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A recent study of friends and families of ICU patients found that hospital chaplains provide superior spiritual care, leading to better psychological and spiritual care outcomes. According to Religion News Service, the Regenstrief Institute and Indiana University School of Medicine conducted the study. The study’s leader, Dr. Alexia Torke, said, “We wanted to improve the…

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YouTube superstar MrBeast is making the world a better, clearer place for at least 1,000 people. His latest stunt is paying for cataract removal surgery for 1,000 people who were near blind or blind but couldn’t afford the surgery. In a recent video, MrBeast, whose real name is Jimmy Donaldson, said, “We’re curing a thousand people’s…

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Christian artist Lauren Daigle donated over $600,000 to charities across the country through her organization, The Price Fund, which seeks to provide care for children, the elderly and those in need. The “You Say” singer donated $100,000 to New Orleans’ Ellis Marsalis Center, Roots of Music, NOCCA, KidSmart and Young Audiences of Louisiana during her holiday performances at New Orleans’ Saenger Theatre,…

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An “amateur phone collective” in Philadelphia is working to bring back pay phones to the city without the actual payment. PhilTel, a volunteer organization that launched in June, opened its first free-to-use payphone on December 17 at Iffy Books, a hacker-focused bookshop and workshop in the Center City district. Mike Dank, one of the organization’s founders,…

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