Televangelism pioneer Oral Roberts died this past week (December 15). He was 91 and suffered from complications of pneumonia. Roberts was one of the first ministers to use television to spread his Pentecostal message and is widely credited with helping

In Copenhagen, President Obama joined other world leaders at the global conference on climate change. Religious leaders such as Anglican Archbishop Desmond Tutu also called for continued efforts to protect the environment.

In Washington, religious leaders are calling for reform of foreclosure laws. An interfaith group gathered outside the U.S. Treasury building to demand that people faced with foreclosure be allowed to remain in their homes. The group pointed out that many

In Washington, the city council voted to legalize gay marriage. Congress has 30 days to review the legislation. Gay marriage has been a contentious issue across the country. Five states have already legalized it, but other states have rejected it.

One-third of all countries worldwide restrict religion, according to a new study by the Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. The report measured the effect of both government constraints on religion and nongovernmental hostility. It found that in 64

In Israel, an influential rabbi made a rare visit to a West Bank mosque after the mosque was allegedly vandalized by Jewish extremists. Rabbi Yona Metzger, the chief rabbi for Ashkenazi Jews, condemned the attack. Citing the Holocaust, he said

This moving service of scripture readings, prayers, hymns, and carols was created after World War I at King's College Cambridge.

Read more of Kim Lawton's December 6, 2009 interview in New York City with the Rev. Canon Victoria Sirota, pastor and vicar of the congregation at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine and the author of Preaching to

Read more of Kim Lawton's December 6, 2009 interview in New York City with William Edwards, author of The Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols (Rizzoli, 2004)

Hundreds of young people from Southeast Washington, DC have participated in the faith-based programs at this former crack house.