Apr 25 Watch Politics, miracles and the process of picking a modern saint By PBS News Hour Pope Francis has chosen two iconic 20th century popes to be canonized. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction and background from Patricia McGuire of Trinity Washington University and John Allen of The Boston Globe on the political motives behind the pairing, the… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch Pilgrims gather at the Vatican to witness canonization of two popes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 14 Watch Feds classify Kansas shootings as hate crimes By PBS News Hour Federal authorities confirmed that they believe shootings at two Jewish community sites in Kansas were motivated by hate. Gwen Ifill talks to Mark Potok of the Southern Poverty Law Center to learn more about the 73-year-old suspect, Frazier Glenn Cross,… Continue watching
Apr 13 Watch Papyrus referencing Jesus' wife dates back to ancient times By News Desk Experts at Columbia, MIT and Harvard have concluded through scientific testing that a small papyrus fragment that quotes Jesus making references to “my wife,” is in fact from ancient times. What do these new findings reveal? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with… Continue watching
Apr 11 Pope Francis asks forgiveness for "evil" of child abuse By Anya van Wagtendonk In remarks quoted by Vatican radio Friday, Pope Francis “personallyasked forgiveness for sexual abuse committed by Catholic priests. Continue reading
Mar 27 The myth of the Catholic swing vote By Domenico Montanaro With President Obama meeting with Pope Francis Thursday, it’s a good time to reexamine the importance of the Catholic vote in America. “The Catholic vote” is often looked to as a “swing vote” in American politics. But it’s not quite… Continue reading
Mar 27 A history of papal visits by U.S. presidents By Rachel Wellford With his visit to Vatican City, President Obama continues the tradition of presidential meetings with the pope that began with the 28th president of the United States. Continue reading
Mar 27 Obama seeks blessing from Pope Francis By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe In the Morning Line today: Obama meets with Pope Francis The president's tough talk for Putin Parties seek to frame the immigration debate 2016 GOP contenders head to Vegas for "Sheldon Primary" Judy Woodruff interviews former President Jimmy Carter Obama… Continue reading
Mar 07 Many millennials are skipping church, marriage and political affiliations, study finds By Jesse J. Holland, Associated Press Half of American adults ages 18 to 33 are self-described political independents, according to a survey out Friday, but at the same time half of these so-called millennials are Democrats or lean toward the Democratic Party, the highest share for… Continue reading