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Interfaith Churches Convince Banks to Give $30 Million to Help Foreclosed Families

An interfaith group in Virginia has shown what a grassroots group can do when working together for positive change -- in this case, help for some of the 20,000 families who lost homes in the 2008 foreclosure crisis. VOICE (Virginians Organized For Interfaith Community Engagement) managed to get pledges of $30 million from Bank of America, General Electric and the Virginia Housing Development Authority to help such families in Manassas and Prince William County.

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China Lifts 17-year Ban on Dalai Lama Photos at Tibet Monastery

Chinese officials have lifted a ban on Tibetan monks displaying photographs of the Dalai Lama at a prominent monastery, a rights group said on Thursday, an unexpected policy shift which could ease tensions in the region.

By Jeanne Goddard

01 July 35 Views

Chicago Kids Nix Celebrity Bar Mitzvahs, Use Money to Build Playground

Instead of a huge bash, two Jewish 12-year-olds in Chicago are planning their Bar Mitzvahs around designing and building a playground for the public.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 July 36 Views

The Tibetan Monk Who Has Taken in 170 Children

A Tibetan Buddhist monk took in 33 orphans after an earthquake in 2010 - now he is looking after 170 children. Lama Lobsang originally started caring for the children on a temporary basis, but it has turned into a home, rather than orphanage, he told BBC.

By Jeanne Goddard

30 January 40 Views

Tribute to Motivational Author Wayne Dyer (1940 - 2015)

Self-help guru Dr. Wayne Dyer's first book, Your Erroneous Zones, helped millions of people find more positive lives. He died this weekend. Here's our tribute.

By Jim Stout

31 August 43 Views

Sikhs Around the World Are Sending Thousands of Donated Meals to Elderly and People in Self-Isolation

Sikhs around the world have been mobilizing to feed some of society's most vulnerable people during the COVID-19 outbreaks.

By Blake Isbell

28 March 33 Views

Monks in Thailand Create Iconic Orange Robes from Recycled Plastic - 40 Tons Already Collected On Their Own

Monks are making their traditional saffron orange robes from recycled plastic bottles and bags that they collect themselves in their communities.

By Blake Isbell

15 February 37 Views

Here Are a Dozen Different Ways the World Has Rallied Behind Australia During the Bushfires

From donating millions of dollars to wildfire relief funds to serving up meals to exhausted firefighters—Australia is not alone in fighting the blazes.

By Tiffani Spengler

07 January 36 Views

A Merry Christmas in Muslim Senegal

"Religious harmony in Senegal is on full display this year as Christmas and the Muslim holiday of Tabaski fall within days of each other" -- and the Senegalese enjoy celebrating everything.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 December 40 Views

Inmates Sentenced to Life in Prison Have Commitment to Spiritual Transformation Unlike Any I Have Seen

Prisoners serving life-sentences might not seem like the most obvious group for seeking spiritual enlightenment, but that's exactly the case in California.

By Jeanne Goddard

15 December 31 Views

Get Inspired by the Stunning Footage of This Holy Temple Sitting Amongst the Clouds of China

The mountaintop Chinese temples of Red Clouds Golden Summit have been a destination for Buddhists and tourists in search of peace and inspiration.

By Jeanne Goddard

09 November 43 Views

Date Seeds Unearthed From the Time of Jesus Are Revived, Adding Fruit to Jewish, Arab Unity

Seeds from the time of Jesus and the Maccabees are being renewed—and grown amid the fruits of Jewish-Arab unity along Jordan-Israel border.

By Jeanne Goddard

19 September 48 Views

Woman Who 'Hated Muslims' Now Wants to Share the Understanding and Love She Found in an Afghan Refugee

This Christian woman from the US never thought that she would be in a relationship with a Muslim after September 11th - but things are different now.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 January 43 Views

Homeboy Wins $2.5 Million Dollar Hilton Humanitarian Prize on the 25th Anniversary of Annual Award

The gang-intervention heroes at Homeboy Industries have just won the 2020 Hilton Humanitarian Prize, and will receive $2.5 million in unrestricted funding.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 August 37 Views

When Hunger Intensifies in Pennsylvania, the Soup Brigade Mobilizes

For 4 years in Yardley, Pennsylvania, St. Andrew's church has been running a food program for shut-in seniors, but when COVID hit a soup brigade mobilized.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 August 47 Views

Jewish People Who Have Recovered From COVID Have Donated Half of All the Plasma Used in US Treatments

More than 36,000 American COVID-19 patients have now been treated with donated blood plasma, half of which has come from Jewish people.

By Tiffani Spengler

19 July 34 Views

These Nuns Are Empowered With Kung Fu to Break Bricks - And Fight Human Suffering (WATCH)

Buddhist nuns spend three hours every day practicing the martial art of kung fu-and you wouldn't want to face them down in a fight.

By Jeanne Goddard

06 May 39 Views

Jewish Brothers Collect Yarmulkes to Make Face Masks For Houston's Homeless

Jewish brothers in Houston, TX, Matthew and Jeremy Jason, are making face masks from yarmulkes for project called Kippahs to the Rescue

By Jeanne Goddard

26 April 44 Views

"Best Ever" Parliament of World's Religions Finds Harmony in 50 Faiths

The largest interfaith gathering was held in Utah where world religions discussed peace, extremism, and the environment - and also fed the poor.

By Jim Stout

21 October 35 Views

This Church Vowed to Bring Dignity to Homeless Folks by Building Tiny House Village Next Door

St. Andrew's Episcopal Church plans on opening a tiny house village next to their facilities so homeless locals can get inside and off the streets.

By Jeanne Goddard

08 August 43 Views

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China Lifts 17-year Ban on Dalai Lama Photos at Tibet Monastery

Chicago Kids Nix Celebrity Bar Mitzvahs, Use Money to Build Playground

The Tibetan Monk Who Has Taken in 170 Children

Tribute to Motivational Author Wayne Dyer (1940 - 2015)

Sikhs Around the World Are Sending Thousands of Donated Meals to Elderly and People in Self-Isolation

Monks in Thailand Create Iconic Orange Robes from Recycled Plastic - 40 Tons Already Collected On Their Own

Here Are a Dozen Different Ways the World Has Rallied Behind Australia During the Bushfires

A Merry Christmas in Muslim Senegal

Inmates Sentenced to Life in Prison Have Commitment to Spiritual Transformation Unlike Any I Have Seen

Get Inspired by the Stunning Footage of This Holy Temple Sitting Amongst the Clouds of China

Date Seeds Unearthed From the Time of Jesus Are Revived, Adding Fruit to Jewish, Arab Unity

Woman Who 'Hated Muslims' Now Wants to Share the Understanding and Love She Found in an Afghan Refugee

Homeboy Wins $2.5 Million Dollar Hilton Humanitarian Prize on the 25th Anniversary of Annual Award

When Hunger Intensifies in Pennsylvania, the Soup Brigade Mobilizes

Jewish People Who Have Recovered From COVID Have Donated Half of All the Plasma Used in US Treatments

These Nuns Are Empowered With Kung Fu to Break Bricks - And Fight Human Suffering (WATCH)

Jewish Brothers Collect Yarmulkes to Make Face Masks For Houston's Homeless

"Best Ever" Parliament of World's Religions Finds Harmony in 50 Faiths

This Church Vowed to Bring Dignity to Homeless Folks by Building Tiny House Village Next Door

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