Sep 25 Watch 54:25 PBS Newshour full episode September 25, 2015 By PBS News Hour Friday on the NewsHour, House Speaker John Boehner shakes up the Republican party with his abrupt resignation announcement. Also: Pope Francis calls for peace at the U.N. General Assembly, climate and cybersecurity top Xi Jinping’s visit to the White House,… Continue watching
Sep 25 Naomi Klein on embracing Pope Francis’ critique of capitalism By Making Sen$e Editor Naomi Klein discusses the Pope’s encyclical and the role of morality in addressing climate change and "unbridled capitalism."… Continue reading
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Sep 25 Rev. Jim Wallis: Who’s the radical, Jesus or the pope? By Making Sen$e Editor Are the pope's views on economics new, or is Pope Francis simply following the Gospels?… Continue reading
Sep 25 Full text of Pope Francis’ speech to United Nations By Larisa Epatko Pope Francis’ address to the United Nations on Friday as prepared for delivery and translated by the Vatican: Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, Thank you for your kind words. Once again, following a tradition by which I feel… Continue reading
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Sep 25 Immigration group planned girl’s encounter with Pope Francis for a year By Alicia A. Caldwell, Associated Press WASHINGTON — Sophie Cruz's brief encounter with Pope Francis during his parade in Washington this week appeared to be the kind of spontaneous moment that is so endearing about this pope: an initially hesitant young child wrapping an arm around… Continue reading
Sep 25 Quiz: How well do you know the pope? By Larisa Epatko, Colleen Shalby Pope Francis’ visit to Cuba and the Eastern United States took up much of the week. See how much you know about the Holy Father in our five-minute quiz. Continue reading
Sep 24 Watch 7:57 Struggling Catholic schools seek ways to set themselves apart By PBS News Hour Today only about 2 million American students attend Catholic school, down from 5 million in the 1960s, due to a variety of social and economic reasons. Thousands of schools have closed as church leaders and educators struggled to make the… Continue watching
Sep 24 Watch 7:37 How Pope Francis’ bipartisan call resonated in Congress By PBS News Hour In an unprecedented address to the U.S. Congress, Pope Francis called for action on poverty, climate change, immigration and the refugee crisis. He urged the protection of human life at all stages, as well as the easing of partisan divisions. Continue watching