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Creating Working Schools in Liberia; Holocaust Denial; Blessing of the Animals
October 07, 2016

Can a private, for-profit US company repair the broken school system in this West African nation shattered by war and Ebola; A new movie about Holocaust historian Deborah Lipstadt confronts the meaning of truth and lies; A special annual service …

Shaun Casey on Religion and Diplomacy; Hiring the Homeless; Jewish High Holidays Boot Camp
September 30, 2016

A new State Department office believes the US ignores the global impact of religion at its peril; In the city of Albuquerque, New Mexico “there is a better way to help the homeless than criminalizing them;” At the experimental Lab/Shul in &#8230

New African American Museum; Project Mercy; The Amidah Prayer
September 23, 2016

A new national museum explore the role religion has played in the African-American experience and the making of America; a nonprofit in San Diego improves the lives of the poor in nearby Tijuana by building sturdy new homes for them; and … More &#

Spiritual Healthcare; One Extraordinary Church
September 16, 2016

Spiritual care is gaining  ground as an integral part of hospital care; and Rev. Nadia Bolz-Weber, who founded a church for all the sinners and saints in need of God’s grace.    

9/11 Fifteenth Anniversary; Where Refugees Are Welcome; Children’s Hajj
September 09, 2016

The state of interfaith relations 15 years after 9/11; Uganda’s welcoming yet imperfect hospitality to aliens and migrants; and a simulated pilgrimage that teaches Muslim children about the rituals of the hajj.      

The Singing Monks of Norcia; Digital Addiction; Church Ushers
September 02, 2016

This Benedictine monastic community has had a chart-topping album but now it faces repairs to damage from Italy's earthquake; Americans are increasingly dependent on their digital devices; and the ushers at Hemingway Memorial AME Church in Maryland serve

Christians Countering Anti-Muslim Rhetoric; Affordable Heart Surgery; Laughter Yoga
August 26, 2016

Christians and Muslims share a meal together in an effort to overcome hate speech; Dr. Devi Prasad Shetty provides world-class heart surgery that even India's poorest can afford; and a growing spiritual practice combines the breathing techniques of yoga a

Faith-Based Relief in Louisiana Flooding; $70K Minimum Wage CEO; The Boxer
August 19, 2016

Religious disaster-response groups are aiding victims of the worst natural disaster since Superstorm Sandy; Will other businesses follow in Dan Price’s footsteps and put purpose before profit; A Baltimore church runs a boxing gym as part of its ministry

Ferguson, Missouri Two Years On; Sunni-Shia Harmony; Minnesota Lama
August 12, 2016

We look back at the shooting that sparked the Black Lives Matter movement; Why do Sunni and Shia Muslims live together in relative harmony in the US; This fourth-grader has been recognized as a reincarnation of an eminent spiritual leader … More &#

Religion at the Olympics; Mother Teresa and Sainthood; Noah’s Ark Park
August 05, 2016

Some observers say the summer Olympics may be the largest interfaith gathering on earth; The woman who wrote that “the place of God in my soul is blank” will become a Catholic saint in September; This controversial park presents a … More &#8594