Apr 04 Mourners Gather to View Pope As Cardinals Converge on Rome By PBS News Hour A vast crowd of faithful and tourists prepared to file past Pope John Paul II's body in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy Monday as the College of Cardinals started to meet ahead of a secret vote to name his… Continue reading
Apr 04 Watch The Vatican Prepares for Pope John Paul II's Funeral A vast crowd of faithful and tourists filed past Pope John Paul II's body in St. Peter's Basilica in Rome, Italy Monday as the College of Cardinals started to meet ahead of a secret vote to name his successor. Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Pope John Paul II's Impact on the American Catholic Church A vast crowd of faithful and tourists began filing past Pope John Paul II's body in St. Peter's Basilica Monday as Vatican officials prepared for his funeral. American Catholic leaders assess the state of U.S. Catholicism in the wake of… Continue watching
Apr 04 Watch Pope John Paul II's Impact on Catholicism in the United States Jeffrey Kaye of KCET-Los Angeles, looks at the impact of Pope John Paul II on American Catholicism and the future of the Catholic Church. Continue watching
Apr 03 Millions Around World Mourn Pope's Passing By PBS News Hour Pope John Paul II's body, clad in crimson and white vestments, lay in state at the Vatican's Apostolic Palace in Rome Sunday as millions around the world gathered to pray and mourn his passing. Continue reading
Apr 02 Pope John Paul II Dies After 27 Years At Head of Catholic Church By PBS News Hour Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who headed the Roman Catholic Church for more than a quarter century, died Saturday night at age 84 after his health degenerated in the past three days. Continue reading
Apr 01 Watch Considering the Papacy of John Paul II As the world awaits word from the Vatican about Pope John Paul II's near death situation, two scholars discuss the reshaping of the papacy and the pope's impact on the Catholic Church as an institution. Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch The Legacy of Pope John Paul II A look at the legacy of Pope John Paul II, the spiritual head of the Catholic Church for more than a quarter century. He'll be remembered as the most-traveled pope in history and the man who helped his Polish homeland… Continue watching
Apr 01 Watch Pope John Paul II in Failing Health Pope John Paul II's health further deteriorated Friday after he suffered heart and kidney failure overnight. According to the Vatican, the 84-year old pontiff is in very grave condition. Continue watching
Mar 28 Watch Teachers, Parents Grapple with Evolution-Creationism Debate Correspondent Jeffrey Brown investigates how some biology teachers are handling the hot button debate over the theory of evolution, creationism and intelligent design. Continue watching