Alison Cuddy hosted a roundtable discussion reviewing the top religion stories of the year. She was joined by Chicago Tribune religion reporter Manya Brachear and DePaul University religious studies professor Scott Paeth.

They started the conversation with a review of how news of a Mosque near New York City’s Ground Zero quickly spread to the rest of the country-and had effects right here in Chicago. They also discussed Chicago’s history as a rich interfaith society, and the how problems with the Catholic Church might affect congregants in the future.