Where Hope Lives

The multi-platinum singer behind “Paradise by the Dashboard Light” once stated that God had a purpose for his life.

Fashion icon André Leon Talley has died at the age of 73. Vogue’s former creative director and one-time editor died Tuesday at a hospital in White Plains, New York. At this time, it’s unclear exactly why he was in the hospital. André Leon Talley was born on October 16, 1948, in Washington, D.C., to Alma…

Bob Saget, an actor and comedian, best known for his role as Danny Tanner on “Full House,” has died at 65. Sources connected to the actor believe that he passed away at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando. The Sheriff’s Department and fire department responded to the hotel around 4:00 p.m. on Sunday when hotel security…

Sidney Poitier, the Bahamian – American actor who broke numerous barriers in Hollywood in the 1950s and 60s, has died at the age of 94. During his extensive career, Poitier was the first more than once. He was the first Black man to win an international film award at the Venice Film Festival in 1957.…

Wikicommons
Betty White was just a few weeks short of celebrating her 100th birthday, she will be sorely missed.

Andrew Dallos/Flickr
Madden was the voice of football and he will be missed by all who love the game.

Credit: Rodger Bosch/AFP/Getty Images
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning Anglican cleric whose conscientious work for human rights made him a revered leader during the fight to end apartheid in South Africa, died on Sunday at 90-years-old. Desmond Mpilo Tutu was born on October 7, 1931, in Klerksdorp, South Africa. His father was a teacher, and his mother…

Attribution: Poemsstories/Wikimedia Commons
Tributes started pouring across social media from Hollywood stars following the theater icons' death.

Ovidiu Hrubaru / Shutterstock.com
The luxury menswear designer privately battled a rare form of cancer for over two years.

Credit: imdb.com
Winter the Dolphin, the inspiration behind the film “Dolphin Tale,” died after battling intestinal issues at 8:00 p.m. on Thursday while being held by her caregivers. Winter made national headlines back in 2005 when marine scientists rescued her off the Florida coast and took her to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium. The bottlenose dolphin had become…

More from Beliefnet and our partners