Can Comedy Break Stereotypes?
Iranian-American comedian and actor Maz Jobrani describes a comic's role in challenging stereotypes — especially when it comes to Middle Eastern Muslims in America.
Religion
How Can We Make The World More Compassionate?
Religion scholar Karen Armstrong describes how compassion is the core principle in all world religions, in the form of the golden rule.
Shroud Of Turin Goes Back On Display In Italy For A Limited Engagement
The 14-by-3.5-foot cloth, believed by many faithful to be the burial cloth of Jesus Christ, will be shown to the public until June 24.
Vatican Ends Battle With U.S. Nuns
The Vatican took over the Leadership Conference of Women Religious three years ago claiming the group undermined Catholic teaching while promoting "certain radical feminist themes."
Pope 'Considering' Cuba Visit, Vatican Says
The Holy See is in talks for Francis to make a trip to the island nation in September. The pontiff helped forge a breakthrough in relations between Havana and Washington.
Vatican Ends Scrutiny Of U.S. Nuns
It's an abrupt conclusion to a five-year doctrinal overhaul of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, the main umbrella group for nuns in the U.S., that began in 2012.
New Survey Shows The World's Most And Least Religious Places
Sixty-three percent of people who took part in a global survey of religious attitudes say they are religious, according to WIN/Gallup International, the organization that carried out the polling.
Armenian 'Genocide' Remarks By Pope Francis Spark Row With Turkey
The pope continues his theme of outspoken criticism against the complicity of silence of today's world community against the persecution of Christians and other minorities by Islamic extremists.
Pope's Remarks On Armenian 'Genocide' Spark Row With Turkey
Francis, marking the 100th anniversary of the mass killing of Armenians by Ottoman Turks during World War I, described the deaths as a "genocide," causing Turkey to recall its Vatican ambassador.
How The Matzo Crumbles: Iconic Streit's Factory To Leave Manhattan
It's the end of an era: After nearly a century, the Streit's matzo factory is leaving Manhattan's Lower East Side. This Passover will be its last there. Streit's plans to move to a new factory.