Apr 30 Belgium Moves to Ban Burqas in Public By Larisa Epatko Belgium is heading toward becoming the first European country to ban women from wearing burqas in public after its Parliament voted Thursday to ban the Muslim full-face veil. Continue reading
Apr 29 Watch Scandals Place Catholic Church Between Ancient Traditions, Modern Faith Crisis As part of a weeklong series of reports from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the impact of the child sex abuse scandals on the faithful in Rome and on Pope Benedict XVI and his advisers. Continue watching
Apr 28 Supreme Court Rules WWI Cross Can Remain in California Federal Park By Quinn Bowman A divided Supreme Court ruled today that a Latin cross honoring American soldiers who served in World War I can remain in a federal park in California. In writing for the plurality of the court, Justice Anthony Kennedy… Continue reading
Apr 28 Watch High Court Hears Privacy Case, Allows Cross to Stand in Mojave The Supreme Court ruled to allow a cross to remain on government land and heard arguments on privacy rights for people who sign political petitions. Ray Suarez talks to Marcia Coyle of the National Law Journal for more on both… Continue watching
Apr 27 Preview: Cardinal William Levada on Church Abuse Scandal Margaret Warner is reporting from the Vatican this week on the fallout from the Catholic Church's sexual abuse scandal. On Tuesday's NewsHour, you can watch her full interview with Cardinal William Levada, one of the top Vatican officials charged with… Continue reading
Apr 27 Watch Extended Transcript: Cardinal William Levada In an exclusive television interview, Margaret Warner spoke with Cardinal William Levada, a top Vatican official charged with handling the fallout of the church's sexual abuse scandal. Following is an extended transcript of their conversation. 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 26 Exclusive: Cardinal William Levada Describes Crisis in the Church VATICAN CITY | Here's why this interview is a big deal: for five years now, Cardinal William Levada has headed the office that handles all sexual abuse claims and cases that filter up to the Vatican. Levada has not… Continue reading
Apr 25 Amid Calls for Transparency, Pope Describes Dangers of Digital Age By Margaret Warner Pope Benedict XVI, right, at a digital media conference. Photo by Morgan Till. VATICAN CITY | We've come to Rome for a week to explore how the new wave in the Catholic clergy sex abuse scandal is being seen… Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch Vatican Abuse Scandal Intensifies as Another Bishop Resigns As part of a weeklong series from the Vatican, Margaret Warner reports on the church's growing sex abuse scandal, following the latest resignations from bishops in the Irish and Belgian churches. Continue watching