Jul 12 My Eight Seconds With the 'Hugging Saint' PBS NewsHour political editor Christina Bellantoni's program and "hugging token" for her visit to a revered guru known as the "hugging saint." Amma, a 60-year-old South Indian woman who has hugged more than 32 million people to promote love,… Continue reading
Jul 05 How Imperfect Popes Can Still Become Saints Despite church scandals and restrictive rules, the late Popes John Paul II and John the XXXIII could be canonized before the end of this year. Ray Suarez spoke with Michael Sean Winters of the National Catholic Reporter about sainthood in… Continue reading
Jul 05 Watch News Wrap: Two Former Popes Will Be Made Saints In other news Friday, Pope Francis cleared the way for Pope John XXIII and Pope John Paul II to be made saints. Also, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker signed a bill into law requiring women seeking abortions to first have an… Continue watching
Jul 05 What Does It Take to Make a Modern Saint? Pope John Paul II blesses a young man. There is speculation that he and Pope John XXIII may become saints before the year is out. Photo by James L. Stanfield/National Geographic/Getty Images. This week word came from Vatican City,… Continue reading
Jul 02 Watch Newly Released Documents Show Milwaukee Archdiocese Shielded Pedophile Priests Newly Released Documents Show Milwaukee Archdiocese Shielded Pedophile Priests… Continue watching
Jun 21 Watch For One Gay Christian, a Search for Understanding While Hanging on to Faith For One Gay Christian, a Search for Understanding While Hanging on to Faith… Continue watching
Jun 21 Author Jeff Chu, Evangelical Leaders React to Closing of Exodus International Earlier this week Exodus International made headlines when it decided to close its doors and issue an apology to the gay community. For decades that organization has been the leading practitioner of the "gay cure" movement. Jeff Chu, author "Does… Continue reading
May 16 Watch Demographic Shifts, Biblical Ideals Contribute to Evangelical Immigration Stance Demographic Shifts, Biblical Ideals Contribute to Evangelical Immigration Stance… Continue watching
Apr 23 Welcome the Stranger: Convincing Evangelicals to Support Immigration Reform EmbedVideo(6286, 482, 304); Ray Suarez spoke with Jenny Hwang, the co-author of "Welcoming the Stranger," a book published in 2009 urging evangelicals to look at comprehensive immigration reform based on biblical principles. Recently, there has been a wave of… Continue reading
Apr 23 Evangelicals Rally for Pathway to Citizenship and Immigration Reform Hundreds of Evangelical leaders rallied in Washington to gather political support for comprehensive immigration reform. Continue reading