Jun 04 President, Pope Discuss Iraq Abuse and Sovereignty Pope John Paul II called on the United States to return sovereignty to the Iraqi people and reiterated his opposition to the war that toppled Saddam Hussein during a meeting with President Bush on Friday. Continue reading
May 14 Hundreds of Christians Killed in Ongoing Religious Violence in Nigeria Thousands of hungry, scared Nigerian Christians in the northern city of Kano sought safety in police stations and military barracks Friday after two weeks of religious fighting across the African nation left hundreds dead. Continue reading
May 06 Watch Dialogue: Faith and War President Bush often explains the war on terror in religious terms of good and evil. Jeffrey Brown speaks with University of Chicago theological scholars Jean Bethke Elshtain and Martin Marty about the role of religion in public discourse. Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Religion and Politics Coalition forces on Tuesday surrounded the Shiite holy city of Najaf as the standoff with radical Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr and his al-Mahdi Army continued in Iraq. Regional experts discuss al-Sadr's influence over his followers and how the United States… Continue watching
Mar 24 High Court Weighs Pledge of Allegiance Dispute By Admin, PBS News Hour The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in a case involving a dispute over the words "under God" in the U.S. Pledge of Allegiance. Continue reading
Mar 24 Watch One Nation, Under God The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments today over whether the phrase "under God" in the Pledge of Allegiance violates the constitutionally mandated separation of church and state. Gwen Ifill discusses the case with National Law Journal Washington bureau chief Marcia… Continue watching
Mar 02 Attacks Kill Worshippers At Shiite Religious Ceremonies A series of coordinated suicide attacks and mortars killed at least 145 people and wounded hundreds of others at major Shiite Muslim shrines in the Iraqi cities of Baghdad and Karbala Tuesday. Continue reading
Feb 27 Church Studies Show More Than 10,000 Reported Abuse Cases Two highly anticipated studies documenting molestation problems in the U.S. Catholic Church, released Friday, reported 10,667 cases of assault on minors from 1950 to 2002. Continue reading
Feb 27 Watch Robert Bennett A Catholic review board on Friday released a report on molestation problems in the U.S. Catholic Church, finding more than 10,000 cases of assault on minors from 1950 to 2002. Margaret Warner discusses the findings with the review board's research… Continue watching
Feb 27 Watch Church in Crisis In a new report, a Catholic review board called bishops' inability to stop decades of sexual abuse against minors "shameful."… Continue watching