This week Jews the world over are commemorating their holiest celebration, Passover. Passover is, of course, the commemoration of the Exodus from Egypt, in particular the last night of their bondage in Egypt, as the Hebrews prepared to flee the land where, according to the Bible, they had been slaves for 400 years. Though I am not myself Jewish, I am impressed with the amazing influence the Jewhish people have had on human history and the profound depth of their religous traditions.

Religious technology may seem like an oxymoron, but as more people obtain mobile phones, iPhones and other devices to help them manage their lives, it's only natural that many of them will be using their gadgets to help them enrich their spiritual life as well.

According to a report, a nine-year-old boy who was previously wheelchair-bound was able to walk again after a visit to Pope John Paul II's tomb on the anniversary of his death.

Already some priests instead of serving Mass announced that their parishes are closed, such as the pastor of St. James Catholic Church on Detroit Avenue in Lakewood, as the Cleveland Catholic Diocese is nearing reconfiguration of the diocese.

His Holiness, Pope Benedict XVI, has appointed His Excellency, Archbishop Timothy M. Dolan, Archbishop of Milwaukee, to the Archdiocese of New York. Archbishop Dolan has served as the Archbishop of Milwaukee since 2002. The former spiritual leader of the New York Catholics Cardinal Egan is retiring.

After taking a lot of heat for inviting Pastor Rick Warren to deliver the invocation at his inauguration, Prez-elect Barack Obama has invited Rev. Shirley Watkins to preach the post-inaugural sermon at Washington's National Cathedral on the day after the Inauguration. Rev. Warren is a distinguished pastor of the National Christian Church in Washington, that has a liberal tradition and promotes diversity.

Bishop Allen Vigneron, 60, of the Diocese of Oakland, California, has been named as the new Archbishop of Detroit to lead the Archdiocese of Detroit. Installation of the new archbishop has been scheduled for 2 p.m. on Wednesday, January 28, at Detroit's Blessed Sacrament Cathedral.

A group of atheists, including Michael Newdown, who unsuccessful sued to remove the words "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance has sued to remove the phrase "So help me God" from the inauguration ceremonies.

I was sent a video that covered two individuals' POV sound-bytes, Ahmed, a human-right activist and Eli Lazer, a Rabbi (video is below). What I found especially intriguing in this NBC video (see below), other than Ahmed's solid performance, were the comments of the Rabbi Eli Lazer, a University Professor. Rabbi Lazer calls the Gaza massacre part of "Islam's war against those who don't believe in their religion".

Self-control is critical for success in life, and a new study by University of Miami professor of Psychology Michael McCullough finds that religious people have more self-control than do their less religious counterparts.

Thousands of people turned out in Rome's Saint Peter's Basilica to take part in Pope Benedict XVI's Christmas Eve midnight mass to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.