For New Pope, a Complex Association with Argentina's Dirty War
Pope Francis, formerly known as Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, joins the Vatican from Argentina, where the Catholic Church has a troubled history.In 1976, a military junta seized control of the Argentine...
View ArticleToday's Takeaway | March 19, 2013
Ten Years After Iraq Invasion Refugees Reflect | Iraq’s Clouded Future | Older Americans Are Working Longer and Retiring Later | Pope Francis Pledges to Serve Poor | The FBI's New Leads on the Greatest...
View ArticlePope Francis: Church 'Obsessed' with Abortion, Gays & Birth Control
In his first extended interview since the conclave selected him for the papacy, Pope Francis says that the Church has become "obsessed" with abortion, gay marriage, and contraception."It is not...
View ArticlePope Francis Criticizes "Tyranny" of Unchecked Capitalism
On Tuesday, Pope Francis released an 84-page theological manifesto railing against what he called the “tyranny” of unfettered capitalism. The memo also called for global leaders to fight...
View ArticlePope Francis and Sexual Abuse Prevention
Despite the Pope’s popularity, the Holy See still faces a variety of problems with the church. One of the biggest issues for many Americans is the sexual abuse scandal that has plagued the church for...
View ArticleMussolini, the Pope, and the Rise of Fascism
David I. Kertzer talks about the complex and secret relationship that Pope Pius XI’s had with Italian dictator Benito Mussolini. The two men both came to power in 1922, and together changed the course...
View ArticleWill the Pope Change his Mind on Divorce?
"What God has joined together, let no one separate." For 500 years, the Catholic Church has lived by that decree from Matthew 19:6.To this day, parishioners who divorce and remarry are denied...
View ArticleWould You Take a Collect Call From the Pope?
On public radio, we deal with the big questions. Like, how does the one true omnipotent God, outside of time and space, communicate through the Holy Father in Rome? Also, remember collect calls?...
View ArticleIs There Such a Thing As a Just War?
Pope Francis has tried to refocus the Vatican by highlighting issues of human rights and economic justice and inclusion. But last week, the Pope entered into a conversation about war and confronting...
View ArticleYou'd better watch where you walk the next time you visit the Vatican
The Vatican is dense with art and history — every arch, piece of art and ceiling has a story to tell. But so do the floors, which are easy to miss. Whether paved with marble from the Coliseum or...
View ArticleThe World's Most Powerful Person? The Pope & His Mass Appeal
Pope Francis delivered his traditional Christmas address to the Vatican hierarchy earlier this week, but his message was anything but ordinary. The Pope warned against "spiritual diseases" and urged...
View ArticleBankrolling the Vatican
Gerald Posner talks about the the world’s biggest, most powerful religious institution, the Vatican, and the cardinals-turned-financiers at the heart of it. God’s Bankers: A History of Money and Power...
View ArticlePope Francis Tackles Climate Change
In his inaugural mass two years ago, Pope Francis called on world leaders for protection."Let us be protectors of creations, protectors of God's plan, inscribed in nature..protectors of one another and...
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[Unedited] Simone Campbell with Krista Tippett
Sr. Simone Campbell is the executive director of NETWORK. She is the author of "A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community." This interview is edited and produced with music...
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[Unedited] Simone Campbell with Krista Tippett
Sr. Simone Campbell is the executive director of NETWORK. She is the author of “A Nun on the Bus: How All of Us Can Create Hope, Change, and Community.” This interview is edited and produced with music...
View ArticleThe Scientists Behind Pope Francis' Encyclical on Climate Change
Today Pope Francis released a landmark encyclical letter on Climate Change. Eric Roston of Bloomberg Business discusses the letter and the Pontifical Academy of Sciences, which keeps The Bishop of Rome...
View ArticlePope Francis to Visit UN, East Harlem School During NYC Swing
Pope Francis will give an address to the United Nations and tour a Catholic school in East Harlem when he visits in September, Cardinal Timothy Dolan announced Tuesday. The Pope's schedule was released...
View ArticleBenedict XVI is Honored for Keen Devotion to Classical Music
VATICAN CITY (AP) -- Benedict XVI, emeritus pope and theologian, reflected on Saturday on classical music as an "encounter with the divine," saying listening to Mozart helps him experience "very deeply...
View ArticleGov. Brown Champions Immigrant Rights, Pope's Leadership
Click on the audio player above to hear this interview. Click here for Part I.When he ran for President for the first time, in 1976, Governor Jerry Brown emphasized two issues that have remained close...
View ArticleToday's Takeaways: The Death of the Summer Job, Mixed-Status Families, An...
September 01, 2015: 1. Austria Tightens Borders As Refugees Pour In | 2. Shell Invests Billions Into Arctic Drilling | 3. The Death of the Summer Job | 4. Pope to Allow Priests to Forgive Abortion...
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