagan god. Credit: DALL-E / labrujulaverde.com Rome, year 533 AD. The Eternal City, once the capital of the Empire, now under ...

The first exception was the 6th century Roman Mercurius, who had been named for a pagan god and chose the more appropriate name of John II.The practice of adopting a new name became ingrained ...