Apr 16 Watch Pope Visits White House, Compliments U.S. Generosity Pope Benedict XVI visited the White House Wednesday, welcomed by President and Laura Bush. A reporter following the story discusses the pope's six-day U.S. visit. Continue watching
Apr 16 Israeli Gaza Strikes Kill as Many as 19 Palestinians By PBS News Hour Israeli forces killed at least 19 Palestinians, mostly civilians and a journalist, in the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Wednesday, medical officials and witnesses told news organizations. Continue reading
Apr 15 Watch Papal Visit Prompts Reflection on U.S. Catholic Identity Pope Benedict XVI arrived in the U.S. Tuesday for his first official visit -- a trip aimed partly at rallying Catholics still struggling with the aftermath of a clergy sex abuse scandal. Experts on religion examine U.S. Catholicism and how… Continue watching
Mar 28 North Korea Missile Test Renews Nuclear Jitters By PBS News Hour North Korea test-fired a battery of short-range missiles Friday in what some analysts viewed as a show of the reclusive state's anger at Washington and South Korea's new conservative government. Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch Election Draws Attention to Race, Religion in U.S. The issues of race and religion have come to the forefront of Americans' minds during this election season, most recently after Sen. Barack Obama's speech last week on racial divisions in the U.S. A panel discusses how race, religion and… Continue watching
Mar 21 Watch Miller Center Holds Debate on Religion and Politics The latest issue debate from the University of Virginia's Miller Center of Public Affairs explores religion and politics. Continue watching
Mar 18 Watch Protests Against China, Violence Continue in Tibet Anti-Chinese protests and violence continued Tuesday in Tibet. The Chinese government blamed the exiled Dalai Lama for the violence. Lindsey Hilsum of Independent Television News reports on the situation in Tibet. Continue watching
Mar 06 Gunman Kills at Least 8 in Jerusalem Seminary By PBS News Hour A gunman infiltrated a Jewish seminary in Jerusalem and opened fire in a library Thursday night, killing at least eight people and wounding at least nine others, officials said. Continue reading
Feb 26 Watch Study Finds American Religious Affiliations Are Fluid A new study on religion in the United States released Tuesday found that more than a quarter of adult Americans have left the faith of their childhood and a growing number of people are unaffiliated. Analysts examine the role of… Continue watching
Feb 22 In Iraq, Al-Sadr Extends Cease-fire Order to Militia By PBS News Hour Anti-U.S. cleric Muqtada al-Sadr announced Friday that he has extended a cease-fire order to his Shiite militia in Iraq for another six months, allowing the country more time to recover from brutal sectarian violence. Continue reading