Jan 01 Watch 9:48 Bishops Consider Stance of Catholic Politicians By PBS News Hour America's Catholic bishops began a week-long conference in Colorado to discuss, among other issues, whether to withhold Communion based on parishioners' political beliefs. Following a look at how the debate developed in the Diocese of Colorado Springs, correspondent Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch 5:08 Pope Francis uses Christmas greeting to chide church officials for greed, gossip and getting ahead By PBS News Hour In remarks for Christmas before the Roman Curia, Pope Francis delivered a scathing review of the behavior of Vatican officials, decrying the "spiritual Alzheimers" that makes them forget their real purpose. Gwen Ifill talks to Kevin Eckstrom of the Religion… Continue watching
Dec 20 Watch 10:02 Freedom of religion? Mosque debate in Georgia town reveals sharp divide By PBS News Hour In Kennesaw, Ga., the city council recently rejected, then approved a bid to house a mosque at a shopping mall. The vote has ignited a fierce debate in the community over how residents feel about Muslims and their First Amendment… Continue watching
Nov 28 Watch Facing environmental crisis, can Buddhist values offer non-religious China a greener path? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Nov 14 Obamacare contraception loophole for religious groups is not too restrictive, court rules By Pete Yost, Associated Press In a 3-0 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit rejected a challenge by the groups, which claimed that the accommodation still imposes a substantial burden on their expression of religion. Continue reading
Nov 11 Watch In releasing history, Mormon Church grapples with origins and polygamy By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Oct 30 Food truck church brings faith and calzones to those in need By Fred de Sam Lazaro Every Thursday, the Rev. Margaret Kelly and a group of volunteers gather in the basement of St. Paul’s Gustavus Adolphus Church to roll out hundreds of meat- and cheese-filled calzones, to be loaded and baked in her food truck and… Continue reading
Oct 21 American released from North Korea By Lara Jakes, Associated Press American detainee Jeffrey Fowle has been released from North Korea, nearly six months after he was taken into custody, the State Department said Tuesday. Two other Americans who have been tried and convicted of crimes in North Korea are still… Continue reading
Oct 13 Watch Interpreting the Vatican's language shift on homosexuality, divorce By PBS News Hour A gathering of bishops convened by Pope Francis broke new ground on some taboos of the Catholic faith. While there was no change in doctrine on cohabitation, divorce and homosexuality, the Church signaled a shift away from condemning people who… Continue watching
Oct 09 Islamic State group uses only half of a Quran verse to justify beheadings -- see what's in the other half By Hari Sreenivasan The Islamic State militants use the Quran to justify their inhumane acts of violence, including beheadings, but are they just cherry-picking verses? We asked an Arab studies scholar to set the record straight about what the holy book actually says. Continue reading