Sep 18 Watch 13:25 Shields and Brooks on GOP debate standouts, Pope Francis goes to Washington By PBS News Hour Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and New York Times columnist David Brooks join Hari Sreenivasan to discuss the week’s news, including how the second Republican debate helped or hurt the candidates, why Donald Trump didn’t contradict bigoted remarks at a campaign… Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 8:22 Why Pope Francis wants us to stop worshipping capitalism By PBS News Hour Pope Francis has bluntly criticized global capitalism for causing environmental destruction and tragic consequences for world's poorest citizens. Ahead of the pontiff's first visit to the United States, economics correspondent Paul Solman takes a closer look at his economic beliefs. Continue watching
Sep 17 Watch 54:21 PBS NewsHour full episode September 17, 2015 By PBS News Hour Thursday on the NewsHour, what the Fed’s decision on interest rates means for the economy. Also: highlights from the second Republican debate, General Motors reaches a settlement over faulty ignition switches, making sense of Pope Francis’ capitalism critique, an American-trained… Continue watching
Sep 15 Got a joke for the pope? You can win a spot as his 'comedic adviser' By Alison Moore Tickets to next week's Masses with Pope Francis in New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., went rapidly, but that doesn’t mean you can’t engage with the pope during his 2015 tour of the United States. You just need to have… Continue reading
Sep 13 For White House visit, pomp and protocol await Pope Francis By Darlene Superville, Associated Press When Pope Francis arrives in the U.S. on Sept. 22, he'll get an airport welcome that few world leaders have ever received: a plane-side greeting from President Obama, which is just the beginning of the pomp and protocol that Washington… Continue reading
Sep 12 For some GOP candidates, better to be with the pope than against him By Julie Pace, Associated Press Marco Rubio, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz have deep policy differences with Pope Francis, but the senators will break off campaign travel to attend his address to Congress later this month, a centerpiece of his eagerly anticipated visit to the… Continue reading
Sep 11 Cuba to pardon 3,500 ahead of Pope visit By Jaclyn Diaz Cuba has declared it will pardon over 3,500 prisoners in the next 72 hours as a humanitarian gesture ahead of Pope Francis’s visit to Cuba next week. Continue reading
Sep 06 Pope calls for parishes, Vatican to host migrants in act of solidarity By Carey Reed In his weekly address on Sunday, Pope Francis announced the Vatican would host migrant families fleeing war and hunger, and asked that every religious institution in Europe do the same. Continue reading
Sep 03 House Dems ask pope to address poor, environment in U.S. visit By Associated Press House Democrats are pushing Pope Francis to address the minimum wage, hunger and the environment in his historic speech to Congress later this month, hoping his embrace will give momentum to three party priorities. Continue reading
Sep 02 Chair built for Pope Francis unveiled at Madison Square Garden By Joshua Barajas Three weeks before Pope Francis’ scheduled trip to New York, the archdiocese of the city revealed the large birch wood armchair that was built for the pope for the Sept. 25 Mass at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading