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Turning pain into purpose after a cancer diagnosis

As a therapist who has studied the intricacies of human behavior such as body language, I knew before my doctor said a word that it was not good news.

How to cope if you’re feeling emotionally exhausted

When stress from adverse or challenging events in life occur continually, you can find yourself in a state of feeling emotionally worn out and drained.

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Rosary makers work to provide prayer beads for all

In the Las Vegas Valley, the art has been passed from members at one parish to another. The rosaries they make are distributed free of charge to students in religious education programs, to missions for outreach efforts, to prisons and to people in need.

Mormon leader L. Tom Perry, 92, dies of cancer

Mormon leader L. Tom Perry, the oldest member of the faith’s highest governing body and who spoke against same-sex marriage, died from cancer on Saturday at age 92, the church said.

The Rock grows beyond the church of hard knocks

With as little as $200 in the bank at one point during the Great Recession, The Rock Christian Church managed not only to hang on, but to outgrow one meeting place and start saving for its own building someday.

Is technology good for religion?

“The Holy Words — it matters not how I got them, it’s ‘have I retained them?’” To this older man, who took part in a survey on technology and religion, it does not matter whether he is reading the scriptures on his phone or in “the well-worn pages of the family Bible.”

 
Pope Francis confers sainthood on two Palestinian women

On Sunday, in a canonization laden with significance both religious and political, Pope Francis declared Marie Alphonsine Ghattas and Mariam Baouardy the first two Palestinian saints of modern times.

People shared prayers, blessings at Western Wall replica

Organizers of the Celebrate Israel Las Vegas Festival said the notes placed in the 32-foot simulated wall eventually will make their way to Jerusalem and be inserted into the real Western Wall.

 
Vatican to recognize state of Palestine, Israeli upset

The Vatican announced Wednesday that it had brokered a treaty with the “state of Palestine,” upsetting Israeli advocates and propelling Pope Francis into the heart of yet another geopolitical fray.