Jun 19 Republicans largely ignore Pope Francis’ climate message By Erica Werner and Matthew Daly, Associated Press WASHINGTON -- Pope Francis' call for dramatic action on climate change drew a round of shrugs from congressional Republicans on Thursday, while many of the party's presidential candidates ignored it entirely. Continue reading
Jun 18 Watch 8:39 Do Catholics have a religious duty to protect the Earth? By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 18 Pope’s message to the world: Save the Earth By Larisa Epatko In a highly anticipated encyclical, or public letter, Pope Francis issued a call to action to save the planet and backed scientists who say climate change is real and mostly caused by humans. Continue reading
Feb 07 Sephardic Jews get dual nationality from Spain By Justin Scuiletti Descendants of Sephardic Jews, who were expelled from Spain in 1492, will now be allowed to seek Spanish nationality without having to give up their current citizenship. The law, passed by the Spanish government Friday, will give the… Continue reading
Apr 19 Watch Vatican Rebuke: Are U.S. Nuns Promoting ‘Radical Feminist Themes?’ Vatican Rebuke: Are U.S. Nuns Promoting 'Radical Feminist Themes?'… Continue watching
Jul 26 Watch Rift Grows Between Ireland, Vatican Over Priest Abuse Allegations The breach between the Vatican and Ireland grew even wider Monday when the Vatican recalled its Ambassador to Ireland, Archbishop Giuseppe Leanza. Ray Suarez discusses the growing division over the handling of sexual-abuse claims with RTE's Richard Downes. Continue watching
Apr 27 Watch Exclusive | Cardinal Levada: ‘We Should Hold Ourselves to a Higher Standard’ As part of a series of reports from the Vatican, Cardinal William Levada, the head of the office that handles sex abuse claims, speaks to Margaret Warner in his first television interview about the scandal rocking the Catholic Church. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Amid Scandal, Examining the Vatican’s Response Vatican officials have condemned criticism of Pope Benedict in connection with the sexual abuse scandal roiling the Church. Margaret Warner talks to two church experts in the U.S. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Pope: Church Weathers ‘Times of Difficulty’ Over Abuse Scandal With growing controversy over Pope Benedict's role in punishing priests accused of misconduct, Margaret Warner reports on the reaction of Catholics in the U.S. to the sex abuse scandal. Continue watching
Mar 17 Watch Abuse Accusations Besiege Catholic Church Catholics in Ireland and Germany are seeking apologies and explanations as allegations of child abuse have besieged the Vatican's inner-circle. Gwen Ifill reports. Continue watching