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After Losing His Father in Vietnam, Tony Cordero Created a National Org to Unite Gold Star Children from That War

It’s estimated that 20,000 American children lost their fathers in the Vietnam War. To make things worse, these kids had

Early in his medical career, Dr. Wes Ely worked as a phlebotomist at a nursing home where one of his

“In the greatest story ever told, he really just has a couple of walk-ons, and he doesn’t even have any

As her parents aged and developed medical problems, Noreen Madden McInnes felt called to care for them as much as

If you ever tweet smack about Joy Marie Clarkson, she may have the last laugh by turning your insult into

NEW YORK, April 26, 2022 — Themes of healing, justice, service, building bridges, and overcoming steep odds are reflected in

In light of her work as an anchor and correspondent at ABC News, Linsey Davis has to cover some dark

(The following is the text of the Christopher News Note “Asking for Help is a Sign of Strength,” written by

UPDATED: This episode of “Christopher Closeup” includes a tribute to Father Catoir beginning at 13:39. ———————————————————————- It is with sadness

While much is known about the Holocaust in terms of concentration camps such as Auschwitz and Dachau, the execution of