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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
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
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
Read more of Betty Rollin’s interview about Sholem Aleichem with Professor Jeremy Dauber, who teaches Yiddish literature at Columbia University: Professor Jeremy Dauber I’m writing a book about Sholem Aleichem, and I’m looking at these clips of “Fiddler on the … More
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Earlier this month, President Barack Obama established a Council on Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships to advise him on several social issues. Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton spoke with several council members about what they hope to accomplish … More
On February 17, a group of Christian leaders from across the political and ideological spectrum made public their recommendations for how to reduce domestic poverty. Watch Sojourners president Jim Wallis, Bethel New Life founder Mary Nelson, and Clapham Group principal … More
[MYPLAYLIST=5] BOB ABERNETHY, anchor: In the aftermath of Israel’s incursion into Gaza, Amnesty International says there is evidence of war crimes by both sides during the fighting. Meanwhile, both Israel and Hamas are restricting the flow of humanitarian aid into … More
SAUL GONZALEZ: It’s a scene captured in countless home movies: a mother in the hospital with her newborn infant. But this mom, Sarah Kastner, isn’t keeping her son named Bo. Twenty years old, single and worried she’s not ready to … More