World Concerns
(May 18, 2012) Religious leaders from diverse faith organizations recently published a statement for the G8 leaders who met at Camp David this past week.
(May 15, 2012) Earlier today in St. Paul’s Cathedral, the Dalai Lama accepted the $1.7 million Templeton Prize, awarded for promoting scientific research and religious harmony.
(May 15, 2012) Lisa Miller, religion columnist for The Washington Post, comments on the current state of religion in the media.
(May 14, 2012) As the nation and world leaders gear up for the G-8 and NATO Summits at Camp David and in Chicago later this week, Joseph Gerson, a member of the Network for a NATO-Free Future, discusses his group's hopes that world leaders use...
(Feburary 17, 2012) QUESTION 3: What's your message or advice to Archbishop Dolan upon his elevation to cardinal?
(February 17, 2012) Recently, New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan was elevated to the Vatican's exclusive College of Cardinals. We asked four religion experts about what lies ahead for the soon-to-be Cardinal Dolan.
(Feburary 17, 2012) QUESTION 2: Out of Dolan's 21 fellow new cardinals, 16 are European, one other is from the U.S., one is from Latin America and there are none from Africa. Why so few from the regions with the largest numbers of Catholics?
(Feburary 17, 2012) QUESTION 1: What will be the biggest challenge for Archbishop Dolan upon his elevation to cardinal?
(December 22, 2011) Leaders across the faith spectrum — with the Salvation Army leading the way -- have been working to protect and assist victims and eradicate child trafficking. "Stopping the exploitation of our youth is a moral imperative...
(November 9, 2011) On October 7th, Peace activist and author Leymah Gbowee addressed the media in a press conference just hours after being notified that she had won the Nobel Peace Prize. Gbowee, a Liberian Lutheran Peace Activist and mother of...
