Faith: Catholic
Watch this narrated slideshow as carpenter – and Catholic deacon – Dave Cahoon constructs the altar furniture for Thursday’s Papal Mass.
Producer Patti Hanley and I were on the press list to cover Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the White House this morning. The massive security surrounding the pope’s visit meant we had to arrive at the White House more than … More
The White House has been keeping details of the pope’s visit under wraps, but last week a few officials from the president’s and First Lady’s staff briefed reporters on some of lighter touches of their pontiff-planning. George and Laura Bush … More
DEBORAH POTTER, guest anchor: Benedict XVI heads to the U.S. this coming week (April 15-20) for his first visit here since being elected pope three years ago. He’ll be spending a total of five days in Washington, D.C. and … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about Pope Benedict, the Vatican, and foreign policy with Father Thomas Reese, S.J., senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Woodstock Institute: Q: What is the Vatican apparatus for the pope’s foreign policy? A: The pope … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about the Vatican and foreign policy with J. Peter Pham, director of the Nelson Institute for International and Public Affairs at James Madison University: Q: Let’s talk about the double duties of the pope … More
Read more of Kim Lawton’s interview about the Vatican and foreign policy with Ambassador James Nicholson: Q: What is the role of the US ambassador to the Vatican? A: The role is the same as any other ambassador to a … More
The rights of the homeless and the rights of people who fear them or don’t want to be bothered by them have become an issue in the glittery playground that is Las Vegas. Advocates say the homeless are being harassed by police, while city officials respond that too many of the homeless just don’t want to be helped. More
The number of Hispanics in the U.S. Catholic Church is growing rapidly. Their devotional practices and fervent style of worship are giving the church a different look, and some observers expect Hispanics to make up half the U.S. church over the next few years. More
As 2007 comes to a close, we convened a panel of journalists to discuss what we can anticipate in religion news for the year ahead. Bob Abernethy sat down with our guests.
“We take our annual look ahead today at the stories we think will be worth watching for in 2008.” More
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