Watch more of R&E’s interview with Rabbi David Rosen of the American Jewish Committee about Middle East peace, and the role the leaders of the major faiths should play in facilitating the peace process.

Watch an excerpt of Saleh Ta-Amre, Governor of the Palestinian Authority Bethlehem District, discussing preparations for Pope Benedict XVI’s 2009 visit to the Holy Land.

There’s a little-known, multi-faith initiative working for Middle East peace, with support from the U.S. government and visiting delegations of American Christians, Muslims and Jews. The Council of Religious Institutions of the Holy Land says there can never be peace in the Holy Land without strong relationships between religious leaders.

Watch extended commentary from Kim Lawton on Pope Benedict XVI’s upcoming visit to the Holy Land.

Many observers—and some participants—have become concerned about the phenomenon of hooking up on college campuses. Some think it is simply no one else’s business. But writers and sociologists who have studied what is happening say casual hook-ups can make it more difficult for young people to develop long-term commitments.

Watch more of our interview about hookup culture on college campuses with Dr. Christian Smith, the William R. Kenan, Jr. Professor of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame. Dr. Smith has been studying the emotional and spiritual development of young people from their early teenage years to college age and beyond.

Shaun Casey, author of The Making of a Catholic President: Kennedy vs. Nixon 1960, talks with Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly managing editor Kim Lawton about religion's role in the 1960 presidential race, the extent of anti-Catholic activity, Kennedy campaign strategies, the involvement of Billy Graham, and parallels between Kennedy and Obama.

She is a Loreto Sister who has transformed the lives of thousands of Kolkata children at a middle-class parochial school where the students have become advocates for social change.

In the ongoing national debate about the morality of torture, the question is whether it is ever the lesser evil. Under certain circumstances, can torture be justified? Two ethicists, Shaun Casey and Jean Bethke Elshtain, discuss torture and its moral limits.

The prolific and best-selling author Jodi Picoult writes "ethical thrillers" about contentious issues such as the death penalty, organ donation, euthanasia, sexual abuse, date rape, teen suicide, and school shootings.

Father Patrick Desbois has documented the murder of 1.5 million Jews who were shot dead and buried throughout Ukraine by the Nazis. Finding the mass graves has been "a sacred mission."

Over a million Rwandans, about an eighth of the population, were massacred in one of the worst cases of genocide in recent history. Now a program called Prison Fellowship Rwanda is bringing the perpetrators and the victims of genocide together.

Every metropolitan area in the country has seen a rise in unemployment rates over the last year, and the biggest jump was in Indiana’s Elkhart County. The religious community there is responding to the crisis even while they face their own economic hardships.

He is a Grammy-nominated Gospel singer and pastor who considers music as one of the deepest expressions of his Christian faith. Phipps was a frequent performer at evangelist Billy Graham's crusades, and he's sung for every U.S. president since Ronald Reagan.

“The Orthodox Church is unique in modern times, having a completely sung liturgy. Everything is sung from the very beginning to the end,” says Emily Lowe, Orthodox choir singer.

What is the history of shariah financing, how does it compare to other traditions’ attitudes toward finance, and how does it work in the modern world? Watch more of Lucky Severson’s interview with international business professor Ibrahim Warde of the Tufts Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy.

Amid all the losses in the banking and housing worlds, there is one conspicuous exception. It’s the Islamic practice of doing business without charging or paying interest on a loan. Throughout the recession so far, Islamic financing has been growing at 10 to 15 percent a year.

It is the task of every generation to retell the Exodus story of deliverance and freedom and to try to make the world better, says Michael Walzer, author of EXODUS AND REVOLUTION.

Watch an extended video of our interview with philosopher and author Michael Walzer, who explains the story of the deliverance of the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

For America’s burgeoning Latino community, there are many special rituals to make Holy Week, Semana Santa, so significant. There are many hands-on events and interactive performances to help bring the story of Jesus' death and resurrection to life.