and francis is more of a pastor. he is, to use that great american virtue a very down-to-earth person. >> but the catholic church has been going through a revolution since pope john xxiii, and it's been a fight, and the church has lost a lot of catholics because of that fight. do you think those catholics come back because of this pope or do you lose them? >> i don't think chits have left because of the council, but i'd say secularization in general. people have told me that they are, in fact, are coming back. >> one of the concerns has been women, especially nuns who do the work of god, and often aren't recognized for it, and have no role in the leadership of the church. do you expect that to change under this pope as well? >> well, he's not going to change his position or the church's position on women's ordination, but he has said he wants women in more leadership roles, and in a recent town hall meeting he said specifically to all u.s. catholic sisters, i love you, be courageous, move forward. he's very supportiv

people talk about a francis effect. there's a theory that because the pope is well liked, catholics will come back to the church. the first part of that sentence is true. the pope is adored by catholics, we have not seen the numbers coming back to church. it's unclear what it will take, if anything, to do that. >> what do you think he'll want to accomplish. is the youth the main part. >> the u.n. is the main part. when the vatican released the main part, they said it was a visit to the united states, the u.n. and world meeting of families. he visited the u.s. in washington. he'll be at the world meeting of families. he greeted the church, but has done what the predecessors have come, going to the u.n. >> his predecessors did this before, never like this. as i watch him go down this aisle. it's almost like a politician running for president. he has shaken hands and kissed babies and said hello to the sick. >> the beautiful thing. he is there to give them this pressing. in the time they were talking, he's barely made it a

who was francis of asisi? >> well, francis of asisi was a 13th century saint who brought reform to the church at a low point. and his mandate he saw from god was to rebuild the church. and pope francis has chosen that name because he sees that as his mandate also. >> that is so interesting, because we have been talking so much about reform, and this pope trying to shift the issues away from issues like contraception and abortion and gays, and towards more openness. what do you think is driving francis. >> i heard you lead into this, and francis's first trip outside of rome was actually down to the island where he addressed migrants living there, and his message there on that day is the same as what he is doing today. the greatest evil in the world is economic evil. the evil that forces people to leave their homes and search for a better life someplace else. an economic system that abandons the poor and leaves people alone. that's a message he delivered on monday -- excuse me, on wednesday, when he was speaking

in fact, when he was named pope he chose the name francis, the francis of an sisi who gave up a wealthy lifestyle to live in poverty and listen for the pope to repeat that theme in some of his 18 speeches and sermons during his visit to the u.s. wall street headquarters of the world's most powerful economy, this week faces one of capitalisms most powerful critics pope francis who called money and capitalism a new tourney targeted votes in the first exortation and defend trickle down theories assuming wealth will succeed in bringing greater justice and inclusiveness in the world. this opinion, wrote the pope, expresses a crude and naive trust in the goodness of those wielding economic power. >> he has come from a continent that has felt firsthand that the down side of capitalism. >> reporter: michael lee of the university says france is being true to core catholic beliefs by encouraging the church's faithful to remember the needs of the poor. >> francis is not really breaking new ground in what is called catholic social teaching the way the popes from the end of the 19th century talked a

this is the news live from berlin pope francis condemns the sexual abuse of children in the roman catholic church and in water society at the vatican summit francis says the church will make protecting children its highest priority but some victims who came to rome saying nothing concrete was decided. a groundbreaking diplomatic encounter arab league and european union leaders meet for the first ever joint summit forty nine heads of state and government are in the egyptian resort town of sharm el sheikh to talk peace politics and cooperation. and turn on the glitz and glamour the oscars hollywood. movie stars and the people working behind the camera as it holds its annual awards ceremony. thanks for joining us. pope francis has called for an all out battle to bring child abusers and the clergy to justice he was speaking at the end of a four day vatican summit to address paedophilia in the church after an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests and evidence that there is a period conceal their crimes though many victims reacted skeptically francis promised the church would end wha

and many hope for the so-called francis effect. that a pope with a common touch can help overcome years of outrage over the pedophilia scandal and cover up. for the people who are in the u.s. illegal legal and his statements on abortion and gay rights, inside and outside of the church, but pope francis has not let up and no one expects that to change now. washington and philadelphia. millions are expected to it get a glimpse of the pope or to hear him speak. major sections of those cities will be shut down, in what is being called the largest security operation in u.s. history. there will be high-profile events, speeches to congress and the u.s. general assembly, visits to catholic charities, and immigrants and refugees. and at each stop, the pope is expected to keep the focus on the least among us and hold the power to the fire. >>> pope francis is resting at the vatican embassy, down for the night. and as you reported, he's back at the white house in the morning, and arrival on the south lawn, lots of pomp and ceremony before the

you see pope francis signing some sort of guest book. a couple things, other things to note about his schedule today, at ground zero, he will hold an interreligious faith ceremony. he will also be meeting with 9/11 responders, and survivors of 9/11, as well as victims' families. he will be praying with them there. later in the afternoon, he visits east harlem, a heavily his panic community. he usually speaks in spanish, his first language. later this afternoon there will be a motorcade through central park, that is a tickets-only event, but there are some 80,000 people expected at the central park ceremony. then later this evening, he'll be heading to mid town manhattan again for a mass that is for 18,000 people, and that will be held at madison square gardens. now some of the issues that we're expecting phone france to touch upon during his address to the u.n. general assembly, yesterday he addressed a joint meeting of the u.s. congress and in that address, he brought up issues of climate change, issues of immigration. he talked about t

pope francis hugging,, shaking hands. he didn't waste any time getting right in there with the people. >> not at all. we're seeing what this pope is famous for. he's in there with people, talking with people, famously with audiences. he reaches out to folks. this is one reason people often call him the people's pope. >> talk about how important this sort of kickoff day is. this morning, we will hear from the pope. he will speak in english, not his native language, but we will hear from him in the next hour on the white house lawn. if he is going to make a political statement today, is this when he makes it? >> it might be. i don't know that the pope is going to make any statements rewarding politics. i think themes like justice and peace in the world, and those have critical ram if i cases. people are going to wonder what does that mean for the presidential elections here in the u.s., for president obama's domestic agenda. certainly this man is one of the most popular, one of the most influential people in the whole world

[applause] just another remarkable photo op we are seeing, pope francis wave from the south balcony with the first lady and president obama. and photo ops aside patrick i have to say one of the most memorable is him getting out of that fiatt in front of this elaborate ceremony. >> a perfect symbol stephanie for the way this pope approached his office, to set aside some trappings of power and to be humble and to be authentic and not stand on airs of any sort. you can tell when he was listening to president obama speak he was paying very, very careful attention. during the ceremonial parts he seemed a little bit more tired and seemed like he wanted to get to the main meat of the matter to bring the message about justice, religious liberty and climate change and the trip shows up a little more in the address than we will see in some more religious ceremony like the masses and prayer services. >> what will happen from here is he will sign the guest book that mike was talking about and a sort of exchange of gifts. is that usually a symbolic gift? >> it's a tricky one. if you are the president

he said thatis francis did not go north. he said that is where fake practice is still and —— that is where faith practice is still there. he lives and works in the republic of ireland, but it borders northern ireland. there were references to that yesterday. with lee varadkar, the irish prime minister. with his speech at dublin castle. a man who was instrumental in helping to put the peace process together in northern ireland. do you think that we can see if he visits there? some people may be surprised that the holy see has such implements on a global scale in terms of bringing about reconciliation and healing. but it has been doing it for centuries. think about cuba, in pope francis's own time, and the middle east. he bought leaders there to the holy see and they planted a tree together. there has been religious difference, recovering from that restoring peace isa recovering from that restoring peace is a key part of the mission of the holy see. i can imagine if at all possible, it may not be pope francis but a success

for pope francis. president obama and it first lady, michelle obama, greeted the pontiff at the white house this morning. the president and the pope took part in a welcoming ceremony on the south lawn before meeting privately in the oval office, and later, thousands cheered for pope francis in a parade before he ended the day with the canonization of a new saint. mike viqueira joins us, and the pontiff didn't seem to shy away in addressing major issues facing the united states and the church today. >> he addressed in the first speech that he made as pope in his entire life. this is the first visit he has had here. what the pope saw on television and the thousands who lined the street and thronged the pope in jubilation as he made his way across town in a parade is a pope that's not going to shy away from controversy. from the moment he left the vatican embassy in the morning, to the indelible scene, when he saw a young girl held back from the pope mobile by security, went to her. and it represents a ch

at the same moment when pope francis canonized serra in washington, d.c. on wednesday, on the west coast native americans convened in quite quit vigil. >> as an american do we believe that people who commit crimes should be held responsible for them? yes. but the church doesn't believe that serra should be held responsible for the crimes against native people and that's what hurts. >> the vatican has acknowledged the problem brought to america, but he was a moderating aspect against the worst parts of spanish conquest. perhaps as an olive branch the ceremony included a participation of the necessitate of indians and a reading in the language. not to neglect the rest of america's diverse catholics as part of mass the church also included readings in korean, vietnamese, tagalog and of course, spanish. father junipero serra is not just a saint but also a latino. a cause of great celebration for that community. just to add a little bit more information about that reading in the native language, that gentleman is vincent medina of northern california. we spoke

tonight - pope francis is on american soil for the first time. the pontive arrived, greeted pay president obama and vice president joe biden. the pope will visit the white house and lead prayers and finishing the day with the first canonization mass. john terrett joins us now. a lot of people are excited about this. in washington, and around the country. >> absolutely. >> it's been quite the day today with his arrival. pope francis's visit, of course, long anticipated, now at last he's here, and just in the first few minutes on u.s. soil, there were first and plenty of symbolism too >>> cheers for the pope as he steps off for a welcome in mary lands. the first time pope francis set foot on u.s. soil. his visit got under way with another first. president obama and first lady michelle obama, and vice president and his wife jill on hand. never before has a sitting president and vp been at andrews air force base together to great an incoming dignatory. the scene witnessed by nearby bleaches from guests from the archdiocese from washington d.c. pope f

pope francis will speak before a joint meeting of congress in two hours. libby casey is live on capitol hill. there is a climate change rally nearby. let's begin with del walters on the national mall. what you are witnesses among the throngs of people there? i can see the giant video screen there behind you. >> those giant video screens are set up because they anticipate that as many as 40,000 people will gather here on the national mall within the next two hours. we have been here since about 6:00 this morning eastern time and slowly, they are starting to trickle in. they are without, they are black, hispanic, faithful, catholic, non-catholic. they are coming here to see the man who has become known as the people's pope. what is going on behind me exactly is a climate rally. when the pope begins to speak, they will then dim those monitors that are set up so that we can listen to the pope and not the music that is going on behind me. ♪ >> the reason is so difficult to hear lin and others soft spoken, that is acclimate rally. among the people this morning

nevertheless, survivors are saying that pope francis gives that unless pope francis gives very clear policies, then these words are simply words. and i'm reminded of that verse in the new testament in the epistle ofjames where he says, "faith without deeds is dead." martin bashir, our religion editor speaking to me a short time ago. meanwhile, as well as the scandals and challenges that the catholic church faces, and has faced here in ireland, the crowds gathering behind me in phoenix park in dublin are testa m e nt to me in phoenix park in dublin are testament to the very strong catholic faith that there still is in this country. predominantly catholic country. 500,000, half a million people expected in phoenix park, to hear the pope say mass at 3pm this afternoon. the events going on now i've produced to all of that. 1000 performers and entertainers performing for the gathering crowds who are turning out, despite the inclement weather. we will, of course, bring you much more on that throughout the day. the headlines on bbc news... the pope visits the shrine of knock — and begs fo

francis is focused on the poor. how he's making his feelings on capitalism and consumerism very clear. plus: the surprise pardon. >> the whole nightmare is over. we can live like normal people and go back home. >> al jazeera journalists jailed by jeept social media is set fry the fight for press freedom is over. >> pope francis has wrapped up his first full day of visit to the united states. the two leaders spoke at a ceremony on the south lawn before holding a private meeting on the oval office. thousands cheered for francis in a parade, before he ended the day with a canonization of a new saint. mike viqueria, with that story. mike. >> papal visit and this pope breaking precedent with his immediate press saidor benedict. you didn't hear abortion once, but that was part of a laundry list of issues he had with a secular society. you didn't hear gay rights,.lgbt right, communion can divorced people get communion. what you did hear was pope francis on a sun splashed south lawn with president obama clearing beaming by

people just cannot stop talking about pope francis. even his name gets people all fired up. >> yes, it does. >> papa, papa, papa! >> papa, that's what the people call the hope in his native language spanish of course means father. these chanting pilgrims though are from cleveland. that sign they are holding that would be hash ta #cbsphillypope. we've been using that hash tag for the weekend. and you guys have been doing an maze jock of sending us your photos and videos. we've loved looking at all of them. in fact diana rocco is monitoring them all afternoon and evening. let's check in with her now. diana. >> we've had so much fun watching all of these tweets come in today. it is clear people are having really good time out there with the papal visit. let's start with this one. cbs philly pope. these are some newlyweds wearing wedding attire in hopes of receiving the pope's blessing. congratulations to them. things comes to us from suzie q120. philly papal party. next we have a selfie wouldn't be papal weekend without a selfie with the

a surprise for pope francis. he paused for an unscheduled with a group of families going through a difficult time. the pope giving his blessing to children suffering from serious illnesses. they're staying at the ronald mcdonald house in manhattan. among them a 10-year-old heart transplant patient who developed cancer after her treatment. >> not even is catholic but everyone believes in a higher god and to have that blessing straight from the pope is unbelievable. >> the nypd, which has a close relationship with the ronald mcdonald house worked with the secret service to arrange the meeting. >>> day five of the six day trip starts tomorrow morning. the plane takes off at 8:40 a.m. >> hits the ground running in philadelphia. he's scheduled for mass at 10:30 and visit the independence mall at 4:45 and visit the conference at 7:30. sunday the pope visits two different places. then that mass expected to draw a million people. philadelphia call it had city of brotherly love is shut down because of the man catholic's c

pope francis is on board a jet heading for america right now. he wrapped up his visit in cuba a short time ago. during his final mass, he asked cubans to pray for him. the pope also called on them to rediscover their catholic heritage, and live, quote, a revolution of tenderness. david it had been a whirlwind of a few days for pope francis, how does his visit and messages received by the cuban people? >> reporter: it has been a whirlwind, he was here in havana, then traveled to the east and then in up to santiago, and now he's on his way to the united states. he has been trying to promote the faith. get this church more involved in cuban, which has a tenuous relationship when it comes to religion. one of the things that pope francis has said is that cubans need to be ready for change. and many cubans essentially are ready for change. it of course is the change that he has help brought by brokering this new relationship with the united states and cuba. and pope francis sending those letters back and forth between both leaders, and now we start to

pope francis is moving on to his third stop of the day. that is the basilica of the national shrine of immaculate conception. this is the vatican's embassy to the united states in washington, d.c. welcome to al jazeera america's special live

. >>> pope francis meets the president and the faithful in washington, d.c. his message calling for more work to cure the world's ills. >>> they pardon journalists. the convictions of seven remain in place. >>> celebrating the life of an americ american liege legend -- legend. >>> live from new york city. pope francis is spending time in quiet reflection, at this hour, and resting up during what has been a very busy day in washington. history was made at the catholic leader was welcomed on the south lawn of the white house, a few hours ago, with a 21-gun salute and a marching band. this is his first trip to the u.s. and met with the president in the oval office and was greeted by thousands during a parade, where he kissed several babies in the crowd. mike is live at the white house. mike, quite a whirlwind day for the pope, who mixed in politics with his message? >> reporter: he touched on many political hot-button topics, immigration, climate change. the president and pope francis, really heating on those themes and dove tailing together something they share

pope francis became head of the roman catholic church. catholics and noncatholics quickly noted that francis practices what he preaches. he spoke out on global inequality and echoed those sentiments by turning down the palatial vatican apartments. he's often turned down the papal vehicle for more humble once, and one of the first acts as pope was to kiss the feet of inmates. >> he is in a better position to understand us, you know, when we talk to him he can usually connect with us. you know? so it's like he's with us. >> greeted by huge crowds around the world it wasn't long before the pope took on a sort of rock star status. last year, francis graced the cover of rolling stone and in 2013 time named him person of the year, stating what makes this pope so important is the speed with which he has captured the imaginations of millions who had given up on hoping for the church at all. the pope's message is having a positive impact on his one year anniversary as pope in march of 2014 a pew poll found 85% of catholics have a favorable view of

the pope francis has condemned human greed and consumerism to. the traditional christmas eve mosque. in rome people in the developed world to lead a simpler life. and leave you with more christmas pictures from around the world celebrating a day of feasting and fun stay with us. thanks . i'm not laughing at the germans well i guess somebody down but mostly i'm laughing with them do the german think deep into the german culture of the new ridiculous drama day oh here you go it's all about who you know i'm right join me for me to everybody don't be a fool and. every journey begins with the first step and every language the first words i heard from the.

pope francis tried. thousands gathered outside the capital. arguing the use of world resources is not just an environmental issue, but a moral one. >> thank you very much, and god bless america >>> saudi arabia has began an investigation into the stampede that killed more than 700 people during the hajj pilgrimage, hundreds were injured, it's the worst disaster in two decades. the the crush happened on the outskirts of the holy ski of mecca, in a place called mina, as huge crowds were on the move. there was a rush of people headed to the pillars, surrounded by a 5-storey structure known as the bridge. >> reporter: a scon tragedy within weeks. saudi authorities see a surge among pilgrims. hundreds died. many more injured. >> on the way back i met my husband. the pilgrims pushed each other, pushing people to the ground. i was about to die. >> reporter: the pilgrims were making their way to the stoning of the devil ritual, part of the hajj pilgrimage. >> translation: after the painful incident i asked the authorities to vet the cause and submit t

francis said the church would make protecting children at its highest priority but some victims say nothing concrete was decided at a vatican summit on such abuse. and we'll talk about a worrying trend that's going global the anti-vaccination movement a french child is suspected of reintroducing measles to costa rica will explore the international community's response to a viral movement. ending the wars in syria and yemen and restarting the middle east peace process those are some of the discussion leaders are wrestling with at the first ever joint summit of the arab league and european union is being hosted by egyptian president abdel fattah el-sisi in the egyptian seaside resort of sharm el sheikh the goal is to tighten relations between the two organizations the two day gathering is also intended to strengthen ties between the e.u. and arab nations leaders are discussing security migration the stalled middle east peace process as well as the conflicts in yemen and syria. for more i'm joined by our correspondent in sharm el sheikh again org this is the first meeting of these two

news live from berlin and pope francis condemns the sexual abuse of children in the roman catholic church and in wider society francis said the church would make protecting children its highest priority and the cover up of abuse that was common in the past also coming up. clashes at venezuela's borders as the military blocks attempts to bring humanitarian aid into the country opposition that your blog why don't urge the international community to keep all options open and says he'll meet with u.s. vice president mike pence on monday. thanks for joining us pope francis has vowed the catholic church will spare no effort to bring child abuses the child abusers and the clergy to justice the pontiff was speaking at the end of a foretaste vatican summit to address paedophilia and the church amid an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests at evidence that their superiors concealed their crimes francis promised the church would end its culture of silence and decisively confront perpetrators. evil is within the catholic church according to pope francis and the time for apologies is over.

and possibly a successor to pope francis when the day will come. a very interesting group of people and you can hear in the background tony the level of cheers and enthusiasm and greeting children. >> and children again. >> he gave a special blessing to children this afternoon or this morning rather from the steps of the capitol building saying the children are the future and wanting to make sure that he extended his pastoral care to him and see him blessing the one little girl there and the other children as well, we are told that there are around 200 people who are there ranging from homeless persons serving by charities to local high school students to perishioners and d diverse to see the pope. >> what do you think of his style and i watched a bit of the coverage and my goodness that smile lights up the area he is in and beyond. >> that is exactly right. one of the words he uses so often in spanish is simply joy, he talks about the joy of the gospel, that was the title. >> go forward, go forward, right. >> he said to the bishops yesterday we sh

pope francis is on his way to the u.s. right now. he shook hands with fidel castro before leaving cuba in the last hour. it took him to havana to the castros birthplace. during the final mass, he asked cubans to pray from him. we have the report from havana on why this visit is so significant. >> reporter: pope francis wrapped up his historic three-city four-day tour in cuba. this is the pope's first visit to the ilan. it's amidst historic changes in this country. just last week we had this further opening of restrictions in terms of what american businesses can do down here in terms of hiring cuban employees and opening offices. this is something pope francis helped broker and achieve. he also has his own agenda. cuba has a tenuous history when it comes to religion in this country. priests were driven out and church property was confiscated. part of the agenda has been to get the catholic church as more of a bigger part of cuban life here. during the course of the sermon, he paid tribute to what it took to get to this point. >> tran

the fervor of pope francis's visit underscores how many are devoted to religion. but that seems at odds with the u.s. constitution which never once mentions god. ists a tension in american life that began with the country's founding and may never be resolved.

what has pope francis said. the treatment of lg bt people has pope francis said. the treatment of lgbt people as outcasts in society and with pure disdain is utterly repugnant to a progressively liberal country like ireland. the tide has already turned in this regard and the church is so far removed. pope francis has the past made about lgbt people saying they are people of god, children of god, but never made any orders to include lg bt but never made any orders to include lgbt people but never made any orders to include lg bt people in but never made any orders to include lgbt people in mass are sacrament, and i'm not even saying same—sex marriage because nobody is saying they should have that pair say, but welcoming lgbt they should have that pair say, but welcoming lg bt people they should have that pair say, but welcoming lgbt people who feel catholic, it is something thatjesus of nazareth would probably have done. and just reflecting on this festival of families, we are reminded that families come in many different shapes and forms, and what we heard from

from berlin a massive turnout in ireland called pope francis the pontiff is of the country's biggest. crowds the meeting survivors of sexual abuse coming up. the refugees marked the anniversary of the myanmar military crackdown that sent hundreds of thousands fleeing to. but one year in do you believe there. is. a red carpet treatment for angela merkel in azerbaijan that their chancellor hopes the country can help german meet its dependency on natural gas but she says the other way when it comes to human rights. to. welcome to the show pope francis has received a warm welcome from supporters in dublin doing the first papal trip to ireland in forty years the point if. stadium in the irish capital way he is currently addressing tens of thousands of supporters and there you can see him people did lined the streets of dublin to welcome the pope to visit seen his visit has been overshadowed by decades of sexual abuse scandals cover up to go on to the moral authority of the catholic church francis met with several abuse survivors before traveling to the stadium. well pope francis said that

news live from berlin pope francis condemns the sexual abuse of children in the roman catholic church and in wider society francis says the church wouldn't make protecting children its highest priority and the cover up of abuse that was common in the past also coming up arab league and european union leaders meet for the first ever joint summit forty nine heads of state and government are in the egyptian resort of sharm el sheikh to talk peace politics money and mutual cooperation. and in the german bundesliga fired pull even with top one at the top of the standings at least for the moment. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us. pope francis has vowed the catholic church will spare no effort to bring child abusers in the clergy to justice the pontiff was speaking at the end of a four day vatican summit to address head ophelia and the church amid an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests and evidence their superiors concealed their crimes francis promised the church would end its culture of silence and decisively confront perpetrator. evil is within the catholic church acco

pope francis delivers his traditional christmas day blessing to the city of rome and the world he condemned what he ordered human greed and consumerism. and in his christmas message germany's president. or just people to address tensions in society but engaging with each other and not kristie art. cheema a very warm welcome to you we start in indonesia where the number of dead has risen to four hundred and twenty nine two days after a tsunami swept across the coasts of java and sumatra the death toll is expected to rise with thousands of people still missing in the more remote areas of the islands almost one thousand five hundred people were injured in the disaster really get a live update from the region but first this report. out so not only warning has people fleeing for their lives. luckily this time a false alarm. but with the a not krakatoa volcano believed to be the cause of saturday's tsunami still erupting experts warn that more killer waves could hit the devastated region. this fear has driven thousands to overcrowded evacuation centers. i am not i am here because i'm afraid of a

on a massive turnout in ireland for pope francis long applause for the pontiff following his speech to a huge crowd in the country's largest stadium this after he meets the survivors of sexual abuse. and the tensions football fans the bundesliga is back in full swing after a long summer break the german top flight spins once again to really the sounds of nonstop action to bring you what you need to know about each day one. money thank you for your company cillian prosecutors have opened an inquiry into each of these interior minister salvini over his refusal to allow more than one hundred rescued migrants to disembark from a coast guard ship they've been stuck for ten days in the syrian port city of tania salvini or originally said the migrants would not be allowed to leave until the european nations agreed to take them in but on saturday evening he announced they could disembark in the coming. and joining us now from rome is journalist philip well and philip it's good to see you so is this the first steinitz in that a politician will be investigated for his role in forbidding migrants

bottom of putin is meeting with pope francis and vatican city later in the day the russian president will be sitting down with his italian counterpart. also this hour russia's defense minister says the fire which claimed the lives of 14 sailors on the deep sea submersible broke out in the vessels battery compartment he also gave assurances that the subs nuclear energy installation is secure. and iran warned the u.s. not to start a fire if it can't handle the consequences after trump warned that the islamic republic play with fire its uranium enrichment. they know what to do and they go with the airplane when i think they're playing with fire this thing for the u.s. to correct its mistake bush is afraid of the word fine you can stop war. and germany is in the grip of a heat wave which has also triggered a crime wave including a large brawl at extending full. international bring you your live news update from our studio here in moscow welcome to the program. bottom of puttin is meeting with the pope in vatican city this is the 3rd time russia's president has met pope francis with previ

>>> finally, pope francis made his new york city debut today. it's the second stop on his historic u.s. tour. after a very busy visit to washington, d.c. where he posed in front of the washington monument with president obama and gave an address to congress speaking about the american dream. >> god bless america. >> reporter: he arrived in nyc just hours ago where adoring crowds lined the streets, their cheers filling the air along his cathedral. even a papal imposter cause atd a ruckus, this box pope creating quite a stir and photo ops for the masses. we'll have continuing coverage of the pope's trip to america starting with "gma" first thing in the morning. as always we're online 24/7 on our "nightline" facebook page thanks for watching and good >>> and on the third day, he arrived. tonight the beginning excited more than just catholics. tomorrow a full day of events and a security lockdown like this city has never seen before. >> he's a humble and simple man and today he's taking by storm a city that is anything but. good evening at 11:00. i'

pope francis is hours away from arriving in america. he's wrapping up his trib to cuba this morning with a mass next hour at the country's holy shrine. this afternoon, he lands outside washington, d.c. for the first leg of his six day visit to the u.s. on monday, the pope closed out the day praying at a shrine to cuba's patron saint. the pope placed a bouquet of flowers at the foot of the 403-year-old statue. an unprecedented show of security will greatly the pope's arrival in america. his six day visit takes him to washington, then new york and philadelphia, prompting what has been called the largest coordinated security efforts in u.s. history. paul beban reports. >> this is what makes protecting pope francis such a challenge. his habit of breaking away from his security detail to be with the people. on his visit to the u.s., the sat can security force will be beefed up by a battery of u.s. agencies coordinated by the secret service. the pontiff begins his tour in washington, d.c. where streets within a three block radius of the capit

this is t w news live from berlin pope francis condemns the sexual abuse of children in the roman catholic church and in wider society francis says the church would make protecting children its highest priority and as a cover up of abuse that was common in the past also coming up. arab league and european union leaders meet for their first ever joint summit forty nine heads of state and government are in the egypt resort of sharm shaikh to talk peace politics money and mutual cooperation. and voters in the west african nation of senegal are called on to choose a new president or giving comment a second term in office but the vote is uncontroversial the two main challengers barred from running. maya schwager thanks for joining us pope francis has vowed the catholic church will spare no effort to build a to bring child abusers and the clergy to justice the pontiff was speaking at the end of a four days vatican summit to address peta feeling and the church amid an avalanche of investigations and allegations against catholic priests and evidence their superiors conceal their crimes francis pro

pope francis settled in for the night, after leading prayer services at st. patrick's cathedral, acknowledging that these are changing times for the church and encouraged clergy not to lose faith. >> reporter: after an historic viffed to washington. he tumped down and greeted the public, with whom he laughed. moments later he was whisked away by marine helicopter to manhattan. there the pope mobile, accompanied by a police presence made its way down fifth avenue. the sidewalks overflowing with crowds. thousands hoping to catch a glimpse of the holey father, the -- holly father, the bells of st. katherine's cathedral ringing in the distance. inside the house, clergy, dick nateries and laypeople, and a girl in a wheelchair, who wiped away tears when francis blessed her. minutes later he was at the alter to lead a group, and took a moment to offer prayers for muslim pilgrims killed during the hajj. >> translation: my sentiments of closeness in the faith of tragedy tragedy that they suffered in mecca. >> during the homily they addressed 2500 bishops, priests and

pope francis turned to a global audience. the pope pushed international leaders to work tirelessly, to ban nuclear weapons, praising the recent nuclear deal with iran as an example of what cooperation can accomplish. >> translator: i express my hope that this agreement will be lasting and efficacious and bring forth the desired fruits with the cooperation of all the parties involved. [applause] >> reporter: throughout his stops pope francis urged politicians to put aside differences and strife for common good -- strive for the common good. but even for this popular world figurfigure that has proven a hd sell. lisa stark, al jazeera, washington. >> well speaking of politics some fiery biblical quotes from outgoing house speaker john boehner. the speaker is lark out at critics in his own party and using biblical reserves to do it. accusing the conservative wing of the republican party of waging a political war that it cannot win. >> my o my away a wonderful day. >> on the heels of his bombshell resignation on friday house speak

i'll be with pope francis at the wall. one picture is worth a thousand words and the symbolism of having the third pope, actually the fourth pope visiting, shows you the evolving relationship between the children of abraham. so the expectation is also, as you heard father, christian minorities are being persecuted in that part of the world. global antisemitism is a major concern. and pope francis has a gift of communicating. he has captured the world with that gift. so his presence in this area, where you have so much conflict, shows that religious leaders have a role to play in uniting people instead of dividing people. and i think another important message and we have to worry about what we teach our children. children aren't born with hatred. and i think that pope francis again has a gift to convey the importance of educating our children no to love and not to hate. >> father reese, christians are being targeted. what can pope francis say to hold the faith? >> first of all he can say that he understands what's going on,

pope francis bears the flight to ireland the first papal visit in four decades there but revelations of child sex abuse by priests and its cover up are rocking the church will francis respond to the growing pressures to cooperate with investigators. plus bonus league football is back tonight the new season kicks off with byron taking on hoffenheim but german football has a lot to prove after a disastrous world cup look at the challenges ahead. i'm brian thomas a very warm welcome australia has a new prime minister after his former leader malcolm turnbull was ousted by a majority in his own party the former finance minister stopped morrison has just been sworn in as the country's new prime minister morrison want to party ballot the feeding his closest rival by forty five votes to forty you will have to get to grips with an increasingly divided party that's desperate to stay in power and is grappling with poor results of the polls. a short while ago australia's new prime minister spoke to journalists and set out his government's top priorities. let me also tell you my media priorities

but this of course is an historic visit by pope francis. wrapping up the third visit in just less than two decades by a pope here to this island, but lotsover scrutiny will be involved in both have sis it is and the visit to the united states. >> thank you. >>> live images, again, coming out of cuba has pope francis wraps up his trip there. >>> an unprecedented show of security will greet the pope's arrival here in the u.s. his visit takes him to washington, then new york, and philadelphia, prompting what is being called the largest security efforts in u.s. history. paul beban has more. >> reporter: this is what makes protecting pope francis such a challenge. his habit of breaking away from his security detail to be with the people. the swiss guard will be beefed up by a battery of u.s. agencies coordinated by the secure the service. the pontiff begins his tour in washington, d.c., where streets within a three-block radius will be shut down. after washington the pope travels to new york city where thousands of police and federal agents are

this is from barely a month welcoming our pope francis the pontiff has arrived at the country's biggest stadium where he's about to speak to a huge crowd this is after meeting survivors of sexual abuse coming up. refugees marked the anniversary of our military crackdown that sent hundreds of thousands feeling. but one on call for justice. and we'll have highlights for you all the. clash against back to business zero champions by a new me precinct another top team hoffenheim in the variance to build but it wasn't the stocks they were hoping for. to. play. money thank you for your company pope francis has received a warm welcome from supporters in dublin during the first papal trip to ireland in nearly forty years the pontiff is at a stadium in the irish capital where he will shortly address tens of thousands the coverups have served to erode the moral authority of the catholic church. before traveling to the stadium. or pope francis said that he shares the same pain or rather he shares the shame and pain of the church's failure to tackle abuse here's more. pope francis arrived in dublin

sight to the deepening political crisis we'll speak to our correspondent in caracas also coming up pope francis sets off on a stark mission he's on his wife of the united arab emirates says the first bombs have to visit the arabian peninsula. and in the bundesliga leave a curse and deal gone munich an unexpected blow deepening the crisis of germany's struggling champion. i'm rebecca it is welcome to the program the u.s. president donald trump is turning up the pressure on venezuela's nicolas maduro and a television interview this morning warned that sending troops into the country is an option pressure is coming from europe to france and austria have said again today they'll indorse self declared interim president. doesn't call elections before the end of the day other countries are expected to do the same in venezuela both sides held mass rallies. one going to his message to supporters is that changes around the corner he and his backers are demanding fresh presidential election it's. i some who came out to support the opposition leader say even basic survival has become a struggle i when i wa

pope francis is down with at cbsphilly not photo shopped. there you see our "eyewitness news" live truck prominently displayed there. there was a mass exit us as you guys know. this was just one of the lines tweeted cindy webster lines for train at 30th street are insane. you can imagine all these folks trying to anxiously get home. and john mcdevitt of our sister radio station sent us this shot near our station, massive lynn for septa spring garden subway is it stops. many lines died down, folks are likely home now watching us. blake robinson. blake and his lovely new bride, holding our sign cbsphilly. today they returned to the parkway a married couple and sent us this shot after mass. pope smiled at us in philadelphia, hope he'll bless our marriage in rome. >> now that the pope smiled at them. i can't imagine that's not going to happen. we got other poignant memories here. this is from diana rocco, who, as you will see was on the parkway. state police moving out crowds stopped to applaud them. this is a shot that is really memorable becau

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