Remembering the legacy of Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Journalist Kate Bartlett speaks with Elissa Nadworny about what Desmond Tutu meant to the people of South Africa and the fight for social justice more broadly.
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Desmond Tutu's laugh was contagious. His fight for freedom was deadly serious
Desmond Tutu will be remembered for helping end apartheid. But also for his memorable laugh, an infectious, cackling howl employed in the service of easing tensions in a very tense nation.
Pope Francis gives an early Christmas Eve homily with a pointed message on humility
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass in St. Peter's Basilica as COVID-19 infections surge in Italy.
For some secular Jews, their pandemic hobby has been learning Yiddish
During the pandemic, some secular Jews have taken up learning Yiddish to reconnect to their heritage.
Chaplain David Sparks has provided comfort at Dover Air Force Base for 40 years
Scott Simon talks with Chaplain David Sparks, who comforted the families of fallen service members at Dover Air Force Base for more than 40 years.
Pope Francis celebrates Christmas Eve Mass as Italy sets pandemic record of new cases
Pope Francis celebrated Christmas Eve Mass before an estimated 2,000 people in St. Peter's Basilica, going ahead with the service despite the resurgence in COVID-19 cases.
Once again, COVID means scaled-back Christmas celebrations around the world
From Bethlehem and Frankfurt to Boston, the surging coronavirus put a damper on Christmas Eve for a second year, forcing churches to cancel or scale back services and disrupting travel plans.
Thousands of pilgrims and tourists weren't in Bethlehem on Christmas eve due to COVID
For the second year, the Christmas eve celebration in the Palestinian city of Bethlehem was muted by the pandemic precautions.
For a second Christmas, the Holy Land is closed to pilgrims because of COVID
A Palestinian who gives tours of Bethlehem, and the different meanings it holds for different people, reflects on another subdued Christmas in the West Bank city.
Pastors are scrambling to decide whether to hold Christmas Eve services
Hopes of a post-pandemic Christmas are vanishing. The rise of the coronavirus omicron variant has pastors scrambling at the last minute to decide whether to hold Christmas Eve services.