Sep 25 Column: Why I can’t be silent anymore when you call me the n-word By Payton Head Why is my existence such a threat to you? Why is being me not OK? After being called a [n-word] for the second time while walking across my campus, the place I call home, I had to ask myself these… Continue reading
Sep 25 Full text of Pope Francis’ speech to United Nations By Larisa Epatko Pope Francis’ address to the United Nations on Friday as prepared for delivery and translated by the Vatican: Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel… Continue reading
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Sep 25 Immigration group planned girl’s encounter with Pope Francis for a year By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sophie Cruz's brief encounter with Pope Francis during his parade in Washington this week appeared to be the kind of spontaneous moment that is so endearing about this pope: an initially hesitant young child wrapping an arm around… Continue reading
Sep 25 Quiz: How well do you know the pope? By Larisa Epatko, Colleen Shalby Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba and the Eastern United States took up much of the week. See how much you know about the Holy Father in our five-minute quiz. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 7:57 Struggling Catholic schools seek ways to set themselves apart By PBS News Hour Today only about 2 million American students attend Catholic school, down from 5 million in the 1960s, due to a variety of social and economic reasons. Thousands of schools have closed as church leaders and educators struggled to make the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 8:11 For some underwater mortgages, a chance to buy again at market rate By PBS News Hour We may have heard that the housing crisis is over, but that’s not the case for many homeowners in lower-income neighborhoods across the country. Economics correspondent Paul Solman looks at how a Boston nonprofit lender is working to stop foreclosures… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 7:37 How Pope Francis’ bipartisan call resonated in Congress By PBS News Hour In an unprecedented address to the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis called for action on poverty, climate change, immigration and the refugee crisis. He urged the protection of human life at all stages, as well as the easing of partisan divisions. Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 3:18 NYC lines up for Francis, the pope who shut down 5th Avenue By PBS News Hour After giving a speech to a joint session of Congress and visiting the poor in the nation’s capital, Pope Francis flew on to New York, where he’ll address the United Nations General Assembly, among other appearances. Hari Sreenivasan joins Gwen… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 11:28 Affirming American values, Pope Francis urges empathy in Congress By PBS News Hour For three takes on Pope Francis’ call to action to Congress, Judy Woodruff talks with Sister Simone Campbell of Nuns on the Bus, John Carr of Georgetown University and James Nicholson, former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See. Continue watching