A South Carolina woman is recovering from a horrific accident where she burned her hand so badly with a blow dryer that it had to be amputated. Mary Wilson says she is taking a positive outlook on life after losing her hand and wrist in the freak Feb. 7 accident, according to WCIV. Wilson was doing an everyday chore, drying …
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US Catholic bishops request prayers for peace in Israel ahead of Holy Week
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) issued a call for prayer for peace in the Middle East and an end to the Israel-Hamas war in a statement Saturday, the day before the start of Holy Week. “As the Church enters Holy Week and Christ’s suffering on the cross and his resurrection are made present to us so vividly, …
Read More »Washington pastor reveals words of hope, faith and strength for Kate Middleton: 'God is with you'
“People around the world are praying for Princess Kate as she undergoes treatment for cancer,” said Pastor Jesse Bradley of Auburn, Washington, on Saturday, just one day after Kate Middleton announced that she’s been diagnosed with cancer following major abdominal surgery in January. The Princess of Wales, in a video message to the world on Friday, said she’s just begun …
Read More »Trending in Lifestyle: Solar eclipse prompts school closures, a shocking Goodwill find and more
This week, Fox News Digital drew readers to an array of trending Lifestyle topics that involved solar eclipse news, a Goodwill find gone viral, a senior furry friend and much more. Fun quizzes and crosswords are always available to dive into as well. (Fox News Digital publishes daily crossword puzzles seven days a week.) TRENDIEST VIRAL HEADLINES OF THE WEEK …
Read More »Prayer app reveals the most popular choices by America's college students during Lent
The most popular prayers by college students in America during Lent have surprised the team at Hallow, the Christian prayer app, its co-founder told Fox News Digital. “Across our partner college campuses, the most popular prayers on Hallow during Lent have been from our Pray40 Challenge,” Hallow co-founder Alessandro DiSanto said in an email exchange. The Pray40 challenge “explores the …
Read More »Meet the American who wrote the moon-landing software: Margaret Hamilton, computer whiz mom
The Apollo 11 moon landing was one giant leap for womankind. Credit Margaret Hamilton, a 32-year-old mother and computer whiz at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, who wrote the software that placed Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin on the moon on July 20, 1969. She also worked on the five moon-landing missions that followed. MEET THE AMERICAN WHO CREATED AIR …
Read More »On this day in history, March 22, 1934, Masters Tournament tees off for first time in Augusta, Georgia
The Augusta National Invitation Tournament in Georgia teed off for the first time on this day in history, March 22, 1934. “A tradition unlike any other,” in the now-famous words of CBS broadcaster Jim Nantz, the golf competition was renamed the Masters Tournament in 1939 and moved to the first full week of April in 1948. Ralph Stonehouse, fueled by …
Read More »New York cat rescued from hoarding situation is now available for adoption
A cat who was rescued from a rough living situation is looking for her forever home. Meet Pumpkin, a three-year-old cat named after the autumn season during which she was rescued. Pumpkin was brought to the Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons in the fall of 2023 after she and 13 other felines were found in a hoarding home in …
Read More »Movie producer of 'Cabrini' responds to critics that film fails to show nun's faith motivation
The movie “Cabrini,” now in theaters, is getting a lot of positive reviews for its cinematography, acting and storytelling. But some of the most piercing criticisms of the film have come from the faith media. The Catholic Exchange asked whether “Cabrini” is a “feminist Social Justice Warrior or [a] Catholic Saint?” An EWTN critique said the movie is “gutted of …
Read More »Washington, DC, to lose more than 100 cherry blossom trees, including beloved 'Stumpy'
Washington, D.C., is set to lose over 100 of its iconic cherry trees next year, including one lovingly referred to as “Stumpy.” The trees will be removed as part of a multiyear restoration of the Tidal Basin, one that has been “long overdue,” the Associated Press noted. In the summer of 2024, work will begin to replace the Tidal Basin’s …
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