by Benedicta Cipolla Originally published March 14, 2008 Yankl Conzen spent his life straddling different worlds. Born Peter Conzen to a Catholic family in Hamburg at the close of World War II, he was known in Jewish circles as Yankl, … More →

March 6, 2009

Photographs by Yankl Conzen courtesy of the Library of The Jewish Theological Seminary

March 6, 2009

Last month, members of the Interfaith Immigration Coalition spoke on Capitol Hill about immigration reform and the importance of keeping immigrant families together. Members of Congress and various faith leaders came together in support of the coalition’s “Prayer, Renewal and … More →

March 4, 2009

Author and veteran religion reporter David Gibson assesses relations between the US Catholic Church and the new Obama Administration and talks about the political role that New York’s new archbishop, Timothy Dolan, may play.

March 3, 2009

KIM LAWTON, guest anchor: After weeks of speculation, the Vatican announced a new leader for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York. Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan will succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, who is retiring after nearly nine years in the … More →

February 27, 2009

  BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: We have a profile today of perhaps this country’s best known Unitarian Universalist minister, Reverend Forrest Church of New York. He has a new book out called “Love and Death.” Last week, Church’s congregation gave him … More →

February 27, 2009

Read more of Bob Abernethy’s interview with Reverend Forrest Church: Q: There came a day in 2006 when you received a call from your physician. Tell me the story. A: He called right after I’d had a barium esophagram and … More →

February 27, 2009

The Vatican announced Monday (February 23) that Milwaukee Archbishop Timothy Dolan will become the next Roman Catholic Archbishop of New York. Dolan, 59, will succeed Cardinal Edward Egan, who is retiring after nearly nine years in the position. John Allen, … More →

February 23, 2009

BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: Pope Benedict XVI apparently chastised Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi over her views on abortion. Pelosi is Catholic and pro-choice. After a private meeting with Pelosi at the Vatican this week, Benedict issued a statement saying … More →

February 20, 2009

Sholem Aleichem is a writer best known for the stories that inspired the musical “Fiddler on the Roof.” He wrote in Yiddish, the everyday language of Eastern European Jews, and he wrote about everyday Jewish life in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. More →

February 20, 2009