May 26 Watch Pope Francis performs 'balancing act' of agendas on Middle East visit By PBS News Hour Juggling the political and religious rivalries between Israel and the Palestinians during his trip to the Middle East, Pope Francis called on Mahmoud Abbas and Shimon Peres to join him at the Vatican for prayer and reflection. Jeffrey Brown gets… Continue watching
Apr 25 Watch Pilgrims gather at the Vatican to witness canonization of two popes By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Apr 20 Watch Pope Francis to hold double canonization at the Vatican By PBS News Hour On April 27, Pope Francis will hold an unprecedented ceremony at the Vatican: a double canonization of two former popes. What’s the significance of this event? Hari Sreenivasan speaks with Rachel Zoll, the religion writer for the Associated Press, about… Continue watching
Apr 20 Easter holiday celebrated from the Vatican to Nigeria By Kayla Ruble Millions of Christians marked Easter Sunday in various forms with both Catholic and Orthodox celebrations landing on the same day. From the Vatican to Nigeria, Christians found ways to commemorate the end of the Holy Week, which celebrates the crucifixion… Continue reading
Mar 27 Watch President Obama and Pope Francis discuss social issues, inequality concerns during first meeting By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Mar 05 Pope Francis finds rock star treatment 'offensive' By Anya van Wagtendonk For Catholics, Wednesday marks the start of Lent: a time of reflection, atonement, and heightened humility. This year, the festival will overlap with the first anniversary of Pope Francis’ election – and the Catholic leader is unhappy with the… Continue reading
Feb 05 Watch Wednesday, February 5, 2014 By PBS News Hour On the PBS NewsHour tonight, we examine repercussions of drug store chain CVS ending tobacco sales. Also, a U.N. panel critiques the Vatican’s priest sex abuse response, Rep. George Miller on raising the minimum wage, California struggles to enroll Latinos… Continue watching
Jan 16 Watch News Wrap: Justice Department expected to expand limits of racial profiling By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Dec 06 Vatican City's secretive bank is urged to increase transparency Financial pressures rippling out from the 2008 global financial crisis have put pressure on the Vatican to operate its bank with more transparency. Photo by Getty Images An 11-month investigation by the Financial Times into the Vatican's bank reinforced… Continue reading