This story discusses suicide. If you or someone you know is having thoughts of suicide, please contact the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at988 or 1-800-273-TALK(8255). May is Mental Health Awareness Month, a needed spotlight because the most recent data show nearly 50,000 people died by suicide in America in 2022. This is heartbreaking, nearly 17 times the number of people …
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Florida mom-to-be gets surprise of her life from her own mother: 'Wish fulfilled'
In time for Mother’s Day this year, the husband-and-wife team of SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt, the Massachusetts-based co-founders of the Godwinks brands, shared a remarkable story of family and faith with Fox News Digital. It’s among a large group of stories they’re writing and collecting for a forthcoming book that celebrates mothers. “We all need more light. We need …
Read More »Feast of the Ascension a chance to reflect on 'letting go' to grow in faith, says Maine priest
“And when he had said this, as they were looking on, he was lifted up, and a cloud took him out of their sight” (Acts 1:9). Today, 40 days after Easter, is known as the “Feast of the Ascension,” “Ascension Thursday,” and “Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus Christ.” It’s a commemoration of Jesus Christ’s bodily ascension into heaven following …
Read More »Atheist complaint forces Florida elementary school to shut down Christian club
A rural Florida elementary school has reportedly disbanded a new student-led Christian club on campus after receiving a legal complaint from an atheist group which called the religious meeting unconstitutional. The Freedom From Religion Foundation (FFRF) wrote a letter to Hamilton County Schools after discovering students at the district’s only elementary school had started hosting a chapter meeting for the …
Read More »Vatican preparing 'guidelines' for 'apparitions', 'other supernatural phenomena'
The Vatican is preparing to release a document giving guidance on how to discern supernatural phenomena. The Holy See Press Office announced the upcoming document will be published May 17 with a live-streamed press conference featuring Prefect for the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández. Fernández has previously said the dicastery is “in the process …
Read More »Pennsylvania man who claimed 'spirits' sent him to kill pastor charged with unrelated murder
The man accused of trying to kill a pastor during a Pennsylvania sermon Sunday has been charged with the unrelated murder of his cousin, who police say was killed with the same gun that failed to discharge during a thwarted attack on a Pittsburgh-area church. Bernard Junior Polite, 26, allegedly walked into the Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, …
Read More »Virginia middle school students, nearly 1,400 strong, attend day of 'friends, faith and food'
A group of nearly 1,400 Catholic middle school students from Northern Virginia spent a recent Saturday strengthening their faith, making new friends and enjoying fellowship — with the event’s organizers believing the students are building a critical foundation for lifelong involvement in the church. The 20th-annual “BASH” is the Diocese of Arlington’s largest gathering for middle school-aged children. It was …
Read More »Hero who tackled Pennsylvania church gunman breaks silence: 'My pastor's life was in danger'
The horrifying scene made national headlines — an armed man walking up to the front of a church and aiming a gun at the pastor in the middle of his Sunday sermon. He pulled the trigger. The pastor flinched and dove behind the pulpit. Witnesses heard a click, and then a miracle. The gun didn’t fire. Deacon Clarence McCallister, who …
Read More »For Mother's Day, a Virginia mom's stunning discovery reminds her of God's loving presence
Just ahead of Mother’s Day this year, the husband-and-wife team of SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt, co-founders of the Godwinks brands and based in Massachusetts, shared an endearing personal story of family and faith with Fox News Digital. It’s among the stories they’re writing for a forthcoming book. “We all need more light. We need more positivity. We need family …
Read More »Pennsylvania pastor forgives gunman after attempted shooting during sermon: 'Grateful to God'
A Pennsylvania pastor’s brush with death turned into a testament of faith and an opportunity to show forgiveness after an assailant’s gun jammed during an attempted mid-sermon attack on Sunday. “I’m grateful to God because all it takes is one [bullet],” Glenn Germany, pastor at Jesus’ Dwelling Place Church in North Braddock, said Tuesday on “Fox & Friends.” “I would …
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