In the US and beyond, houses of worship pitch in to help those left vulnerable by virus outbreak
RNS The United Methodist Church has long promoted abstinence from alcohol. But that didn’t stop City Road Chapel in the suburbs of Nashville, Tennessee, from announcing a Bar and Restaurant Workers Help Fund this week to assist locals whose food-service jobs have been impacted by the coronavirus outbreak. “The reality is we’re a community-based church, and we’ve […]
Trump tests negative for coronavirus; calls for national day of prayer
Washington DC/New York, USReuters Donald Trump tested negative for the coronavirus, his doctor said on Saturday, as the US President extended a travel ban to Britain and Ireland to try to slow the spread of a pandemic that has shut down much of the daily routine of American life. After White House officials took the […]