Muslim chaplains uphold the First Amendment and vow to protect service members' right to practice their faith freely, despite facing long-held prejudice and disapproval from their own communities. The ...

Explore the life of chaplains and their changing role in today’s world. With a tradition dating back centuries, chaplains today are on the front lines throughout society, often in the midst of ...

Klitzman is a professor of psychiatry in the Vagelos College of Physicians & Surgeons and the Joseph Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia University. As a medical intern in the late 1980s, I’d ...

Jason Callahan spends much of his days at the bedsides of people nearing the end of life. A chaplain in the palliative care unit of a hospital cancer center, Callahan supports patients and their loved ...

In times of loss, change or other challenges, chaplains can listen, provide comfort and discuss spiritual needs. These spiritual caregivers can be found working in hospitals, universities, prisons and ...

As part of her job at Boston Children's Hospital, Susan Harris '78 consoles grieving parents who've just lost a child, supports families with end-of-life care, and comforts children with terminal ...