The oil that will be used to anoint King Charles III during his coronation has been consecrated by senior clergymen in Jerusalem. The oil was pressed from olives harvested on the Mount of Olives, and has been perfumed with sesame, rose, jasmine, cinnamon, neroli, benzoin, amber oil and orange blossoms. The ceremony was conducted by Read more
Three branches of the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God (UCKG) recently held events in Auckland where vials of olive oil in crucifix-shaped bottles were gifted, not sold, to churchgoers. The church’s bishop, Victor Silva who is currently in Fiji, said via email that the UCKG believed God could heal people. “We – like Read more
Minutes after Bishop Victor Silva called on Jesus to cast out “the spirit of sickness” causing pain to the lives of the hundreds of people packed into the “holy oil” healing service in Auckland on Sunday, a young man was helped on to the stage claiming his sight had been improved. Gaby Dean, 27, who Read more