As Hanukkah, the Festival of Lights, is celebrated, watch this wildly popular singer talk about spiritual searching, light in Jewish mysticism, and why "my life is not separate from my music."

Light, says the reggae-loving rocker, "is really a central theme in my music in general, in the story of Hanukkah, and in the spiritual process in general."

Those who feel lonely and sad at this time of year may also feel "that grief is permanent and hope is fleeting," says the University of Richmond's associate university chaplain, Kate O'Dwyer-Randall, "but it’s actually the other way around."

"It is much easier for God to get through our defenses when we're in a wilderness," says John Lionberger. He leads kayak and canoe trips that he says "get to the transcendent through the physical."

Go behind the scenes at Washington National Cathedral and watch Catholic University senior and Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly intern Michael Soukup’s look at the Cathedral Choir preparing for a recent performance of Handel’s “Messiah.”

The head of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles says leadership in his church is open to all, including gays and lesbians.

Watch John Carlson, associate director of Arizona State University's Center for the Study of Religion and Conflict, talk about President Obama's Afghanistan speech and the ethical implications of a new Afghanistan strategy.

According to John Carlson in an extended conversation with Kim Lawton, "If you're going to use force, there are ethical implications to the so-called 'pottery barn' principle - You can't just walk away from a mess that one creates."

Some churches are struggling in these difficult economic times as they face layoffs, foreclosure, distress sales, and other signs of serious financial trouble. (Originally aired June 19, 2009)

Saint Nicholas is remembered by Christians on December 6 as a protector of those in need and a model of the true meaning of Christmas.

On December 1, the District of Columbia City Council is scheduled to vote on the Religious Freedom and Marriage Equality Amendment Act, which would legalize same-sex marriage. The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Washington has said that if the measure–which is … More →

Watch Candy Hill, senior vice president of Catholic Charities USA, discuss the growing problem of hunger in America.

Watch excerpts from Bread for the World’s November 23 press conference in Washington, DC on creating jobs that will fight poverty and climate change.

"More is not better," according South Florida hospital CEO Brian Keely. "We know that more health care services can result in lower levels of care." Health care costs are double the national average in Miami, where Keely says specialists use more medical resources and technology.

For this Grammy-nominated singer and Seventh-day Adventist pastor, music is a ministry and "the most powerful way of impressing the human mind with hope."

Some have called Flannery O'Connor our only great Christian writer, a Catholic from the Deep South who said her subject was “the action of grace in territory held largely by the devil.”

"How do we save our community?" asks Bishop Rainey Cheeks of Inner Light Ministries in Washington, DC. "We can have all the other theological debates later on, but right now we are in trouble."

As the hajj comes to an end, Muslims distribute meat to the poor and recall Abraham's willingness to offer his son to God.

Watch Cardinal Francis George, president of the US Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Jon O’Brien, president of Catholics for Choice, discuss abortion and health care reform.

There is increasing scrutiny on Muslims in the US military after the tragedy at Fort Hood, even while the Muslim community strongly condemns the shootings. "Actually, according to Islamic law, what [Major Nidal Hasan] did was criminal, immoral, and unethical and against the teachings of Islam in ...