Sep 30 Watch How Promotion of Religious Freedom Can Help Prevent Extreme Violence Tracking Religious Persecution Around the World… Continue watching
Sep 30 Watch Pakistani Christians Targeted by Recent Violence, Blasphemy Law Pakistani Christians Targeted by Recent Violence, Blasphemy Law… Continue watching
Sep 24 Former and current popes respond to critics of Catholic Church’s handling of sex abuse scandal Photo by Vincenzo Pinto/AFP/Getty Images It's rather uncommon to have two popes alive at once -- traditionally, a pope holds the office until his death. But with Benedict XVI's resignation, there's a unique opportunity to hear from two… Continue reading
Sep 24 “Zealot” author Reza Aslan on Jesus of history versus Jesus of faith .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 2.25%; 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%; } Religious scholar Reza Aslan talks… Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch Reza Aslan’s ‘Zealot’ Aims to Better Understand Jesus by Understanding His World In his new book, "Zealot: The Life and Times of Jesus of Nazareth," author and scholar Reza Aslan sets out to dig through generations of interpretation to get to know Jesus, the real, historical figure and the world he lived… Continue watching
Sep 20 Watch In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress In Egypt, Coptic Christians Become Target for Attack in Times of National Stress… Continue watching
Sep 19 Watch Pope: Church’s Moral Edifice Will Fall ‘Like a House of Cards’ Without Balance Pope: Church's Moral Edifice Will Fall 'Like a House of Cards' Without Balance… Continue watching
Sep 14 Rabbi Irwin Kula explains the meaning and rituals of Yom Kippur Today, Jews across the globe observe Yom Kippur, by fasting from sundown to sundown. Continue reading
Sep 12 Pope Francis says atheists who “abide by their own conscience” are granted God’s mercy Video still/PBS NewsHour Pope Francis, known for his conciliatory tone, wrote in a 26,000-word letter to an Italian newspaper that atheists must "abide by their own conscience." The letter published Wednesday in La Repubblica was a… Continue reading
Sep 12 Coptic Christians eager to start lives in U.S., but still call Egypt ‘home’ By Larisa Epatko When Mary, a 29-year-old Coptic Christian from Minya, Egypt, landed seven months ago at Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia, many thoughts were swirling in her head. Continue reading