“The sound of boys’ voices is a very unique kind of sound, and there’s nothing like it…It can be soft and gentle…or it can be very brilliant and powerful,” says organist and choirmaster Douglas Major. More →

December 19, 1999

“Guadalupe adds solace and comfort, just like she did in the beginning to the Indian Juan Diego. She protected him. She was going to comfort him. She does the same to immigrants,” says Luis Leon of Arizona State University. More →

December 17, 1999

BOB ABERNETHY: Our cover story today comes from the U.S.-Mexico border and reports the growing conflict there between enforcing the law and helping illegal immigrants in need. Despite walls and patrols, undocumented immigrants continue to pour into the U.S., sometimes … More →

November 26, 1999

Dorchester Temple Baptist Church is home to what is perhaps best known and most successful church-based program in the country fighting violence among inner-city youths. Through Boston’s Ten-Point Coalition, religious leaders and police are working together to make the area safer for all. More →

November 19, 1999

To keep up with the skyrocketing demand for life-saving organ donations, Pennsylvania officials are trying an innovative and controversial program to offer financial incentives to organ donors. But it has already raised several ethical concerns about what could happen once money is attached to something that’s always been an altruistic act. More →

November 12, 1999

“Mary, Mother of Jesus,” a movie airing on NBC, puts a distinctly feminist face on an extraordinary woman largely neglected in the Bible. More →

November 12, 1999

The installation of former Ambassador Andrew Young as the new president of the Protestant-based National Council of Churches was among the highlights of the NCC’s 50th anniversary celebration, but the organization faces financial problems and lack of a clear mission. More →

November 12, 1999

These ancient constructs have some very modern advocates, and they’re not just religious. Secular institutions have also discovered labyrinths as a meditation tool. More →

November 12, 1999

  BOB ABERNETHY: Now our cover story, a special kind of spirituality. The word “spirituality” has come to mean all kinds of private experience of the sacred, in church and often out of it. Our story is about a unique … More →

November 11, 1999

These terrifying – or sometimes whimsical – sculptures decorate the outside of many cathedrals and houses of worship. But what are they doing there? More →

October 29, 1999