From Darkness to Light: The Journey of a Nazi's Grandson to Blessing Holocaust Survivors

German-born Alexander Dietze learned about Germany’s history and the Holocaust in school, but it wasn’t discussed at home. Raised in a secular household, he became a Christian in his early 20s.  Years later, an abrupt awakening came when his grandfather offered him Nazi SS medals as part of their family heritage. This moment spurred Alexander … Read more

Tens of Thousands Attend Jerusalem Annual Passover Priestly Blessing, Focus on Hostages, Families

JERUSALEM, Israel – Despite war and rumors of war, tens of thousands of Jewish people came to the Western Wall during the intermediary days of Passover to pray and receive an annual blessing. Unsurprisingly, this year’s focus was the hostages and their families. More than 30,000 people came to take part in the Birkat Hacohenim, which … Read more

Pope Francis rips those who oppose blessing same-sex couples: ‘hypocrisy’

(Photo: Ashwin Vaswani/Unsplash) Pope Francis is accusing those opposed to the Vatican’s declaration allowing priests to bless same-sex couples of hypocrisy as the Holy See continues to face blowback over that decision.  The pontiff spoke with the Italian weekly magazine Credere for an interview that will be published in the Feb. 8 issue of the … Read more

Amid Morocco Devastation, Operation Blessing Already Helping Stricken Residents

MARRAKESH, Morocco – Moroccans are still reeling from a massive nearly magnitude 7 earthquake that hit the North African country on Friday. The earthquake destroyed buildings and left nearly 3,000 people dead with thousands more homeless. CBN’s Operation Blessing has been on the scene, doing what it can to help the survivors.  Within hours of the earthquake, … Read more