“The ancient words take on the power they were supposed to take on all along,” says Rabbi Jamie Korngold, who leads a Passover seder in the Utah desert. “We’re trying to take this spiritually rich experience and ignite our Judaism.”

Watch more of our interview with the executive director and spiritual leader of the Adventure Rabbi program Jamie Korngold.

The new leader of the Anglican Communion says that true reconciliation requires "putting your most valued and passionate beliefs out for them to be examined, attacked, and then finding a way to love the person with whom you are dealing."

Watch our discussion with Rev. James Martin about how Pope Francis' Jesuit background may inform his papacy and whether or not the new pope will be able to reform the Catholic Church.

Many hope Pope Francis will carry on the priorities of St. Francis of Assisi and not just his name. Watch a short video about one of the most revered figures in all Christianity.

Watch managing editor Kim Lawton's report from Rome on the selection of Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio of Argentina as the successor to Pope Benedict XVI, and hear reaction to his selection from experts and other Catholics.

Watch our interviews with musicians from Heartbeat, an international nonprofit organization that “creates opportunities and spaces for young Israeli and Palestinian musicians to work together, hear each other, and amplify their voices to influence the world around them.” This performance was part of their recent US tour and took place at Busboys and Poets in Washington, DC.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archdiocese of Washington, celebrated Mass on Sunday, March 10, at his historic titular church in Rome, San Pietro in Vincoli or St. Peter in Chains. Before the Mass, he asked US Catholics to pray for the cardinals as they prepare to enter the conclave.

In an interview with managing editor Kim Lawton, Rev. Thomas Reese, S.J., analyst for National Catholic Reporter, describes what will happen as the cardinals vote for the new pope in the conclave, which begins on Tuesday March 12.

At a briefing at the Pontifical North American College in Rome, Monsignor Kevin Irwin, professor of Liturgical Studies at the Catholic University of America, describes the religious rituals that will proceed the conclave on Tuesday.

Mark Burnett and Roma Downey executive produced the miniseries "The Bible," a 10-hour program spanning the Old and New Testaments on the History Channel. The two talk about how their religious upbringing prepared them for the project.

The cardinals are using the few days remaining before the start of the conclave to "get to know one another," according to Father Thomas Reese, S.J.

Managing Editor Kim Lawton spoke with Sister Mary Ann Walsh about the College of Cardinals’ decision to stop all media interviews; what the cardinals are doing before the conclave starts; and the importance of this papal election. Walsh is director of a US Conference of Catholic Bishops office set up in Rome to assist journalists and the cardinals during the papal transition.

Watch a March 1, 2013 panel discussion held at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., moderated by Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly's Kim Lawton and Catholic News Service reporter Pat Zapor. Panelists include Ambassador Miguel Diaz, Dr. Margaret Melady, Dr. Stephen Schneck, and Kim Daniels, coordinator of Catholic Voices USA.

Should houses of worship damaged by wind and water receive federal money to rebuild? Rabbi Majorie Slome calls her temple in Queens “a community institution” as well as a house of worship, and she doesn’t think insurance money will be enough to cover the costs of repairing it.

Walk through West End Temple in the Rockaways section of Queens, New York, and see some of the destruction Hurricane Sandy left in its wake, from pews and prayer books to stained glass windows, bricks and mortar.

Archbishop Justin Welby says Anglicans and Catholics have major differences, but they also share "a common basis around the need to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ."

Watch an excerpt from a March 1, 2013 panel discussion held at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C., moderated by Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly's Kim Lawton and Catholic News Service reporter Pat Zapor.

The Sikh Foundation of Virginia held a “Turban Showdown” for pre-school children and older youth of its gurdwara in Northern Virginia. Parents help them wrap the turban or keski and watch them walk a runway. Youth and education coordinator Surinder Singh explains the meaning of the turban and why it is, for Sikhs, a mark of pride, respect, and responsibility.

New York has been called the most secular city in America, but a project called "A Journey Through NYC Religions" is attempting to disprove that.  The group is documenting every religious site in the five boroughs, street by street, alleyway by alleyway.