this is g.w. news the wire from the united states senate passes a mammoth coronavirus relief package handing joe biden his 1st major legislative victory as president that includes emergency unemployment benefits and direct payments for taxpayers but the sweeping bill totaling $1.00 trillion dollars wasn't backed by a single senate republican and also coming up on the show a historic meeting between pope francis and iraq's top shiite cleric grand ayatollah sistani the christian and muslim leaders came together with

a plea for peace in the holy city of najaf plus. the darkest days of the pandemic in the brazil an aggressive a virus variant sweeps from throughout the country while president also narrow down in place the threats. hello and play richardson welcome to the show the united states senate has approved a $1.00 trillion dollar coronavirus relief plan president biden says it will give families struggling to pay their bills the breathing room that they need the rescue package narrowly made it through the chamber as one democrat threatened to vote against it but that was prevented with some last minute tweaks to the bill and the decision ultimately went down party lines. 50 days or $49.00 as amended is asked. democrats

were jubilant as the legislation finally passed after a lengthy debate and the longest vote in senate history not one republican backed the stimulus package. it's been a long. long night a long year but a new day has come and we tell the american people help is on the way the final bill includes $400000000000.00 worth of one off payments to america's taxpayers it also continues the weekly $300.00 payment to those thrown out of work in the crisis and there's $350000000000.00 in aid to state and local governments that have seen the pandemic blow a hole in their budgets for the thousands of residents in this queens neighborhood who have been relying on food handouts for a year now the aid package can't come soon enough.

many of us have been left without jobs i'm able to pay the rent or bills and so we're barely surviving. it's the 1st major legislation to pass through the senate under president joe biden and. it obviously was uneasy wasn't always pretty but it was so desperately needed urgently needed. now needs to clear the house of representatives where the democrats hold a slightly stronger majority. for more on this let's get across to washington d.c. and our correspondent carolina chernoi carolina tell us more about the main provisions of this package and who is going to benefit from them if it does pass through the house as expected. well the 1st important point clarity already mentioned in this bill is direct payments for all american citizens

and people who are legally in the united states who are going to get a check of 1400 dollars that will be paid directly to them and the 2nd important point is about the federal unemployment insurance that house now be extended and to end till september 6th this means that the ones who don't have a job they are going to get $300.00 a month until september and this was one of the main points of discussion in the senate because originally this was sure as would have expired on march 14th now it has been extended until september and the 3rd point important point in this bill are the 10s of billions of dollars that will be located to the pandemic response that means for testing contact tracing and also a for a vaccine distribution and this is especially important because biden said this week that there will be enough vaccines for every adult in the united states but the end of may of course there have been some points clear of compromise in order

to get that this bill through even among democrats one of the prices for example the big compromise this $15.00 minimum wage this was completely excluded from the bill in order to get it through the senate and despite these compromises the white house will surely see this as a win of sorts i mean what does the fact that not a single republican voted in favor of this bill mean for biden's plans for a more bipartisan approach to politics. well out of anything clear 1st of all and this is very important to say biden is doing this and this is the most important policy that he has been facing especially in the 1st months of his presidency getting checks to the americans and getting shots in their arms the this is the this was his main promise and he is getting this through he has achieved it and in this case of bipartisan way is secondary but there are other things that are coming up soon where biden will have to fight for

a bipartisan shave like the immigration reform and infrastructure reform and these are reforms will definitely require 2 thirds of the votes in the senate so there is not going to be a way to get those bills through without bipartisanship and this. instrument he used now the reconciliation process that he used to get the covert relief bill through works only in very specific cases like for example this one when the bill is linked to the federal budget our correspondent in washington d.c. thank you so much for that update. now let's get you up to speed on some other stories making news around the world people have turned out to demonstrate across myanmar after a series of overnight raids targeted key figures in the end i cood protest movement they've been calling for a return to democracy since the military seized power almost 5 weeks ago.

students protesting in bangkok have defied a ban on public gatherings to call for the release of their detained leaders he said photos of thailand's king on fire as they held a vigil outside the criminal court the movement emerged last year calling for reforms to the monarchy and constitution. protesters have also rallied in minnesota head of the trial over george floyd's killing a police officer derek shelving is accused of murder after being filmed with his knee on floyd's neck as he begged for air jury selection begins on monday the case set off for racial justice protests in the united states and beyond. well pope francis has held an unprecedented meeting with one of the world's most powerful shiite leaders grand ayatollah ali al sistani the pair came together on the 2nd day of the pope's historic visit to iraq and issued an appeal for religious tolerance a meeting months in the making every detail had been carefully planned after

a photo op the 2 men spoke privately for 40 minutes the ayatollah reportedly told the pope that he also believes christians in iraq should be able to live in peace and enjoy the same rights as other iraqis it was a powerful statement from says he rarely makes his opinions nordan. when he does shiite in iraq under and the world take note. later. in the ancient city of who are known as the birthplace of the biblical patriarch revered by christians muslims and jews it was a fitting place for an interfaith meeting at which francis underscored his message . peace does not demand winners or losers but rather brothers and sisters who for all the misunderstandings and hurt of the past are journeying from conflict to unity.

after that there were joyous scenes as the pontiff arrived to celebrate mass in baghdad. on sunday pope francis will see firsthand the destruction left behind by the terrorist islamic state when he visits the group's former stronghold in the northern iraqi city of mosul. well brazil is seeing a major surge in covert 1000 cases and a more contagious coronavirus variant spreads rapidly throughout the country this past week the national register to record numbers of daily fatalities hospitals are on the brink of collapse and health officials are warning the death toll could reach 3000 people a day if serious action is not taken. a new wave of the corona virus is sweeping brazil with a non preset ended force more people are dying more infected and for the 1st time

it's moving beyond just hot spots. as of the country. the number of patients has led to a tsunami of civic ices that now flooding brazilian hospitals more than 19 of 27 provincial capitals are in a critical condition. could reach the brazilian virus variant p one is surging its more contagious possibly even for people who have had covered 910 before some of latin america's top physicians say if brazil fails to get the virus under control now it will continue to me tight with potentially devastating consequences for the entire world. with these new variant it's possible that people throughout the world including brazil may be vaccinated against previous virus strains but if new variant to resistant spread that's why i'm calling brazil the

world's largest open air laboratory for the spread of covered 19. president jibe both in our downplays warnings from scientists instead he speaks of the suppose it digests of mass wearing and opposes any lock down enough with the crying how long are we going to keep whining. despite opposition from the president some states have now opted to impose lockdown measures on their own. time for an update from the bundesliga where the match up between byron munich and for resettlement known as death classic or to not disappoint. byron one for 2 as robert lewandowski is hat trick helps them come back from to nail down and help him out shine his dog and write. this edition of to classical was all about the strikers by ns robert love and dusty was on course to break the record for the most goals in the bundesliga season. and on the other hand we're missing key players to

injury piling the pressure on strike at holland but the norwegian thrives on a challenge and in just the 2nd minute his strike took a deflection. and. black and yellow is taking a short lead at the allianz arena. yes that soon after dortmund were in dreamland talking as they are making his 1st start since october darted behind the bar in defense to set up. a flying counterattack showcasing dortmund their best it was 2 nil with less than 10 minutes. but by and i used to coming from behind and excellent work from leroy sun i allowed love and dusty to half the deficit before the half hour mark. quick thinking and quick feet from sinai had by and back in the game and then a needless trial by mahmoud the who gifted by in a penalty 11 dusky stepped up thanks. the outcome was never in doubt the

schools were level going into half the time. dortmund clung on to a draw throughout the 2nd half until with just 2 minutes to go by and took the lead . on carets go has been a common loss in midfield this season and he again came through for the champions just in time. there were enough seconds on the clock for by him to inflict more misery on dortmund that one just he completed his hat trick against his former club and crept ever closer to a record setting goals tally. the faces on the door and bench said it all from too no luck they found themselves vanquished for. by and remain at the top of the table thanks to the man who can seemingly rescue them from any situation. so love and asking now has $31.00 bonus league of goals this season he needs 10 more from byron's 10 remaining games to be to gather there's a long standing record this is how the polish striker rated his side's performance

against a top man and we know that the maybe the 1st 1520 minutes we didn't play but after 2nd goal that's how you can see that you're not ok now we have to push forward to have to try to score the 1st goal and for the 2nd half we had this game under control and we know it ok come on boys we have to try to score the other goals because we want to get to 3 points and we did so i think that was something special and we show everyone that we we want to stay on the 1st place. meanwhile rb lifesaver kept up the pressure on byron with a comfortable 3 nil victory in fribourg. lead at half time a thanks for christopher. who was gifted this goal by the home to friends and lives and added 2 more goals after the break and a meal forced back bagging the pick of the pair the winning side say remain 2 points behind fire at the top of the table so.

that is your news update at this hour sage are in for sports life with the rocky road to the tokyo olympics and remember there's always more on our website that's just me dot com they can follow us on instagram and twitter. and i richardson embroil and my clothes will be back with you at the top of the hour with more news headlines. in. for. what's in store. for the future. that can make a city. center. i was issued when i arrived here i slept with 6 people in a room. it was hard i was trying to. even go to white hair.

learning the language and know a lot of this gets me to go but uniquely to interrupt it's the same thing you want to do their story. writing and. for margaret. 6 these athletes have a dream it's going to be a competition the olympic games i just want to be part of it the biggest sporting

event in the world was you have to beat your very best and then you can beat anyone here. but the pandemic has thrown everything into doubts will the games take place at all as if we don't know if there will be any competitions that's pretty difficult to deal with as a powwow police dealing with the challenges of the pandemic we join full on that road to tokyo. 2 old ready qualified to still fighting for their tickets. will this dream come true. fans alexandra and dolo hasn't yet secured her place at the games today after months of waiting and training she's finally back into competition. she's finally feeling her adrenalin return even if it wasn't there to help her pack a bag. i actually had to ask myself several times if i got everything i needed

usually i just get it right automatically. with international travel off the cards compared to his old german it's nonetheless an important test after months of inaction. endos still has to qualify for the olympics and today's tournament is an important indicator of the level of competition. she was the favorite in light sake but disappointingly she wasn't the one who was. still days like this are irreplaceable for an athlete like alexandra and all of that we don't have to even just hearing that you play a lady already girl from the referee is something else. coming back to the starting

line as well meaning with us of course we do that in training as well but it all blurs together a bit every now and again we take the time but it's not the same as it is here. these hiers. high jumper memory loss young flight has already booked her place in the games but while she can train she hasn't been able to compete since 29 scene. she supported by her family in the black forest here in fryeburg is where her sporting journey began the process when it's really nice to be here it was where i started my sporting career i never had a really serious call i just enjoyed it but of course i wanted to improve but i never made it to my goal to jump 2 metres or even higher i just wanted to have fun i used to jump a little higher at every competition and i thought if this keeps up it could turn

out well and the idea that there is if it is good i hope she made it all the way to the olympics in 2016 age 25 she placed 7th in rio. since then pressure and media interest have been constant visits to her mother help the athlete stay grounded. but. this is where her roots are and her family and everyone else it's important for her to come back to her roots to reenergize to cool off or to just be. not necessarily the athlete that everyone always asks after just herself and i think that's important for her. up as most of us will feel. good fresh ones to go to tokyo this year but corona and look down are testing her patience. the local rules are strict and include a nightly curfew from 8 pm. country for balbi so happy when it's finally over to be able to go out again like normal not to have to be home at 8 to be able to meet

friends to think spontaneously i need that and i'm missing it often feel. thomas roller won gold in rio corona has slowed him down by a year to. go over one of those words runs in 2020 we all got to know our hometowns a bit better going for a walk has become the new people sport we're all going out if you can travel then you focus on what's right in front of your door. for the house. has also been focusing on his javelin throwing technique. and. we've done a lot of work on a number of different aspects i wanted to take

a step back in terms of technique together with the coach to return to an all the technique for it worked well going back to the roots a bit and then in terms of strength it's always a bit risky refusal to be a part of the. role that has changed the moment at which he turns into a side on starts to get to test the technique at a competition still he's qualified for the games and he's feeling positive. because of the reason for proud of i've got a huge advantage in that i'm in the middle of my career i've already. against the very best achieved a lot of success and that relaxes me going forward it's a lot more difficult for people who are at the end or the very beginning of their careers. might lean fould man is preparing on the plenty of pressure for the 1st ever games . in our sport it's the biggest event areas.

she was nominated for 2020 the corona has given her a new chance when tokyo was postponed the squad for reshuffled dream is alive but the competition is stiff. competitions have been cancelled and training conditions are tricky as a result of the corona restrictions. i'm really missing group training because there we have different partners and we always get in a lot more practice that's why it's evident from. february 2021 and alex and dole is back in the daily life and the time of growing up. jogging in the park is a welcome escape. of some residents i'm very much gotten used to it but it's dragging on

a bit. and. it's been months almost a year now and of that since i had an international competition. to see. a little pick qualifying is sentiment much it's in at the deep end for the fence so after a long time without any international competition. scene that comes the focus we'll have to see whether. it's possible to get right back into things. to say ok this is how koreans chance i remember this all be fine from our busy yes it's going to be interesting. but. there's news for madelyne folks but it's not good she's still not been able to compete and in the end the inevitable happens.

my coach called me and said there are we nominating the previous nominees and i'm not one of them. i don't need be there if someone else can make it. up before i've accepted it but it was painful at 1st because i had a goal and i've been training towards it for a long time. as me so i would like it's not easy it's something i think about every day of course you end up asking yourself is it worth carrying on but you have to look at it in a different light i've still got a chance for paris and i'd like to try and take a. man's road to tokyo ends here next time is paris 2024.

for marie lawrence young fleisch paris is still a long way away she wants to perform but an injury is forcing her to miss the german indoor championships. despite the corona break and the injury she's trying to stay positive. said i've enjoyed the freedom from pressure. i've been in. athlete for 1516 years always competing. and i know that it's been pleasant to have a year of. going in. corona has given many a chance to return to their roots and that includes top athletes. marie lawrence's father is from the caribbean island of martinique as the oldest of 6 siblings she's always been possessed of mental strength. as if we would

really admire my daughter at all she said unbelievable she's been doing it for years despite a lot of hardship she's so strong i think it's amazing i really admire her one of the 3 as a. young flesh hopes to return to competition in my part it all depends on the infection rate. i'm really looking forward to the 1st competition i know that i'll be incredibly nervous especially because i've got a new runner and that i'm looking forward to jumping against others showing what i can do and what my coach and diet been working on these past months. but will the tokyo games take place at all the idea of hosting such a large event is becoming less and less popular in japan if they do happen it's unsure how they'll look. represented i think it's

a huge shame but it looks as if will be competing without spectators i love sport with all the emotion with the spectators and their support they give us a real boost at the moment it looks like that's going to be. the uncertainty continues in japan and germany all over the world what happens if the corona case numbers start rising because it's annoying not knowing what will happen what's in store for our 3 remaining athletes will alexander and dolo qualify . that's us there are times when we're sitting at home a lot and that's pretty hard to deal with and that's all 3 still dream of traveling to the world's biggest festival of sport in september will their dream come true.

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the eastern german state of brandenburg there are no fewer than 850 churches dating back to the middle ages if you visited just want to week it would take you 16 years to see them all we'll start our tour allows its. reader bake by is it true for me to back shows the typical architectural arrangement of the romanesque village churches and brandenburg gulf in the east you have the semicircular apps where the altar was situated and. then a rectangular space called the choir which was reserved for the clergy for by then the largest space of the whole complex the nave for the congregation and finally in the west a large tower defiantly offering protection. for. the

windows and doors have around arches as was customary in the romanesque architectural period. but here in the state of brandenburg there are also pointed arches typical of the late middle ages you see them for instance at the top of the tower. even break through the. back is a particularly beautiful example of a field stone church fieldstone churches are built from granite blocks that have been painstakingly cut to size. these an evenly shaped field stones had to be evened out to create layers of masonry as smooth as possible arranging the variously colored stones to create mystic effect was a big challenge. but. what makes the field stone churches so special is the variety of stones used in that it's not just one material the stones vary

a lot here we have some that are reddish in color some are more yellow. then we also have black stones and green ones. when the sun shines on them the whole building appears to glow from the inside he's avoided for. christian settlers brought their faith to this traditionally pagan area and built these village churches. craftsman artists hailing from the low countries decorated the interiors with sculptures paintings and altars. the needle the war z. settlers were recruited from the lowlands. they were happy to relocate because living conditions were very tough at home here in the settled territories they were promised many freedoms for instance they didn't have to pay any taxes so enormous

groups of pioneers crossed the elba into the country to the lisa. the 1st churches were still made of wood like the houses but as the villages became bigger and more prosperous the christians began to build more stable stone churches building material they all over the fields lumps of granite left there since the end of the last ice age smoove by the glaciers the stones were like symbols of eternity they seemed to evoke the christian vision those who was that see that this all the highest priority of this territorial expansion was to unite the population. that of course also applied to the indigenous laws. of the rulers considered it important to convert the local people to christianity. and when services were held in a place where slavs and 2 tins were living together of course they also worshiped together. but. at the

beginning of the 12th century the margrave of the north mark albert the bear crossed the elba and took possession of the land to the east. the slavs who lived there were not killed but subjugated because the 2 tins needed as many people as possible to tend the land. in many areas of northern europe people left their homes because here in what is now the state of brandenburg living conditions were much easier. the country was sparsely populated and the new settlers were able to establish large farms. they also brought their priests with them and had soon built a church in every village often with the help of monasteries or the local rulers. at 1st they used stones from the fields but soon they were also firing bricks made of clay which is plentiful here. where there is a particularly beautiful example of

a brick village church. the pastor opens the door for us services are rarely held here and the church is usually kept locked due to an exodus to the bigger towns. some of these abandoned churches hideaway truly valuable are treasures it was a good thing but what makes this church exceptional are the works of art and it's very unusual for a rural environment where no artists lived before the works of art you see here probably came from the nearby monastery and then close to soon i hear here comes. this triptych of folding altarpiece was only opened on major feast days. the finally carved figures of saints embellish with gold more than admired and revere. the i don't know in the center is the madonna carrying the christ child standing on

a crescent moon with important female saints of the catholic church depicted on either side of her i don't mind the highly geeky york then on the side panels st george slaying the dragon highly get serious and st maurice depicted as a person of color something quite exceptional shots. there's another outstanding work of art in this church. it's not itself an altar piece but the pedestal of one. of the paintings depicted vividly imagine scenes from the bible. the simple stylisation brought the bible stories alive for believers. the few. see the old let's look for instance at the scene in which jesus walks the damn souls out of the jaws of hell zeal. there is an element of comedy about this because

it's him and he gives a cool meek to the devil is shown looking very disappointed as the souls he thought he had secured are torn away from him. some of the settlers were craftsmen who brought their skills to the new country forging for instance and the art of bronze casting. this enabled the settlers to produce all their own tools for craft work agriculture. farming yields also increased thanks to the experience and teachings of the monks who shared their knowledge with the local population. in the heart of the german capital there's a museum with a model village for 50 years that has been giving visitors an impression of what berlin must have been like before it became a large city and that's not as long ago as you might think. primus meant that the friends association was founded in the 1970 s. on a historical find the houses stand on

a site that was here in the 12th century as excavations have shown we have practiced archaeology vs simulation which is something very important for our association to expose them to and that is they say we simulate how life would have been back then generating knowledge about how people used to call or work in the field how how traditional crafts were practiced and what clothes were worn i thought the visitors this brings the middle ages to life. the settlers were accompanied by monks most of them cistercians they shared their self-sufficient ideals and way of life with the other settlers thinking. knowledge of agriculture traditional crafts community work and medicine but above all their strong sense of togetherness and social unity. the settlers brought their extended families with them and in most of the villages germans and longtime slavic residents live together peacefully. the business cannot we don't know exactly whether it was

a slavic or german village but i think we may also assume that it was a mixed a village in from you definitely have fines from the slavs and we also have fines from the german with that so we show both we have slavic clothing and we have german clothing on. the new religion also influenced art within the 2 cultures often mixing the cultures together we'll cross a symbol of the sun was originally pagan. it became a symbol of the risen christ the light of the world. the covert 1000 pandemic which is change the world since 2020 has also changed church life in germany. attendance at services has been restricted and tourists have no longer been able to visit historical sites. the number of churchgoers per serving as has to be limited with visitors being required to wear a face mask and observe social distancing measures.

even the few tourists that lean in abbey have to observe the regulations. he couldn't honestly get into the schools thus the founding legend of the monastery focuses on this point here it's there where you can see the remains of a tree it has petrified. the legend maintains that it was under this tree alive and among nature that the margrave laid down to take a nap after a strenuous ride sharif. he was told in a dream to found a monastery here so he commission abbots the boy to build 1 2. but the slavs killed the priest because he cut down a tree that was sacred to them and used its trunk in the building of the church. usually to frenzy both how the story of zeb old is preserved here in the church within the 500 year old painting which depicts the slaughter of siebold by the

whens. harvested. this isn't just a legend however as there is proof the construction on the monastery began in 118510 years after the death of albert the bear. during the settlement of brandenburg albert's son auto founded the cistercian and the lean. phone cord skunk always in the cloister we can read the building history of the abbey church wonderfully by examining the masonry it's on the right everything is kept in the romanesque style with the round and crossing arches reason but then there comes a point where the romanesque architectural style suddenly starts up with me. 'd after the protestant reformation of $1517.00 the monastery was dissolved and the local rulers seized it for agricultural use. the buildings of the monastery then

fell into disrepair. only the old greenery from the 14th century and the gothic entrance gate with its original clay bricks that survived. in the 19th century the complex was completely restored in accordance with the same strict landmark restoration guidelines still used today. and then in the following years events for young and old have been organized in the abbey but since the outbreak of the covert pandemic lockdown regulations are in force as seen here at this confirmation service. for the file this is. just. as. many christians decide to baptize their children as infants. this signifies for them a permanent connection with the greater christian community. then as they proceed

onward to confirmation as teenagers to become full members of the church. i the confirmation service generally takes place in the presence of family friends and other members of the parish. we conduct this service in the name of the father and of the son and of the holy spirit. jesus christ overcame. death and revealed life and eternal existence so now there are days reading for the 16th sunday after trinity is from some poems 2nd letter to timothy 5 for us. it's a vehemence protest against death to the divine savior is mightier than death. in our faith encourages us to hold on to this trace and to trust in it how.

in this letter between apostle paul and his disciple timothy paul exhorts the christian community to be faithful to the gospel today of course this xor taishan is addressed to the 2 young people being confirmed. 2 yet how well yes that's right the heart is more important than what we see what's the good of a beautiful appearance if deep inside the heart is ugly. this way i like good is a muscular physique if it has a cruel heart beating in it. the

. was there. was. there was. a dear parents and godparents dear congregation whoever wants to remain in the faith and live in the christian community needs the help of the holy spirit and the whole community of billionaires. during the baptism ceremony godparents are named and tasked with aiding in the child's christian upbringing. officially this task ends with the child confirmation but for many it continues our special relationship for life. was the ones that make god father

son and holy spirit help you on your way. may he give you strength to resist evil. and to give you a lasting going. on then. i. confirmation needs committing oneself to the christian faith. believe me given blessing marks the transition into the age of adulthood in the church. and presenting themselves for confirmation they've confirmed the promises made on their behalf during their baptism and become 4 members of the church. it is.

taking family photos to commemorate the event as an important part of the process. this documents the important promises me during the ceremony. unlike leanin abbey the oldest village church in berlin's the infected district has largely been preserved. it looks much as it did when it was built in the 12th century by members of the knights templar are. here to parish activities are being kept to a minimum in accordance with the lockdown regulations. in previous years the church was hosting many lively religious events in the autumn harvest festival in

particular has always been quite colorful drawing hundreds of visitors. here about in farah off. the visits church is celebrating the anniversary of our founding we don't have an original founding document but it was clearly a plot of land belonging to the 10 year order we don't i was a temple as the name suggests tempelhof. are foundations of the temple order of temple hall fit as us or do that's where the medieval knight sat and i believe that they provided the work meant to build these village churches . does it offer. to study theology here in 1964. of course and then he's terminal that was considered almost exotic as she herself says. her main focus has been on the churches of brandenburg and she's especially fond of the fieldstone churches. the

brandenburg village churches are very interesting structurally they're very old and have a certain permanence in that they've survived many national. calamities especially wars. it's hard to destroy a fieldstone church. crean's as we have cup with. most fieldstone churches were built during the romanesque and early gothic periods the architecture is simple and there are almost always small village churches. you can also find romanesque churches in berlin they have stood here for 800 years the their 1st 300 years as catholic churches until the reformation came and changed

quite a bit the other 4 months many things in the churches were removed and altered to suit its new role for. one of the most significant changes to these churches after the reformation was the replacement of the windows instead of the original small arched windows large windows were set into the walls so that the congregation could read him books and the doctrine by daylight while the catholic church conducted their services separately from the choir the focus of the lutheran church was on the sermon from the pulpit with a collective communion by the congregation in the middle of the service reason for people to stand in the main space for protestants is the name of the congregation gathers even though the village church of the endorphins pretty empty now because of the pandemic which has changed everything that only very few spaces are now allowed to be built by worshippers belleek. no construction plans of the altar or

references to it have survived. being said when he ordered however traces of a previous building made of all would have been found under the church and these go back to the 12th century. so the mufti and felt a church could be one of the oldest in the region or was it this type like. the darkness of their age the primary function of churches is to be a place for people to congregate. the protestant daycare center and union has a long tradition. as early as 1925 the deaconesses of the mother house founded the 1st kindergarten here. parents and teachers didn't want the children to be deprived of harvest festival celebrations during the pandemic. yes must like guns now really loud look here i'll give you the cue and the order to go. home to

farm gold. oh yes with all the. good. kind of stuff not as it can you sing it any louder so i can hear you i. was i. was. killed was was was. was was deserved type operation as i've said this celebration is called the harvest festival and it's always at the beginning of october this weekend celebrated in the churches i'm john mark karr and when you come on sunday you won't tell me see flowers on the altar in front of it you'll see

pumpkins and potatoes and color i start my i think you know look at how tiny the seeds. and you all know how big an apple tree can grow. the apple has long been used as a symbol for sweetness. donkey consideration what then they get these beautiful red cheeks. oh i'm sure not i am such a beautiful apple tree and this is what humans did. martin luther is credited with saying if i knew the world was going to end tomorrow i would still plant an apple tree today. luther said this to encourage doing good now regardless of what lies ahead in the future. and comment. on why

then the children were so happy to inherit the apples and they were delicious. in order to meet maintenance costs other cultural events are also held in the churches. in linen abbey for instance rock concerts have been attracting young people for years. yet another instance of a new life behind the old church was. a

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africa will be developed when a girl is given a grace and chances like the voice of the women who fights. not just on international women's. on z.w. oh. but 2050 more than half the world will be living with limited water resources we haven't had to think about our war or worry about. i think that era is over this. it's the crisis of our time it's a financial product like any other financial we live in a competitive world is this cold it's cool it's cool cool water used to be free but the world is changing the most important commodity junkers. city or commodity starts march 22nd on t w. this

is deja vu news live from berlin pope francis visits iraqi christians who endured the taliban islamic state you're gonna see the pontiff has just arrived in the terrorist groups one time stronghold on the penultimate day of his historic visit to iraq also coming up protesters are out on the streets of miramar cities again this after.