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The newly re-opened Notre Dame Cathedral was the host of something it hadn’t seen in 30 years: a wedding. The last wedding held at the cathedral was in 1995, when the Cathedral ceased being a parish church. However, the Archbishop of Paris, Laurent Ulrich, issued a special authorization for the wedding of Martin Lorentz and…

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Hollywood actor Jesse Eisenberg is taking generosity to a whole new level. The 42-year-old Now You See Me and The Social Network star announced on NBC’s Today show that he’s donating a kidney to a complete stranger next month — and he couldn’t be more excited about it. “I’m doing an altruistic donation,” Eisenberg said…

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Nine-year-old Zayin Berry from Somerton, Arizona, is reminding the world that compassion and courage have no age limit. His story — one of pure kindness and selflessness — has now earned him national recognition as the ASPCA’s 2025 “Kid of the Year.” It all started at a local skate park when Zayin saw a group…

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Olympic gold medalist Shawn Johnson East is opening up about a pivotal moment in her life — the point when she decided to embrace faith instead of skepticism. In a recent appearance on the Off the Vine podcast, Johnson East reflected on her journey from doubt to belief, admitting that there was a time when…

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Fifty-seven days after being shot in the head by a trans-identifying shooter at a mass service at Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis, 12-year-old Sophia Forchas has finally returned home. Video footage of Forchas leaving the hospital showed her arriving in limo to dozens of cheering supporters outside Hennepin County Medical Center. Numerous supporters could be…

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Pop star Taylor Swift is known for filling stadiums with her music — but she’s also filling hearts with her kindness. The singer recently made a quiet yet powerful gesture that has inspired thousands: donating $100,000 to help a two-year-old fan named Lilah, who is battling stage 4 brain cancer. Lilah’s story captured Swift’s heart…

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When Skylar Friedman’s mother went in for a routine ultrasound check before he was born, she wasn’t expecting to get the news that her baby was facing a life-threatening condition. “It was supposed to be a happy memory of finding out if I was a boy or a girl,” Friedman told The New York Post.…

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Sometimes God places us in the right place at the right time. That’s exactly what happened when Barbara Baker, a bus driver and grandmother in Tampa, Florida, came face-to-face with a frightening situation. On the morning of August 31, while driving her Route 12 bus just after 7 a.m., Baker saw something that made her…

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A pizza delivery that started with a mistake turned into a moment of grace that has now touched millions. Pastor Neal Seiwert of Castle Rock, Colorado, recently ordered pizza for his family from Papa John’s. When the delivery driver, a woman named Suzanna, arrived at their home, she realized she had brought the wrong order.…

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Public television viewers who grew up with Bob Ross’s calming voice and gentle brushstrokes will soon have a chance to see his work serve a new purpose. Thirty of the late artist’s original paintings are being auctioned to support PBS stations hit hard by recent federal funding cuts. Ross, who became a cultural icon in…

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