Mar 06 Dalai Lama opens Senate with prayers By Justin Scuiletti The Dalai Lama opened U.S. Senate proceedings with prayers Thursday, marking the first time the Tibetan spiritual leader has performed the traditional prayer that opens each session. Speaking in both Tibetan and English, the Dalai Lama offered several prayers and… Continue reading
Feb 26 Arizona governor vetoes religious freedom bill By Associated Press Gov. Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed a Republican bill that set off a national debate over gay rights, religion and discrimination and subjected Arizona to blistering criticism from major corporations and political leaders from both parties. Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Has the Catholic Church done enough to address sexual abuse by clergy? By PBS News Hour A United Nations panel has sharply critiqued how the Vatican responded to widespread sexual abuse by Catholic priests, which the Vatican calls distorted and unfair. Rev. Thomas Rosica of the Catholic Salt and Light Television Network and Katherine Gallagher of… Continue watching
Jan 01 Pope Francis calls on the world to 'stop ourselves in this path of violence' Pope Francis greets the crowd from the window of the apostolic palace overlooking St. Peter's Square during his Angelus prayer on Jan. 1, 2014 in Vatican City. Photo by Filippo Monteforte/AFP/Getty Images With a new year comes Pope Francis'… Continue reading
Dec 26 Court reverses church official's ruling in sex crimes case A Pennsylvania appeals court has reversed a 2012 ruling against a senior Catholic Church official convicted of covering up sexual abuses by priests. In June 2012, Monsignor William Lynn was found guilty of child endangerment for his alleged… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Writer Jay Parini considers how people experience God through the story of Jesus Writer Jay Parini considers how people experience God through the story of Jesus… Continue watching
Dec 25 Jay Parini on the 'spiritual journey' of writing a book about Jesus .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; padding-top: 30px; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; } A writer rather than a… Continue reading
Dec 25 Watch Writer Jay Parini considers how people experience God through the story of Jesus Jay Parini talks the 'spiritual journey' of writing book on Jesus… Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch News Wrap: Christmas Eve celebrated around the world; Airstrikes in Syria News Wrap: Christmas Eve celebrated around the world; Airstrikes in Syria… Continue watching
Dec 21 Does Pope Francis symbolize a changing face for the Catholic Church? Since his election to the papal office in March, Pope Francis is changing the tone of the Catholic Church's governing principles on issues ranging from abortion to gay rights. Now, in his most recent message, Pope Francis urged the… Continue reading