EPA Takes Step to Restrict Pebble Mine Project in Alaska
The EPA's ruling could lead to an outright ban on mining in Bristol Bay, home to the largest sockeye salmon fishery in the world.
March 3, 2014
Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga: The Church Needs "Fresh Air"
"It's necessary to open the windows in the church because we need fresh air," says Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga.
February 25, 2014
Robert Mickens: From Benedict to Francis
Joseph Ratzinger may have been a brilliant theologian, but he should never have been a bishop, let alone the pope, says journalist and Vatican expert Robert Mickens.
February 25, 2014
Monica Barrett: "If You Tell Anybody, Your Parents Will Burn in Hell"
At just 8 years old, Monica Barrett was raped by her priest. "It just pulled my entire foundation out from under me," she told FRONTLINE.
February 25, 2014
Tom Doyle: Vatican is the World's "Last Absolute Monarchy"
The church's response to clergy sex abuse shows just how much the pope "is answerable to no human power," says the former attorney for the Vatican embassy in Washington.
February 25, 2014
Can the Curia Be Reformed?
Pope Francis has set his sights on reforming the Vatican's vast bureaucracy, but can he succeed where others have failed?
February 25, 2014
Can Pope Francis Fix the Catholic Church?
Given the long list of problems facing the Catholic Church, where should reform even begin? Five experts weigh in.
February 25, 2014
Pope Francis In His Own Words
Pope Francis has charmed millions with his personal humility, his emphasis on caring for the poor, and his stance that the church must not obsess over divisive social issues.
February 25, 2014
Amid Vatican Disarray, Pope Francis Set A New Tone
With two words on the night of his selection to the papacy, Pope Francis seemed to signal his intention to lead a very different church.
February 25, 2014
Pope Francis Appoints New Watchdog for Vatican Finances
Cardinal George Pell will have broad authority over the Vatican's scandal-plagued financial system under a sweeping reform plan announced today by Pope Francis.
February 24, 2014
FRONTLINE Wins Polk Award For "League Of Denial"
A FRONTLINE investigation into the NFL's concussion crisis has been named among the winners of the 65th annual George Polk Awards in Journalism.
February 18, 2014
Labor Dept. Warns of "Alarming" Rise in Cell Tower Deaths
Thirteen workers died at communication tower worksites in 2013, more than in the previous two years combined.
February 13, 2014