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February 23, 2026 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

The Final Sense The Human Body Loses Before Death, According To Science

By Elias Nash | Newsbreak

Life’s greatest mystery is what happens when it ends. Throughout all of human history, people have been pondering the experience of death, and from culture to culture, everyone has their own theory about what happens when we take life’s final bow. Scientists are no exception to this trend, as extensive research has been done to find out what it feels like to die, both from a physical and mental standpoint. Of course, the dead can’t share their experiences with us, but many people who have had near-death experiences report a common theme. They feel like their life is escaping through the loss of sensory perception, and a growing body of research suggests that the one sense that lingers the longest is hearing.

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February 23, 2026 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

Lorna Mahlock Makes History as Marine Corps’ First Black Female Lieutenant General

By Gee NY | Newsbreak

Major General Lorna M. Mahlock has made history after being confirmed as the first Black woman to reach the rank of lieutenant general in the history of the United States Marine Corps.

Born in Kingston, Jamaica, Mahlock enlisted in the Marines at age 17 and has spent decades rising through the ranks, building a career that spans operational leadership, technology management, and strategic planning.

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February 23, 2026 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

How Bessie Coleman broke barriers to become the first Black woman pilot

From Newsbreak

Bessie Coleman’s journey began far from the runways and open skies she would one day claim. Born in 1892 in Atlanta, Texas, she grew up in a sharecropping family where poverty, racism, and backbreaking labor shaped daily life. Her parents, George and Susan Coleman, struggled to support thirteen children in the Jim Crow South. Bessie picked cotton from an early age, developing a resilience that would follow her into adulthood. Her father, of mixed Cherokee and African American heritage, left the family in 1901 to seek opportunity in Oklahoma, leaving Bessie and her mother to shoulder the responsibility of caring for younger siblings.

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February 23, 2026 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

Thousands convene in Assisi to pray before bones of St. Francis on first day of historic viewing

By Hannah Brockhaus | EWTN News

Hundreds of pilgrims lined up before dawn on Sunday to be among the first to pray before the exposed relics of St. Francis in his basilica in Assisi, Italy.

The saint’s bones will lie in a glass box through March 22 — fully visible outside the stone tomb in a crypt where they usually rest — as hundreds of thousands of people venerate the holy remains.

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February 20, 2026 By Kimberley Hefner Leave a Comment

Hidden in Plain Sight: A 30-minute documentary on the history of Black Catholics in Boston

We are currently screening a 30-minute documentary, produced by the Secretariat for Evangelization and Discipleship, that celebrates the history, faith, and contributions of the Black Catholic community in the Archdiocese of Boston. Through archival footage and interviews, the film highlights pastoral leadership and the creation of sacred spaces where Black Catholics could gather, worship, and be fully recognized, honoring their lasting impact on the Archdiocese and the wider Church.

For more information about screenings, click here. Or send an email to multiculturalministry@rcab.org. Watch the trailers here:

watch the trailers, please see below.

Trailer #1

Trailer #2

 

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