• How a low-profile priest transformed into Pope Francis

    How a low-profile priest transformed into Pope Francis

    Sep 22, 2015 12:12 AM EDT

    ... beginning? STEPHEN SCHNECK, The Catholic University of America: He's, you know, a second-generation immigrant. And I think the immigrant experience of Italians in Argentina was unique. And Argentine history was one of the shaping factors here. It's a different history than the United States, and, you know ...

  • Why Pope Francis wants us to stop worshipping capitalism

    Why Pope Francis wants us to stop worshipping capitalism

    Sep 18, 2015 12:25 AM EDT

    ... center in East Harlem, the poorest part of Manhattan and the one with the closest ties to Latin America, home to Jorge Mario Bergoglio, the Argentinean Jesuit priest now known as Pope Francis. MELISSA MARK-VIVERITO, Speaker , New York City Council: And just south of this district, we have the ...

  • For White House visit, pomp and protocol await Pope Francis

    For White House visit, pomp and protocol await Pope Francis

    Sep 13, 2015 04:49 PM EDT

    ... for the first time in March 2014 at the Vatican, and Obama has been outspoken about his admiration for the 78-year-old native of Argentina. Despite differences over abortion, the two have found common ground on such issues as U.S. policy toward Cuba and Iran, climate change, and ...

  • The artists we lost in 2014

    The artists we lost in 2014

    Dec 31, 2014 02:06 PM EDT

    ... list below is in chronological order of their death. We know there were many others who made a mark on the world but didn’t make it on to this list. La Scala, Berlin Philharmonic conductor Claudio Abbado dies at 80 While lauded for his extraordinary skills, Italian conductor Claudio ...

  • 22 countries where voting is mandatory

    22 countries where voting is mandatory

    Nov 03, 2014 08:01 PM EDT

    ... one-third fewer U.S. voters show up to the polls during a midterm election than a presidential election. However, 22 nations around the world make voting mandatory for its citizens, often starting at age 18, according to the CIA World Factbook. Several of these countries are in Latin America ...

  • Viewers respond to report on the risk of soccer concussions for kids

    Viewers respond to report on the risk of soccer concussions for kids

    Oct 26, 2014 08:45 PM EDT

    ... HARI SREENIVASAN: And now to Viewers Like You: Your feedback about some of our recent work. We heard from many of you about our report last night examining whether soccer is safe, given the thousands of concussions that occur every year after kids use their heads to make contact ...

  • Celebrating 8 years of Twitter with 8 superlative tweets

    Celebrating 8 years of Twitter with 8 superlative tweets

    Jul 15, 2014 07:27 PM EDT

    ... Out of this World Victory Tweet Germans around the world celebrated when their country won the World Cup Sunday in a 1-0 victory over Argentina. One loyal fan was even celebrating from outer space. Astronaut Alexander Gerst tweeted this congratulatory photo from the International Space Station after the game ...

  • World Cup is an accomplishment for Brazil, despite losses and costs

    World Cup is an accomplishment for Brazil, despite losses and costs

    Jul 15, 2014 12:05 AM EDT

    While Germany celebrated it 1-0 win over Argentina in the final game of the 2014 World Cup, Brazil faced its loss and the high cost of hosting. Judy Woodruff talks to Tommy Smyth of ESPN and Matthew Futterman of The Wall Street Journal from Rio Janeiro about the legacy of this year’s tournament, and the...

  • Pope Francis reforms scandal-ridden Vatican Bank in hopes of making it ‘boringly successful’
  • Pope pledges neutrality in World Cup

    Pope pledges neutrality in World Cup

    Jun 13, 2014 05:22 PM EDT

    In the spirit of fellowship, South America's first pope says he will remain neutral during the World Cup competition in Brazil this month.