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How might the pope and president work together?

Clip: 3/27/2014 | 8m 16s

How might the pope and president work together?

With public opinion ratings “the envy of every politician in Washington,” Pope Francis received President Obama at the Vatican for an hour-long visit. Gwen Ifill talks to Rev. Thomas Reese of the National Catholic Reporter and Stephen Schneck of the Catholic University of America to make sense of the meeting and assess what unites the pontiff and the president.

03/27/2014 | Rating NR

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