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Christopher Vondracek

cvondracek@washingtontimes.com

Christopher Vondracek was a reporter on The Washington Times' National desk.

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Pope Francis leaves after celebrating a Corpus Domini Mass, inside St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican Sunday, June 14, 2020. (Tiziana Fabi/Pool Photo via AP)

Pope ends use of pesticides in Vatican gardens

Pope Francis called for further climate action on the fifth anniversary of his influential encyclical on the environment -- starting with church properties around the world.

June 19, 2020
In this Monday, Jan. 13, 2020, photograph taken in Denver, Ryan Mohrman, an energy industry software specialist, left, joins Ariel Lasry, an information system developer, center, and coder Kelsi Hoyle in working on a volunteer program project for a charity at a meeting of Code For Denver. The organization is one of dozens of groups nationwide in which information technology professionals volunteer their expertise on projects for local municipalities and nonprofits. (AP Photo/James Anderson) **FILE**

Tax breaks help boost corporations’ charitable giving: Report

Americans last year gave the second-highest amount of donations in history and corporations increased their charitable giving by more than 13% over the previous year, thanks partly to tax breaks and a strong economy, according to a report on philanthropy.

June 16, 2020
People walk along paths on the University of California at Berkeley campus in front of Sather Tower, also known as the Campanile, in Berkeley, Calif., Thursday, July 18, 2019. Soon students in Berkeley will have to pledge to "collegiate Greek system residences" instead of sororities or fraternities and city workers will have to refer to manholes as "maintenance holes." Berkeley leaders voted unanimously this week to replace about 40 gender-specific words in the city code with gender-neutral terms. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)

Cal-Berkeley called out for sitting on tribal artifacts

The University of California system -- including the liberal campus in Berkeley -- has been called out for inconsistency and delay in overseeing the return of American Indian remains and artifacts to proper tribes, says a state auditor in a new report.

June 12, 2020
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees walks off the field after the Saints were defeated by the Los Angeles Rams 27-9 in an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 15, 2019, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

How some public figures get their apologies all wrong

These are "sorry" times. A Google News search for "apology" over the past week reaps reams of contrition, including NFL quarterback Drew Brees' wife's apology for his remarks about kneeling during the national anthem and a Fox News apology for a graphic showing how the stock market rose after the assassination of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.

June 10, 2020
Members of the choir raise their arms as they worship during a meeting of the Southern Baptist Convention Tuesday, June 14, 2016, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson) ** FILE **

Baptists lose membership, says new report

The largest convention of Baptists lost 2% of its membership during the last calendar year, according to the annual report from the Southern Baptist Convention.

June 5, 2020