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
Feb 25 High Court Upholds State Ban on Religion Scholarships By Admin, PBS News Hour The Supreme Court upheld Wednesday government scholarship restrictions that bar any taxpayer money for college students who pursue a degree in theology, an important legal marker in the rules of church-state separation. Continue reading
Feb 25 Watch The Passion Mel Gibson's controversial new film, "The Passion of the Christ," about the final hours in the life of Jesus Christ is prompting mixed reviews and strong debate among religious communities. Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch 'Breathing Space' Ray Suarez speaks with Heidi Neumark about her book, "Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx." Neumark is the pastor of the Transfiguration Lutheran Church in the South Bronx, where the congregation is a mixture of Hispanics and… Continue watching
Feb 12 Watch Inside the Vatican Jeffrey Brown visits the Vatican and speaks with John Allen, Rome correspondent for National Catholic Reporter, about the 25th anniversary of the John Paul II papacy, the heath of the pope and the issues facing his successor. Continue watching
Jan 06 Most Dioceses Complying With Rules to Stop Sex Abuse, Controversial Audit Finds By PBS News Hour A Roman Catholic Church audit released Tuesday found that almost all dioceses in the United States fully comply with a new mandatory policy aimed at preventing sex abuse by priests, although some victim advocates criticized the audit's methodology. Continue reading
Dec 24 Watch God's Secretaries Gwen Ifill talks to Adam Nicolson about his book "God's Secretaries," an in-depth look at the work that went into translating the King James Bible. Continue watching
Dec 22 Watch Mosque Incident in Jerusalem Islamic extremists assaulted Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Maher at the al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem. Margaret Warner discusses the motivation for the attack with New York Times correspondent Greg Myre in Jerusalem. Continue watching