Nov 13 WATCH: What’s Next for American Democracy — Views from Arizona Moderated by PBS News Hour’s Stephanie Sy, the panel discussion explores the results of the 2024 election, with a particular eye on religion’s influence on American political life. Continue reading
Nov 12 Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby resigns over sex abuse scandal handling By Danica Kirka, Associated Press Pressure on Welby had been building since Thursday, when the archbishop’s refusal to accept responsibility for his failure to report the abuse in England and in Africa in 2013 kindled anger about a lack of accountability at the highest reaches… Continue reading
Oct 12 Hindus in Bangladesh celebrate their largest festival under tight security amid rise in attacks By Julhas Alam, Al Emrun Garjon, Associated Press Despite pledges to keep Bangladesh's largest Hindu festival of Durga Puja safe, this year's version was subdued following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and attacks on minority groups, especially Hindus. Continue reading
Sep 17 Watch 7:05 Dr. Francis Collins explores his faith and science in new book, ‘The Road to Wisdom’ By Geoff Bennett, Azhar Merchant Dr. Francis Collins has been at the forefront of the world’s most advanced biomedical research. He led the Human Genome Project and was the longest-serving director of the National Institutes of Health. He is drawing on his career to focus… Continue watching
Sep 04 What is postliberalism? How a Catholic intellectual movement influenced JD Vance’s political views By Peter Smith, Michelle R. Smith, Associated Press Ohio Sen. JD Vance’s 2019 conversion to Catholicism helped shape his political worldview. It also put him in close touch with a Catholic intellectual movement known as postliberalism, viewed by some critics as having reactionary or authoritarian leanings. Continue reading
Aug 31 Catholic diocese sues federal agencies over green card backlog for foreign-born priests By Giovanna Dell'Orto, Associated Press For more than a year, religious organizations have lobbied Congress and the Biden administration to fix a sudden procedural change in how the government processes green cards for religious workers, which threatens the ability of thousands of them to continue to… Continue reading
Aug 25 Watch 7:08 The rise of American megachurches and new challenges to their influence By Lisa Desjardins, Kaisha Young, Zoie Lambert There are hundreds of thousands of religious congregations across the United States. Some of the biggest, known as “megachurches,” are facing challenges as the culture around organized religion changes. Scott Thumma, a professor of sociology of religion at Hartford International… Continue watching
Jul 19 Louisiana schools won’t display Ten Commandments before November as lawsuit plays out By Kevin McGill, Associated Press Louisiana won't take official steps to implement a law requiring the Ten Commandments be placed in all of the state's public school classrooms until at least November as a lawsuit makes its way through the courts, according to an agreement… Continue reading
Jul 18 Watch 4:30 Intersection of faith and politics a central message at Republican convention By Judy Woodruff The intersection of faith and politics has been a central message heard this week at the Republican National Convention. It's also something Judy Woodruff has been following closely as part of her America at a Crossroads series. She joined Amna… Continue watching
Jul 01 Watch 6:48 Oklahoma education head discusses why he’s mandating public schools teach the Bible By Stephanie Sy, Adam Kemp, Jackson Hudgins, Murrey Jacobson A new directive from Oklahoma’s top education official requires all public schools to teach the Bible and the Ten Commandments. It comes weeks after Louisiana mandated the display of the Ten Commandments in classrooms. Stephanie Sy discussed more with Ryan… Continue watching