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Martin Luther King, Jr., a Baptist minister, leads a march on Washington espousing the teachings of Jesus in a civil rights movement that affects all American.
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Second Vatican Council begins, the most significant council since Trent. It will promote new attitudes and practices in Catholicism.
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The World Council of Churches is formed as an interdenominational body promoting Christian unity and presence in society.
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First Christian radio broadcast over KDKA in Pittsburgh.
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Pope Pius IX proclaims the doctrine of Papal Infallibility.
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John Wesley’s conversion to Christianity eventually leads to the founding of a branch of the Methodist Church although he had no intention of forming a separate denomination.
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Founded by Ignatius Loyola, the Jesuit order places its services entirely at the disposal of the pope.
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The Act of Supremacy makes the king, not the pope, head of the Church of England.
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After examining several religions, chooses Orthodoxy to unify and guide the Russian people.
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He advances the church, education, and culture. A good step for both the educational system and the catholic church.
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The Council of Nicea addresses debates perplexing the Church and defines the doctrine of who Jesus really was.
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He becomes a defender and advocate of the oppressed Christians.
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Nero who blames them for setting a fire that burned much of Rome. Christianity soon after becomes a capital crime.
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It rules that Gentile converts do not have to observe the Mosaic Law.
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Formerly Saul the persecutor of Christians, St. Paul is converted to Christianity and baptised.
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Jesus is resurrected from the dead.
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The holy spirit descends onto the disciples. St.Peter preaches, aggregating the first 3000 Christians to be converted and baptised.
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Jesus’ baptism signifies the start of the ministry, found in Luke’s Gospel (Lk; 3: 1, 21, 22) Jesus was accordingly baptised during the 15th reign of Tiberius Ceasar.