Apr 07 Pope Considered Resigning, Funeral in Poland By PBS News Hour Pope John Paul II wrote in his last will and testament that he considered resigning in 2000 when he was already ailing and when the Roman Catholic Church was entering a new millennium. Continue reading
Apr 07 Watch Pope’s Last Will and Testament Indicates He Mulled Retirement The Vatican released Pope John Paul II's last will and testament Thursday, which indicated he considered retiring in 2000. John Allen, Vatican correspondent for the National Catholic Reporter, talks about the will and the pope's funeral on Friday. Continue watching
Apr 06 First Ombudsmen Named to Critique Public TV, Radio By PBS News Hour The Corporation for Public Broadcasting, which oversees National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service, on Tuesday named two veteran journalists as its first two ombudsmen to critique the work of public radio and television. Continue reading
Apr 06 Watch Iraqi National Assembly Elects Kurdish Leader Jalal Talabani as New President The Iraqi National Assembly on Wednesday elected Kurdish leader Jalal Talabani as the new president and Adel Abdul-Mahdi, a Shiite, and Ghazi al-Yawer, a Sunni Arab, as vice presidents. Continue watching
Apr 05 ABC News Anchor Peter Jennings Diagnosed With Lung Cancer By PBS News Hour ABC News anchor Peter Jennings, the only of the "Big Three" veteran network anchors not to have recently retired from the post, has been diagnosed with lung cancer but plans to keep working through chemotherapy treatment, the network said Tuesday. Continue reading
Apr 05 U.S.-Iraqi Forces Battle Insurgents; Iraqis Settle Some Cabinet Posts By PBS News Hour Four U.S. troops and one Iraqi soldier died in clashes that erupted across Iraq this week, the U.S. military said, while Iraqi politicians struggled to form a new government. Continue reading
Apr 05 Watch Pope Remembered as World Leader More than 500,000 people lined up to view the body of Pope John Paul II at St. Peter's Square in Rome Tuesday, paying homage to a man remembered as much for his role in international affairs as his role in… Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Senate Judiciary Committee Hearings Convene on the Patriot Act Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller urged Congress to renew key provisions of the Patriot Act Tuesday during Senate Judiciary Committee hearings on the controversial anti-terrorism law. Continue watching
Apr 04 Mourners Gather to View Pope As Cardinals Converge on Rome By PBS News Hour A vast crowd of faithful and tourists prepared to file past Pope John Paul II's body in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy Monday as the College of Cardinals started to meet ahead of a secret vote to name his… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch Extended Interview: Washington Post Executive Editor Len Downie In the following extended interview, Len Downie, the executive editor of The Washington Post, discusses the factors contributing to the steady decline in newspaper readership and how the Post intends to counter that industry trend. Continue watching