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Recently, host Alison Cuddy attended a memorial for someone she considered a friend and mentor. The occasion was sad but as she listened to the service she was moved and intrigued by one of the voices. That voice belonged to Miriam Eskenasy.

One of the Académie française "immortals" and a reputed philosopher and theologian speaks on the post-war years in France--a time of turmoil, and renewal, for christianity.Jean-Luc Marion, a professor at the University of Chicago and the Sorbonne, gives a lecture on Cardin

The Chicago Cubs opened their home schedule last week, Thursday it’s the South Siders’ turn. White Sox fans will see some new players at U.S.

In 2010, Northwestern University appointed its first Muslim chaplain. Tahera Ahmad was tapped to work with the school’s Muslim population and cultivate interfaith relations on campus.

Blogger Angie Jackson stirred up controversy in 2010 when she documented her abortion via Twitter. Jackson took the so-called abortion pill RU-486 and posted tweets throughout the process. She also uploaded a video about her decision.

Nine people are dead and scores are wounded in Afghanistan in a second day of riots protesting the burning of a Quran by a Florida preacher.Hundreds of protesters marched through Kandahar on Saturday, carrying signs and shouting slogans against American and the U.S.-supported Afghan government.

Nation of Islam Min. Louis Farrakhan said the United States is a hypocrite for its current military action against Libya.Calling Col. Muammar Qaddafi "brother leader," Farrakhan said the embattled Libyan dictator has been a friend to him.