A member of the National Guard walks the grounds of the U.S. Capitol on the second day of former President Donald Trump s second impeachment trial in Washington Feb. 10, 2021. (CNS/Reuters/Kevin Lamarque)
Earlier this month, politicians and faith leaders gathered virtually for the National Prayer Breakfast, an annual event in Washington that convenes an elite crowd of secular and spiritual power brokers. When Donald Trump spoke last year, the religious right was ascendant, Christian nationalists had a cheerleader in the White House, and the president used the occasion to gloat about the Senate s vote to reject his impeachment. In stark contrast, Feb. 4, President Joe Biden urged Americans this year to unite in a common purpose: to respect one another, and defeat political extremism, white supremacy and domestic terrorism.
Vatican City, Sep 2, 2020 / 08:00 am (CNA).- At the end of his general audience Wednesday, Pope Francis made a lengthy appeal for peace and harmony in Lebanon, asking people around the world to spend a day in prayer and fasting for the Middle Eastern country.
“For over a hundred years, Lebanon has been a country of hope. Even during the darkest periods of its history, the Lebanese have kept their faith in God and demonstrated the ability to make their land a place of tolerance, respect and coexistence unique in the region,” he said.
“For the good of the country itself, but also of the world, we cannot allow this heritage to be lost.”
President Joe Biden will reestablish the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships, an office he pledges will serve a critical role in addressing COVID-19 recovery and systemic r.
Workers find connection around faith in employee resource groups
Feb 14, 2021 catholic news service
A woman uses her phone in an office building in this illustration photo. (Credit: Toru Hanai/Reuters via CNS.)
Corporate executives are finding that ERGs boost employee morale, giving a company a competitive advantage and ultimately strengthening the bottom line.
CLEVELAND As the Muslim observance of Ramadan got underway last April in the early days of the pandemic, Yasmin Khaliq was feeling isolated and alone in Dubai where she worked as a marketing director for California-based Equinix, a digital infrastructure company.
Accustomed to breaking the fast after sunset with friends or family was something she always looked forward to, but under Dubai’s government-ordered lockdown, the nightly meal was going to be lonely.