In life, Neal and Jean Evans were very close to their parish priest. In death, less than 20 feet of gently sloping grass separated their graves from his in the Roman Catholic section of Forest Lawn cemetery, just outside of Asheville, N.C.

As a child, Idit Klein celebrated Purim by wearing homemade gowns and tiaras to play the beautiful Queen Esther. She fantasized about how she, like the heroine who bravely confessed her faith to save her fellow Jews in ancient Persia, could have somehow rescued her relatives from the Holocaust.

The Simpson Multi-Purpose Room became a melting pot of cultural and religious discourse Thursday as six selected panelists recounted their interfaith experiences in front of a diverse assortment of approximately 100 Loyola students and faculty.

For observers of religion and the movies it was a year of pessimism, bleak moral reflection, and moments of grace.

At Camp Pendleton in San Diego County a Presbyterian organization offers spiritual support and material assistance to young enlisted Marines and their families.

Vishes Swaroop sat, legs folded, distant look of concentration on his face as his hands beat out a complicated series of rhythms on the ancient Indian drum known as a tabla. >Swaroop, with about 20 other Indian youths and five adults, ...