Apr 20 Watch Pope Faces Challenges in Asia, Latin America Two experts on Catholicism and religion in Asia and Latin America discuss the challenges Pope Benedict XVI faces within the American Catholic Church and in the developing world. Continue watching
Apr 19 Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger Named Next Pope By PBS News Hour On the second day of voting, cardinals in the Roman Catholic church elected 78-year-old Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger of Germany the 265th pope. He took the name Pope Benedict XVI and called himself a "simple, humble worker."… Continue reading
Apr 19 Nation Marks 10th Anniversary of Oklahoma City Bombing By PBS News Hour More than 1,000 people, joined by Vice President Dick Cheney and former President Clinton, gathered in Oklahoma City Tuesday to remember the victims of the federal building bombing that occurred 10 years ago. Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch The Selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger As the New Pope A reporter from a Catholic weekly magazine talks about the selection of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, who took the name Pope Benedict XVI. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch The College of Cardinals Elect Joseph Ratzinger the New Pope After one of the shortest conclaves in a century, cardinals elected German Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, a noted conservative within the Catholic church, as the 265th pope Tuesday. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Pope Benedict XVI Will Face Similar Challenges as John Paul II Pope Benedict XVI will face many of the same challenges as his friend and predecessor John Paul II, including sex abuse scandals, controversial policies on women and gays, and declining church membership. Continue watching
Apr 19 Watch Victims of Oklahoma City Bombing Honored More than 1,000 people, joined by Vice President Dick Cheney and former President Clinton, gathered in Oklahoma City Tuesday to remember the victims of the federal building bombing that occurred 10 years ago. Continue watching
Apr 18 Cardinals End First Day of Conclave Without Selecting New Pope By PBS News Hour The 115 cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church eligible to vote for the next pope ended their first day of secret balloting Monday without choosing a successor to Pope John Paul II. Continue reading
Apr 18 Activist Killed in Car Blast; Iraqi Forces Search for Hostages By PBS News Hour As Iraqi security forces continued to search for more than 100 Shiites reportedly held hostage south of Baghdad, officials reported the death of a young founder of a humanitarian group aimed at helping civilian casualties in Iraq. Continue reading
Apr 18 Watch Activist Killed in Car Blast in Iraq As Iraqi security forces continued to search for more than 100 Shiites reportedly held hostage south of Baghdad, officials reported the death of a young founder of a humanitarian group aimed at helping civilian casualties in Iraq. Continue watching