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Ravi Zacharias (2020)
Ravi Zacharias was a popular Christian evangelist who founded the Ravi Zacharias International Ministries in Atlanta. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Jack Van Impe, 88 (1931 - 2020)
Jack Van Impe was a televangelist known for his weekly program "Jack Van Impe Presents," appearing on the Trinity Broadcasting Network for more than 20 years. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Rev. Clay Evans, 94 (1925 - 2019)
Rev. Clay Evans was the founder of Fellowship Missionary Baptist Church in Chicago, where for 50 years he was a leading voice in the civil rights movement, evangelical broadcasting, and American gospel music. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Jarrid Wilson, 30 (2019)
Jarrid Wilson was an associate pastor at California megachurch Harvest Christian Fellowship, known for his mental health advocacy. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Rachel Held Evans, 37 (1981 - 2019)
Rachel Held Evans was a best-selling progressive Christian author who inspired many with her writings on the church and faith in our modern world. For full obituary and coverage from Legacy.com, click here.
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Bishop Joseph Howze , 95 (1923 - 2019)
Bishop Joseph Howze (1923 – 2019) was the first African-American bishop in the 20th century to head a Roman Catholic diocese in the United States, selected to head the diocese in Biloxi,...
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Rev. Christian Mondor, 92 (1925 - 2018)
The Rev. Christian Mondor, known as the "Surfing Padre," died Wednesday, April 25, 2018, after a bout with pneumonia, according to the Associated Press. He was 92. For full obituary and coverage from...
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Rev. Billy Graham, 99 (1918 - 2018)
The Rev. Billy Graham, who transformed American religious life through his preaching and activism, becoming a counselor to presidents and the most widely heard Christian evangelist in history, died...
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Thomas S. Monson, 90 (1927 - 2018)
Thomas S. Monson, president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died Tuesday, Jan. 2, 2018, at his home in Salt Lake City, according to The Associated Press. He was 90. For full...
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Ruth Pfau, 87 (1929 - 2017)
Ruth Pfau, a German-born nun who was known as the Mother Theresa of Pakistan for devoting her life to efforts to rid that country of leprosy, died Thursday, Aug. 10, 2017, in Karachi, Pakistan. For...
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Mother Mary Angelica, 92 (1923 - 2016)
Mother Mary Angelica, a Roman Catholic nun who founded a global religious television network that reaches hundreds of millions of believers, died Easter Sunday of complications after a stroke. For...
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Macel Falwell, 82 (1933 - 2015)
Macel Falwell, the widow of the Rev. Jerry Falwell Sr., has died, according to The Associated Press. She was 82. LYNCHBURG, Virginia (AP) - Macel Falwell, the widow of the late Rev. Jerry Falwell...
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Boyd Packer, 90 (1924 - 2015)
Top-ranking Mormon church official Boyd K. Packer passed away on Friday. Credited as the force behind the church's explosive worldwide growth, Packer's fierce advocacy of the more orthodox,...
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Sister Nirmala Joshi, 81 (2015)
The Associated PressKOLKATA, India (AP) — The Indian nun who replaced Mother Teresa as head of the Missionaries of Charity died early Tuesday, the organization said. Sister Nirmala Joshi was 81.Her...
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L. Tom Perry, 92 (1922 - 2015)
The Associated PressSALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Mormon leader L. Tom Perry, a member of the faith's highest governing body, has died from cancer. He was 92.Perry died Saturday surrounded by his family at...
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Rabbi Moshe Levinger (2015)
By ARIEL SCHALIT, The Associated Press HEBRON, West Bank (AP) — Rabbi Moshe Levinger, a leading figure in Israel's settler movement, was laid to rest Sunday in the West Bank city of Hebron,...
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Rabbi Elio Toaff, 99 (1915 - 2015)
The Associated PressROME (AP) — Elio Toaff, the longtime chief rabbi of Rome who helped set Judaism and the Catholic Church on the path to reconciliation after centuries of distrust, has died. He...
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Cardinal Francis George, 78 (1937 - 2015)
By RACHEL ZOLL and DON BABWIN, The Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Cardinal Francis George, a vigorous defender of Roman Catholic orthodoxy who played a key role in the church's response to the...
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Gardner Taylor, 96 (1918 - 2015)
By RACHEL ZOLL, The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — The Rev. Gardner C. Taylor, who played a key role in the civil rights movement, has died. He was 96.Taylor died on Easter Sunday, according to...
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Robert Schuller, 88 (1926 - 2015)
The Associated Press GARDEN GROVE, California (AP) — A public memorial will be held for the late televangelist the Rev. Robert H. Schuller in a plaza outside the glass-paned Crystal Cathedral he...
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Collins Chabane (2015)
The Associated PressJOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African authorities say a Cabinet minister who led the planning of the 2013 funeral of Nelson Mandela has died in a car crash.The office of South...
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Cardinal Edward Egan, 82 (1932 - 2015)
By VERENA DOBNIK, The Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Cardinal Edward Egan, a Vatican theological force who led the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York for almost a decade, will be eulogized...
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Niki Aziz, 84 (1931 - 2015)
By EILEEN NG, The Associated PressKUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, a revered Islamic spiritual leader who helped bolster unity in Malaysia's opposition bloc and was a key...
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Rev. Richard McBrien, 78 (1936 - 2015)
By TOM COYNE, The Associated Press SOUTH BEND, Indiana (AP) — The Rev. Richard McBrien, a University of Notre Dame theologian known for his unabashed liberal stands on various church teachings...
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Marcus J. Borg, 72 (1942 - 2015)
The Associated PressNEW YORK (AP) — Marcus J. Borg, a prominent liberal theologian who attracted praise and controversy by helping to lead efforts to analyze Jesus as a historical figure, has died...
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Dr. Maher Hathout, 79 (1936 - 2015)
By GILLIAN FLACCUS, The Associated PressLOS ANGELES (AP) — Dr. Maher Hathout, a prominent interfaith leader hailed as the father of the Muslim American identity, has died. He was 79.Hathout, who...
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Ben Ammi Ben-Israel, 75 (1939 - 2014)
By IAN DEITCH, The Associated PressJERUSALEM (AP) — The spiritual leader of the African Hebrew Israelites, a movement that believes some black Americans are the descendants of an ancient Israelite...
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Gleb Yakunin (2014)
The Associated PressMOSCOW (AP) — Gleb Yakunin, a dissident Russian Orthodox priest who was defrocked and later excommunicated, has died at age 80.His widow, Iraida, told The Associated Press on...
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Rabbi Harold Schulweis, 89 (1925 - 2014)
The Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rabbi Harold Schulweis, an influential Conservative synagogue leader and scholar who fostered bold change, has died in Los Angeles at age 89. His death...
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Nicolae Corneanu, 90 (1923 - 2014)
ALISON MUTLER, The Associated PressBUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — A Romanian Orthodox bishop who was the first senior cleric to acknowledge collaborating with the feared Securitate communist secret...
