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Wisconsin megachurch pastor Stuart Briscoe, lifelong broadcast evangelist, dies at 91
By Riley Farrell — August 5, 2022
(RNS) — His Wisconsin church remains the largest in the state, and his media ministry, 'Telling the Truth,' continues to broadcast online and on the radio.
Popular Nigerian televangelist T.B. Joshua dies at 57
By Sam Olukoya — June 7, 2021
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Joshua was noted for making predictions and for his claims to cure various ailments and to make people prosper through miracles.
Ardeth Platte, Dominican nun dedicated to no-nukes cause, dies at 84
By Patrick O'Neill — September 30, 2020
(RNS) — She spent years in prison for nonviolent civil disobedience and later served as an inspiration for a character on the popular Netflix show ‘Orange Is the New Black.’
Ram Dass, who introduced a generation to Hindu meditation, dies at 88
By Kimberly Winston — December 23, 2019
(RNS) — Pioneering the use of psychedelic drugs as spiritual practice, he also explored Buddhism and Hinduism, which took him to India and resulted in his 1971 best-selling book ‘Be Here Now.’
Della Reese, minister and star of ‘Touched by an Angel,’ dies at 86
By Adelle M. Banks — November 20, 2017
(RNS) — A onetime gospel singer and groundbreaking African-American talk show host, she was later known for her lead role in the TV series “Touched by an Angel"
Barbara Blaine, founder of abuse victims group SNAP, dies
By Yonat Shimron — September 25, 2017
CHICAGO (AP) — The organization known as SNAP announced on its Facebook page that Blaine died Sunday (Sept. 24) after a recent cardiac event.
Doug Coe, behind-the-scenes leader of National Prayer Breakfast, dead at 88
By Adelle M. Banks — February 22, 2017
(RNS) Coe headed the International Foundation, a secretive Christian organization responsible for bringing politicians, diplomats and presidents since Dwight Eisenhower to Washington each year on the first Thursday in February.
Controversial megachurch Bishop Eddie Long dies at 63
By Yonat Shimron — January 15, 2017
LITHONIA, Ga. (USA Today) Long had been battling health issues for several months.
Brazil’s ‘people’s bishop’ led the fight for peace and justice
By Janet Tappin Coelho — December 15, 2016
RIO DE JANEIRO (RNS) He fought for freedom, stood by workers, inspired their struggle and ministered to the dispossessed and downtrodden.
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