Dec 03 The Festival of Lights: Hanukkah Stories From Across the Nation (Photo courtesy Joseph Palmer) Hanukkah, the Jewish holiday that celebrates the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem, began on Wednesday. The Festival of Lights lasts eight days. Below we highlight some of the stories about the holiday from… Continue reading
Nov 23 Watch News Wrap: Taliban Impostor Exposed in Afghan Peace Talks In other news Tuesday, peace talks in Afghanistan were dealt a major setback after reports surfaced that a man representing the Taliban was an impostor. Continue watching
Nov 10 Obama Lauds Indonesia's Democracy, Lands in Seoul for G20 Summit Wrapping up his brief stop in the nation he once lived in as a boy, President Obama delivered a speech in which he held Indonesia up as a model for other nations. President Obama told the crowd… Continue reading
Nov 01 Watch 58 Killed During Roman Catholic Mass in Iraq Funerals were held today for hostages killed at a Roman Catholic Church in Baghdad last night. Militants raided the church and killed at least 58 people and wounded 78 others. Pope Benedict XVI condemned the murder of unarmed worshippers. Continue watching
Oct 26 Bosnian Divide Extends to Cancer Care By Kira Kay My assignment in Bosnia this past month was two-fold: examine the surprisingly high levels of breast cancer in the country and cover the significant national elections underway. I soon discovered that the two stories would intertwine -- that the… Continue reading
Oct 22 NPR's Firing of Juan Williams Reignites Ethics, Public Media Funding Debates NPR's firing of Juan Williams this week for remarks about Muslims on Fox News has spawned numerous side discussions among journalists, commentators and politicians about media ethics, views of Muslims in the U.S. and… Continue reading
Oct 18 Your Religion Questions Answered: Robert Putnam of 'American Grace' Last week, Paul Solman talked to Harvard policy professor Robert Putnam about religion in America and his new book, “American Grace.” Professor Putnam agreed to answer some of your questions — here are his replies. Continue reading
Oct 13 Robert Putnam to Answer Your Questions on 'American Grace' By Paul Solman UPDATE | Oct. 18, 2010 Robert Putnam has answered some of your questions here. On Monday's NewsHour, I interviewed public policy professor Robert Putnam of "Bowling Alone" fame about his massive new study of religion, six years in… Continue reading
Oct 12 Watch Despite Religious Roots, Americans Struggle to Understand Others' Beliefs As part of the PBS series "God in America," Ray Suarez looks at what Americans know and don't know about religion and each other. Continue watching
Oct 12 More From Robert Putnam on 'American Grace' By Elizabeth Shell // On Monday's broadcast, correspondent Paul Solman interviewed Robert Putnam, a Harvard public policy professor and one of the co-authors of "American Grace," on religion in America. The full interview delved into many more topics than there was time… Continue reading