August 2021

WASHINGTON DC - Today, in a meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, US Energy Secretary Jennifer M. Granholm and Ukrainian Energy Minister Herman Galushchenko signed a joint declaration…

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SAN FRANCISCO - "On September 1, when the Church begins the new ecclesiastical year, we commemorate this day as Environmental Protection Day. His Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew!-->…

The Season of Creation 2021 runs from September 1 to October 4, marking a traditional ecumenical time of healing and hope. Cecilia Dall'Oglio of the World Steering Committee speaks to Vatican News about this year's edition and its…

Hundreds of Afghans desperate to flee the Taliban continued to crowd Kabul airport on Friday, even after one of the deadliest bombings in the country's history, as the death toll in the previous day's explosion was approaching 200 with…

FoodNet at SouthPointe Christian Church - 5.30 p.m. (Wednesday). Anyone in need is welcome, volunteers are also welcome to help serve, 7010 Helen Witt Drive.Friends Book Club: Unity Lincoln - 6 p.m. (Tuesdays). “The Time is Now,” by…

Religion is a perilous subject in Egypt. A video of the Coptic Aghapy Choir singing in the Cairo metro has gone viral and has sparked controversy over public expressions of faith and religious intolerance in Egypt.For more…

KYIV - Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople traveled to Ukraine to participate in the country's 30th Independence Day celebrations despite opposition from the Russian Orthodox Church.Along with Metropolitan Epifaniy, Primate…

By comparison, the business in Kabul doesn't look exactly like the Berlin Airlift, in which food was flown to West Berlin, rather than people being evacuated.Update August 24, 2021, 8:07 PM ETBut as a model of humanitarian and political…

news, nationalBusinesses with sales of less than $ 250 million will be eligible for loans of up to $ 5 million under an expanded federal program. Treasurer Josh Frydenberg announced Wednesday that small and medium-sized businesses would no…