Play10min 00secThe big picture: How young people are reshaping spiritualityJanuary 20, 2022 12:58 PMBy Cathy Wurzer, Kelly Gordon, and Alex ChengAs we step into a new year, we’re looking to the future of big issues in America. Host Cathy Wurzer talked with researcher Josh Packard about how young people are reshaping the future of religion and spirituality.
British man ID'd as hostage-taker at Texas synagogueJanuary 16, 2022 10:08 AMBy The Associated PressAuthorities on Sunday identified a 44-year-old British national as the man who took four people hostage at a Texas synagogue for 10 hours before an FBI SWAT team stormed the building, ending a tense standoff that President Joe Biden called “an act of terror."
Hostages safe after standoff inside Texas synagogue; captor deadJanuary 15, 2022 4:22 PMBy The Associated PressHostages who had been held for hours inside a Texas synagogue were rescued Saturday night, according to Gov. Greg Abbott, bringing an end to a standoff that had lasted nearly 12 hours.
On COVID vaccinations, Pope says health care is a 'moral obligation'January 10, 2022 6:26 AMBy The Associated Press Francis says individuals have a responsibility to care for themselves "and this translates into respect for the health of those around us."
Western Wall prayer site's future is in doubt under Israel's fragile governmentJanuary 4, 2022 2:52 AMBy The Associated Press Israel's refusal to recognize liberal Reform and Conservative streams of Judaism has long been a point of tension with American Jews.
'Moral compass': Requiem for South Africa's Archbishop TutuJanuary 1, 2022 10:43 AMBy The Associated PressAnglican Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu was remembered at a state funeral Saturday for his role in ending South Africa's apartheid regime and for championing the rights of LGBTQ people. “When we were in the dark, he brought light,” Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby said.
Reactions to the death of former Archbishop Desmond TutuDecember 26, 2021 9:34 AMBy The Associated PressReactions are coming in from around the world to the death of Nobel Peace Prize laureate and former Archbishop of Cape Town Desmond Tutu at the age of 90.
Desmond Tutu, South African equality activist, dies at 90December 26, 2021 6:14 AMBy The Associated PressThe buoyant, blunt-spoken clergyman used his pulpit as the first Black bishop of Johannesburg and later Archbishop of Cape Town as well as frequent public demonstrations to galvanize public opinion against racial inequity both at home and globally.
On Christmas, pope prays for pandemic's end, peace dialoguesDecember 25, 2021 8:41 AMBy The Associated PressPope Francis prayed Saturday for an end to the coronavirus pandemic, using his Christmas Day address to urge health care for all, vaccines for the poor and for dialogue to prevail in resolving the world’s conflicts.
Play4min 00secOur Lady of Guadalupe parishioners, priest struggle with direction of historic St. Paul churchDecember 23, 2021 4:00 AMBy Vicki AdameOver the past few months, some longtime parishioners at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church say they are concerned changes made by the priest are erasing the traditions that have been the foundation of the 90-year-old church.
