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A new poll is showing just how divided, and violent, the political divide has become. The Network Contagion Research Institute and Rutgers University’s Social Perception Lab conducted a study entitled “Assassination Culture: How Burning Teslas and Killing Billionaires Became a Meme Aesthetic for Political Violence,” interviewing 1,264 US adults about their perceptions of political violence.…

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U.S. Catholic leaders are ending their church’s 50-year partnership with the federal government and seeking new ways to help refugees. Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, announced the change in a press release and Washington Post column on Monday, arguing that the Trump administration forced his denomination’s hand. “The…

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A New York family of six died Saturday, April 12th, when their small private plane crashed in a muddy field in upstate New York, cutting short the lives of a beloved group of doctors, student-athletes, and young professionals who were heading to a birthday and Passover celebration. Among the victims was 2022 NCAA Woman of…

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A devastating tragedy unfolded on Thursday, April 10th, 2025, when a sightseeing helicopter carrying a Spanish family and their pilot plunged into the Hudson River, killing all six onboard. Among the victims were Siemens executive Agustin Escobar, his wife, Merce Camprubi Montal, and their three young children, ages 4, 5, and 11. The family had…

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“Mirror, mirror on the wall, what’s the most expensive Disney flop of all?” By now, it is well known that Disney’s recent “Snow White” reboot will go down as one of Hollywood’s biggest money losers ever. With a budget rumored to be about $350-400 million, and with the most optimistic revenue projections expected to clock…

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Youth With a Mission (YWAM), the world’s biggest youth Christian missionary organization, faces allegations that it used spiritual abuse and controlling behavior to “cure” sexual sin. According to a report from The Guardian, evidence reveals a lack of safeguarding failures within the organization. As a result, former YWAM participants felt traumatized after being “publicly shamed,…

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A small Kansas town is reeling after the shocking death of a beloved Catholic priest, who was fatally shot at his church’s rectory last Thursday afternoon. Father Arul Carasala, 57, known for his compassionate heart and pastoral wisdom, died after being transported to a nearby hospital, leaving the Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Church in…

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The congregation of Collins Grove United Methodist Church in Greensboro, North Carolina, is grieving after the tragic loss of a beloved choir member, 65-year-old Arthur Lee Gilmore, who was fatally shot inside his apartment. According to a statement from the Greensboro Police Department, Gilmore was found with a gunshot wound shortly before midnight. As of…

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The family of Texas high school athlete Austin Metcalf continues to lean on their faith in God as they walk through unimaginable grief nearly a year after the 17-year-old was fatally stabbed during a track meet in Frisco, Texas. On Wednesday, June 10th,  Karmelo Anthony, the teen convicted of murdering Austin during the April 2025…

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The Kentucky Science Center in Louisville and Planned Parenthood found themselves in hot water after sexually explicit coloring books were handed out to children during an event. The books were passed out on March 21st to children ages 8 to 13 during Health and Wellness days attended by some 400 public school students. The books…
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