Fr. Milad Selim, dean of St. George Orthodox Cathedral in Worcester, understands firsthand what it is to be deprived of basic necessities. When his family escaped Iraq and fled to Jordan, he and his siblings were unable to attend school or find work. But after settling down in the thriving Middle Eastern Christian community in Worcester, things improved dramatically. Now, Fr. Selim leads a large congregation that sponsors some of the most generous charitable works in the region.
STORM LAKE, Iowa (AP) — Republican presidential hopeful Ben Carson rode his outsider image, calm demeanor and compelling life story to the top of a chaotic GOP field earlier this fall.
Since then, however, the retired neurosurgeon has fumbled on foreign policy, lashed out publicly at scrutiny of his life story and has had to referee a tug-of-war among his closest advisers — all while watching his rivals capitalize on his troubles.
