Universal Church of the Kingdom of God
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GwenChilean Report Describes Money-for-Miracles Practices at Universal Church Temples, Citing Limited State Oversight
The Chilean outlet CIPER, through reporter Rodrigo Soberanes, spent a month observing how the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) offers miracles in exchange for money...
Universal Church’s Gladiators of the Altar youth project draws scrutiny in Argentina
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, known in Spanish as “La Universal,” is the subject of a report published by La Izquierda Diario, which describes the...
Universal Church Pastor Filmed Praying Over Teenager to Expel Evil Spirits, BBC Panorama Reports
A secret filming of a youth and teenage congregation of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (IURD) in south London appears to show a pastor attempting...
Universal Church inaugurates new temple in Iztapalapa, Mexico City, Mexico
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God has been expanding across North America, and Mexico recently inaugurated another temple, which the source also calls a cathedral. The...
Bishop Macedo Denies Rumors, Calls Internet Claims About Former Bishop Von Helder and a Caribbean Mansion Hoaxes
Hoax is a term used for false information shared by e-mail, social networking sites and websites, according to the definition the post cites from Portuguese Wikipedia. The content...
Bolsonaro Receives Anointing From Universal Church Leader Edir Macedo at Temple of Solomon in São Paulo, Brazil
President Jair Bolsonaro was blessed on Sunday morning by Bishop Edir Macedo, founder of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God, during a service at the Temple...
Universal Church temple in La Plata, Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, holds Friday service with prayers for demons to leave worshippers
The Journalist’s Tribune describes a Friday evening service in January at a Universal Church of the Kingdom of God temple at 55th and 56th Streets in La Plata,...
Brazil’s Universal Church Temple of Solomon Draws Crowds Amid Economic Strain
The Universal Church of the Kingdom of God holds its Friday evening services in the Temple of Solomon, a $275-million building in Sao Paulo that was constructed in...
Court in Évry, France, orders Universal Church’s French unit to pay about 1 million euros over workplace harassment
A French labour court in Évry, outside Paris, has ordered the French subsidiary of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God to pay about 1 million euros...
