Nov 21 Pope Francis extends priests' ability to forgive abortion By News Desk After the Holy Year of Mercy ended last weekend, Pope Francis on Monday extended the ability of Roman Catholic priests to absolve those who have had an abortion, while reiterating that it is still a sin. Continue reading
Nov 05 'Death with dignity' measure in Colorado stirs controversy -- and passion By Judith Graham, Kaiser Health News A state ballot measure would allow physicians to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to terminally ill adults who request aid in dying. Continue reading
Nov 01 Pope Francis says Catholic ban on female priests likely to last forever By Justin Scuiletti In a follow-up question, a reporter asked: “But forever, forever? Never, never?”… Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 8:38 What you need to know about Tim Kaine and Mike Pence By PBS News Hour Sen. Tim Kaine and Gov. Mike Pence have radically different ideologies, but grew up under strikingly similar circumstances. What led them to the national stage? With the first vice presidential debate a day away, Judy Woodruff takes a look at… Continue watching
Aug 31 Watch 6:09 An author's eulogy for 'White Christian America' By PBS News Hour The demographic makeup of America is undergoing a visible change, and with it, America’s culture -- dominated by white Christian culture -- and American power structures are shifting, too. That’s the premise of Robert Jones’ new book, “The End of… Continue watching
May 17 Watch 8:35 Six months in, new Episcopal church leader reflects on church challenges By PBS News Hour Last November, the Most Reverend Michael Curry became presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, one of the oldest Christian denominations in the U.S. Curry’s ascension comes at a time of crisis and change, and the church, like most mainline Protestant… Continue watching
Mar 23 Watch 6:15 Supreme Court hears birth control battle brought by religious nonprofits By PBS News Hour The Supreme Court heard its fourth challenge to the Affordable Care Act, this one from religious nonprofits demanding exemption from the requirement to provide insurance coverage for birth control, claiming the mandate violates federal laws protecting religious freedoms. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Mar 10 Group asks Trump to apologize for saying 'Islam hates us' By Jill Colvin, Associated Press FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. -- A leading Muslim civil rights group is calling on GOP presidential front-runner Donald Trump to apologize for his claim that "Islam hates us."… Continue reading
Mar 07 Watch 6:14 A chronicle of Afghanistan's modern-day Romeo and Juliet By PBS News Hour Zakia and Ali are Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet -- with all the heartache that description implies. Separated by religion, ethnicity and their own families, the young couple defied them all by eloping. Rod Nordland of the New York Times chronicles… Continue watching
Feb 29 Sanders keeps his Judaism in the background, irking U.S. Jews By Rachel Zoll and Josef Federman, Associated Press NEW YORK -- As Bernie Sanders headed toward victory in New Hampshire, pundits noted the barrier he was about to break: Sanders would become the first Jewish candidate to win a major party presidential primary. Continue reading