Dec 01 The Pope on "the idolatry of money" EmbedVideo(8139, 514, 320); This year, the Christmas shopping season is already off to a fast start. The National Retail Federation estimates that Americans will spend about 600 billion dollars during the last two months of 2013, up… Continue reading
Nov 24 Bones of Saint Peter on display for first time For the first time, relics of Saint Peter are displayed in for the veneration of believers during the end of the Solemnity of Christ the King in St. Peter's square in Vatican City. Credit: Franco Origlia/Getty Images The Vatican… Continue reading
Nov 04 Supreme Court takes up challenge to public prayer during government meetings On Wednesday, the Supreme Court justices will hear arguments on the role that prayer can play during government meetings, and whether or not those prayers must represent a range of religions. The town of Greece, N.Y., a suburb of… Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 'President's Devotional' shares scripture that inspired Obama 'President's Devotional' shares scripture that inspired Obama… Continue watching
Oct 22 Vatican launches cricket club in effort to merge faiths Photo by Getty There is no word on whether Pope Francis will be batting or bowling a ball, but the Vatican has officially launched its first cricket club. The St. Peter's Cricket Club is the Vatican's latest… Continue reading
Oct 19 Watch The Pope reaches out to the Jewish Community Kim Lawton, Religion & Ethics Newsweekly, on the Pope's overtures to the Jewish community. Continue watching
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