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Faith and religion promote strong mental health so why, pray tell, do atheists run the industry?

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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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, …

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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