Apr 19 Watch Pope Marks 5th Anniversary Amid Criticism from American Catholics Pope Benedict celebrated his fifth anniversary as head of the Catholic Church under continuing scrutiny over the Church's handling of sexual abuse allegations. Tom Bearden reports from Denver on the reaction of American Catholics to the scandals plaguing the Vatican. Continue watching
Apr 05 Watch Pope: Church Weathers ‘Times of Difficulty’ Over Abuse Scandal With growing controversy over Pope Benedict's role in punishing priests accused of misconduct, Margaret Warner reports on the reaction of Catholics in the U.S. to the sex abuse scandal. Continue watching
Apr 02 Watch News Wrap: Vatican Distances Itself from Minister’s Remarks In other news, Pope Benedict's personal minister sparked outrage on Good Friday by comparing criticism of the pope over church abuse scandals to "collective violence" against Jews. Also, Afghan President Hamid Karzai tried to smooth relations with the U.S. after… Continue watching
Dec 25 Watch Around the World, Celebrations of Christmas This Christmas day brought all the traditional festivities and religious observances, but it was also marked by questions about the pope's safety and a harsh winter storm in the Midwest. Jeffrey Brown reports. Continue watching
Dec 24 Watch News Wrap: Winter Storm Roils Travel Across Midwest In other news, a winter storm spread across the Midwest on one of the busiest travel days of the year, and Christmas celebrations began around the world. Continue watching
Oct 20 Watch Other News: Obama Renews Vow to Withdraw From Iraq In other news, President Obama vowed to withdraw all U.S. troops from Iraq by next October, and an Iranian-American was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years in an Iranian jail for participating in demonstrations against the nation's government. Continue watching
May 11 Watch Pope Benedict XVI Arrives in Middle East for Five-Day Visit Pope Benedict XVI launched the second leg of a closely-watched trip to the Middle East Monday with a visit to Israel's Holocaust memorial where he said victims of the genocide "lost their lives but they will never lose their names."… Continue watching
Feb 05 Watch Vatican Orders Bishop to Recant Holocaust Denial After encountering international criticism, the Vatican has demanded that a bishop whose excommunication was lifted last month by Pope Benedict XVI recant his denial of the Holocaust. A National Catholic reporter gives an update. Continue watching
Apr 18 Watch Pope Benedict Urges Respect for Human Rights at U.N. Pope Benedict XVI spoke Friday at the United Nations, saying respect for human rights should be the focus of international cooperation, but warning "multilateral consensus" is "subordinated to the decisions of a small number."… Continue watching
Oct 18 Vatican Rejects U.S. Bishops’ Sexual Abuse Policy The Vatican on Friday rejected a new sexual abuse policy developed by U.S. bishops, saying elements of its zero-tolerance doctrine conflict with universal church laws and could threaten the rights of accused priests. Continue reading