In Damascus, Syrians Reclaim Spaces and Freedoms After al-Assad’s Fall NYT | Top Stories By: Raja Abdulrahim and Laura Boushnak 5 January 2025 at 18:00 Residents of Syria’s capital are picnicking on a once-forbidden mountaintop and trading openly in dollars and imported Nescafe. They say the city seems theirs again. © Laura Boushnak for The New York TimesMount Qasioun, which overlooks the Syrian capital, Damascus, is being revived as a leisure spot.
How One Pastor Is Helping Struggling Churches Keep Their Doors Open NYT | Top Stories By: Alyson Krueger 4 January 2025 at 18:01 Thousands of churches around the country close every year. In Brooklyn, one pastor is trying to help struggling parishes keep their doors open. © Timothy O'Connell for The New York TimesThe Rev. Dr. Katrina D. Foster, pastor of St. John’s Lutheran Church in the Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenpoint.
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