Dec 25 Watch Appeals for Peace Around the World as Millions Celebrate Christmas Calls for Peace Around the World as Millions Celebrate Christmas… Continue watching
Dec 21 Doomsday Averted; Long Live Doomsday Predictions Guatemalan shaman Christian Nottbohn holds a Mayan ceremony in Copan Archeological Park in Honduras. The apocalypse predicted for Dec. 21, 2012 is largely an American creation, not a Mayan one. Photo by Orlando Sierra/ AFP/ Getty Images. As everyone… Continue reading
Dec 18 Median Age of Faithful Is Clue to Future of Religion Worldwide The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life released a new study Tuesday, "The Global Religious Landscape," that provides a comprehensive look at religious affiliation by country and worldwide. Graphics courtesy of the Pew Forum on Religion and… Continue reading
Dec 17 Weekly Poem: 'Messiah: Christmas Portions' By Tom LeGro Poet Mark Doty reflects on one of the great traditions of the holiday season: Handel's "Messiah."… Continue reading
Nov 30 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro Japanese craftsman Sumikazu Nakata adds the final touches on a Daruma doll, which is believed to bring good luck and represents the Indian priest Bodhidharma, the founder of Zen Buddhism in China. Continue reading
Nov 06 Watch Sen. Bill Nelson Defeats Rep. Connie Mack IV to Keep the Sen Sen. Bill Nelson Defeats Rep. Connie Mack IV to Keep the Senate Seat… Continue watching
Nov 01 Watch Pastor Endorses Mitt Romney, Protests IRS Law Pastor Endorses Romney, Protests IRS Law… Continue watching
Oct 08 Watch In 'Joseph Anton,' Salman Rushdie Writes Novelistically About His Own Life In his new memoir, Salman Rushdie recounts, in the third person, his upbringing as a secular muslim trying to understand his religion, as well as living under fatwa, a period when he says he discovered his own resilience. Jeffrey Brown… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Vatican Tries to Distance Itself from Scandal, 'Sensitive' Leaked Documents Vatican Tries to Distance Itself from Scandal, 'Sensitive' Leaked Documents… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch Witnesses Testify Against Pope's Butler Who Stole, Leaked Papal Documents Paolo Gabriele, former butler of Pope Benedict XVI, appeared in Vatican Court this week, on trial for stealing confidential papers and leaking them to the press. Though Gabriele already confessed to the crime, the trial must proceed under current Vatican… Continue watching