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
Sep 24 Watch 5:25 News Wrap: EU strikes agreement on migrant crisis aid By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Thursday, European leaders came to an agreement on how to process thousands of migrants reaching Greece and Italy, while Croatia and Serbia feuded over the flow of refugees across their shared border. Also, Chinese President Xi… Continue watching
Sep 24 Photos: A city stands still for Pope Francis By Colleen Shalby It seemed like nearly all of Washington, D.C., and visitors beyond waited with bated breath for Pope Francis' first visit to America. Continue reading
Sep 24 Column: What most people get wrong about political Islam By Shadi Hamid “Islamism” has become a bad word, because the Islamists we hear about the most often are those of ISIS and al-Qaeda. Most Islamists, however, are not jihadists or extremists; they are members of mainstream Islamist movements like the Muslim Brotherhood… Continue reading
Sep 24 Kids are getting adopted faster today, and here’s why that matters By Laura Santhanam, Megan Crigger The amount of time a child in foster care waits to be adopted has dropped dramatically since 2000, an improvement that is no accident, according to child welfare advocates. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 36:13 Full video: Pope Francis holds first Mass in U.S., canonizes saint By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Sep 24 Full text of Pope Francis’ remarks to Congress By Larisa Epatko Read Pope Francis' remarks to Congress as prepared for delivery on Thursday and released by the Vatican press office. Continue reading
Sep 23 Watch 5:15 Remembering Yogi Berra, baseball great on and off the field By PBS News Hour Yogi Berra has died at the age of 90. In 1946 he joined the New York Yankees, where he became a linchpin player on 10 World Series-winning teams. But the baseball giant was also famous for his way with words. Continue watching