the world meeting of families, an event the world meeting of families, an eve nt ru n the world meetingfamilies, an event run every three years by the catholic church to celebrate the role of the family in the church. a little earlier today, the pope went to the shrine of knock in the west of ireland. a crowd of around 40,000 people were there. and doing —— during the short speech he delivered, he spoke of asking for god's forgiveness for the open wound of abuse. and saying also to the crowd that there would be action and justice. let's listen to this report. papal robes over an overcoat, pope francis began the second leg of his visit in the irish rain in of the most holy sites in ireland, knock, where an apparition of the virgin mary was once said to have appeared. thousands came to see pope francis today in the flesh. good morning. cheering. in his speech to sunday worshippers, pope francis once again addressed the issue of abuse, but today going further, speaking about the need forjustice. translation: none of us can fail to be moved by the stories of young people who have suffered a

tomorrow he will be heading to county mayo to the shrine and he will also be taking part in the world meeting of families mass. earlier this evening we heard he spent 19 minutes with eight survivors of hierarchal sexual abuse. anita is there for us. she's in dublin. thank you very much. as we continue to look at these images of pope frances's arrival at the park stadium we're getting a little bit more detailfrom park stadium we're getting a little bit more detail from the vatican on that meeting which lasted for 90 minutes as you say with eight

of the irish church, and indeed the world church. translation: at the end of this world meeting of families, we gather asa family world meeting of familieswe gather as a family around the table of the lord. we thank god for the many blessings we have received in our families. and we want to commit ourselves to living fully avocation to be in the touching words of saint theresa of the holy child, loving the heart of the church. in this precious moment of communion with one another and with the lord, it is good to pause and consider the source of all good things we have received. jesus reveals the origin of these blessings in today's gospel. when he speaks to his disciples. many of them were upset, confused or even angry, struggling to accept his hard sayings, the wisdom of this world. in response, the lord tells them directly. the words i have spoken to you are spirit and life. these words, with the promise of the gift of the holy spirit, are teeming with life for us to accept them in faith. they point to accept them in faith. they point to the ultimate source of all the good that we have experienced and celebrated here in these past few

the official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekendit's an event that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much

that will be the end effectively of the world meeting of families. 0nce effectively of the world meeting he leaves here he will make another speech, but not one to the irish bishop, and we will wait to hear what words he has for them at this time of considerable turmoil in the church at a time when we are seeing here today for example a great demonstration of people's faith in ireland as well. more from here later, but for now, back to shaun. annita, thank you very much. we will be waiting for that mass to begin, but for now, it's time for the film review. hello and welcome to the film review 0h hello and welcome to the film review on bbc news, and mark kermode is here. it feels like it has been ages. what have you chosen this week? the children act, starring emma thompson, and alpha, the new movie. and black klansman, the spike lee film. i have read the novel of the the children act. emma thompson is engulfed by this case, a case about a boy who was 17 years old and is refusing blood transfusions, but he is still technically a child, and there is an argument about whether or not he's be

. >>> pope is traveling to dublin, ireland, later this week to attend catholic world meetings of families and we signed john allen there who is editor for "the boston globe" crux. a lot of survivors who say, john, the pope needs to step you as you just heard there. this is a grand jury report incriminating catholic priests of sexually abusing 1,000 children. more than 300 predator priests is how they were characterized. is the pope's ability to act as a moral authority dependent on

especially in the context of the key event for him this weekend, it's a world meeting families. portunity was today. today with the state element of it. what he was addressing was the state and the relationship between the state and the church. the world meeting of families is kind of a convention that solidifies the catholic church and teachings. i think people are disappointed because i think people thought that pope francis would bring a different type of humanity and compassion. people really admire him for his teaching on climate change, the dignity on men, refugees. they would like to support him. they like the idea that he took the name francis after francis of assisi. i really don't think this is materialising right now. we are just seeing what has been called the greeting of grandparents. this couple have been married for 50 years, they recently celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. family life is challenging to my but it is worthwhile. family life is not easy for us. we were supported, however, ina for us. we were supported, however, in a special way by prayer. t

an unrealistic expectation that the pope would talk about this on this weekend, at this world meeting of familieshat the visit is not yet over, wait and watch ncf he says something further. that's one of the reasons why it might be particularly interesting if we do here from any of those eight survivors of abuse who met the pope a little earlier this evening to find out whether he has said something to them. just in the background there to the left of the background there to the left of the pope on your screen was the bishop of dublin who in advance of this visit has been calling forjust that for the church to do more and to be seen to do more. to respond to those calls from victims of abuse. for greater action from the church. some catholics argue that the church has already adopted pretty stringent safeguarding policies, but there are calls for more senior clerics and others to be defrocked. for the church to disassociate itself in many ways from individuals who have abused or covered up abuse. so an official welcome here in the park called after the archbishop of normal idiocy for major sporti

the official reason for the visit is his presence at the world meeting of families, an event thatis worldlies, an event that is held every three years, hosted in dublin this year, which celebrates the role of the family in the catholic church. these are the aerial shots of aras an uachtarain, the irish president'sresidence. but the irish president'sresidence. but the ireland that pope francis is visiting is so different from the one that popejohn paul ii visited in 1979. there have been so many changes, including most recently, the referendum in which people here voted by two thirds to a third approximately to allow abortion. we have had the referendum allowing gay marriage, ireland the first country to allow that by public vote. and then running through all of that, what the former irish president, mary mcaleese has called the dark side irish catholicism, the issue of abuse, the issue of the mistreatment of unmarried women and their babies in homes across ireland. you can see pope francis emerging with michael higgins and his wife sabina. he will be leaving the president'sofficial reside

he reflects on the official reason for his visit to take part in the world meeting of families, and event reflect on and celebrate the role of the family in the catholic church. he talks about the duty of every generation to cherish and protect ethical and spiritual values. in the face of difficulties faced by families in today's rapidly evolving society. he calls families the glue of society, their welfare cannot be taken for granted but must be promoted and protected by every possible means. it is within the family each of us took his or her first steps in life. we are expecting the pope shortly in the speech to reflect on the peace process in northern ireland that led to the signing of the good friday agreement. to hope for its continued survival that that process will go from strength to strength. and then of course to talk about the victims of course to talk about the victims of abuse by priests, the victims of cover—ups of that abuse. the young women, typically unmarried mothers, who were sent to work in the magdalene laundries. for those who we re magdalene laundries. for those who

, and now at the conclusion of early evening together we will recite a prayer for this world meeting of the families prayer for this world meeting of families. god, our father, we are brothers and sisters injesus your son, one family, in the spirit of your love. bless us with the joy of love. make us patient and kind, gentle and generous, welcoming to those in need. help us to live your forgiveness and peace. protect all families with your loving care, especially those for whom we now pray. the remember the family members and others. increase our faith, strengthen our hope, keep us safe in your love, make us always grateful for the gift of life that we share. this we ask, through christ our lord, amen. mary, motherand guide, pray for us. saintjoseph, father and protector, pray for us. saints joachim and anne, pray for us. saints louis and z lie martin, pray for us.

this will be the closing event of the world meeting of families, the official reason for pope francisn ireland this weekend. an event organised by the catholic church every three years to celebrate the role of the family in the church. let's now return to pictures from one, in county mayo in the west of ireland. the holy shrine that pope francis will be visiting, he arrived at knock airport, west of ireland airport, officially it is called. a short 20 minute flight from dublin with flight number eii979, to reflect the last time there was a pipe in ireland, john paulil there was a pipe in ireland, john paul ii, back in 1979, almost a0 yea rs paul ii, back in 1979, almost a0 years ago. making his way down the steps of the aircraft, when he flies back from knock to dublin it will be el 2018, marking his own visit here. a5,000 people expected in knock for the event. he was greeted by airport officials, senior clergy, school children from the area as well. there have been big rehearsals in knock for this event today. joining me here in dublin is theologian father aidan connolly, he can exp

tonight is the festival of families, part of this world meeting of families gathering over the weekendw it seats about 75,000 people, we are told tonight and we are just starting to get the scale of the numbers of the people coming into the stadium just now. the pope will be arriving a little later on and will be giving a speech talking about the importance of family but alongside that it is very much a concert planned for this evening, with local performers, irish dancers and speakers around the world to. different families giving their testimony and also speaking about the importance of the union of family tonight. in the pope's speech to will be reflecting on some of his favourite things, the vulnerable, the homeless, some of the things he has made a priority in his papacy. expected about 75,000 people here this evening, this has been one of the biggest gatherings of the weekend but actually this is small numbers compared to what would be the culmination of the pope's visit this weekend because tomorrow some half a million people are expected for his mass in phoenix park. this is ex

very much the focus of his visit, this festival of families, the world meeting of families that is takinglace and dublin. with neither theologian father eamon conway. we spoke earlier today as well. —— with me, the theologian. so on the thursday of this visit, we we re so on the thursday of this visit, we were chatting earlier, and you are saying how he was very much bringing the church into family life, but in the church into family life, but in the actions of everyday life, that is where the church is at? his key m essa 9 es is where the church is at? his key messages beyond the words he spoke today. what really matters in the churches family life in the ordinary circumstances of everyday. hopes, bishops, priests, cardinals, they are not the most important people in the church. a sin for pope francis is what he calls clericalism, thinking that priests have some kind of priority pass to holiness. that is in the everyday circumstances of everyday life, making a cup of tea, saying we are sorry, showing forgiveness and being open to correction, the ordinary, everyday moments of human life.

the corps of his talks to the world meeting families has been the importance of handing on faith, givinga vision for how god can enrich their lives. father aidan mcconnell way, thank you very much. if we look behind and between, you can see the specially built author and stage where the pope will say mass, later on. you can see the grass in the foreground, expect not to be able to see any of that, we expect a crowd of half a million people to arrive. many hardy souls already braving the rain and not very clement conditions to stake their place for this event. we will bring you much more coverage of pope francis‘ visit and further reaction to what he has said today as well. for now, back to you in the studio. thank you very much indeed. john mccain, the vietnam war hero turned us senator and presidential candidate, has died. he was 81. on friday, he announced he had stopped treatment for an aggressive brain tumour. there‘ve been many tributes paid to a politician who lost the race for the white house to barack obama, but who was always seen as a man of principle, honour and political conv

official reason for the pope's visit to ireland this weekend has been to take part in the world meeting of familiesens, catholic church organised event, that happens every three yea rs. event, that happens every three years. so, much of the focus of the speech has been about the family, marriage, bringing up children in faith. and with values. but, of course, many would say, if you're talking about the family, then, of course, it is the most appropriate time to address the... abuse of young children, that was carried out... by... priests and... in catholic run institutions in ireland. the commentators i've spoken to over the last 2a hours or so have said that it was unrealistic to expect or believe that the pope might set out, in any sort of detail, what further steps the church might take, to bring abusers all those who come up abuse, to justice. —— bring abusers all those who come up abuse, tojustice. —— or those who come up abuse. but they were hopeful, according to some, that the church would soon be setting out further measures. —— or those who cover up further measures. —— or those who cover

the visit, his attendance at a regular catholic event which celebrates the role of the family in the church, a world meetingmilies is held in a different country every three yea rs a different country every three years and this year it is the turn of ireland and dublin to host the gathering. of course his visit is dominated by the scandal of the abuse of children by priests and in other catholic run institutions, other catholic run institutions, other scandals that the catholic church has had to confront in recent yea rs. church has had to confront in recent years. so we heard from him a bit earlier, here at dublin castle, where i'm speaking to you from. addressing this issue but is it to the satisfaction of those who want the satisfaction of those who want the church to do more customer we will get some reaction to that in a moment. first this report from emma vardy. descending on dublin this morning, shepherd one, the papal plane. this is ireland's first visit from the pope in four decades. and welcoming the head of the catholic church has been a much anticipated moment. ireland was once known as the most

many people experience that last night, as well, at the world meeting of families festival. archbishop of the diocese of tuam is very persuasive. and francis did not need much persuading because of his personal devotion to our lady. and popes do honour national basilicas and shrines if they can. we have two in ireland, a place of pilgrimage in ireland, in the north—west, lough deargh. perhaps next time he will go there. there was mention from the irish prime minister that there could be a future visit which would include northern ireland. there does seem to be some impetus behind this idea. there does. in the global catholic world of 1.2 billion, we are a small island on the periphery of europe. but this visit is about issues of reconciliation. we have a story to tell, although we are bowed down at the moment, we have a story to tell about peace and reconciliation and what we are learning from overcoming mutual problems and religious difficulties. he spoke about that at this speech in dublin yesterday. he has referred to that a number of times. i suspect there will be some w

ahead of pope francis's arrival for the festival of families, and this world meeting of families thatised by the catholic church every three years to celebrate and reflect on the role of the family in the catholic church. pope francis will listen to testimonies from families from ireland, candidate, iraq, africa and many countries represented here tonight. —— canada. by concert has been going on. a river dance troupe performing in upwards of 70,000 people at this event this evening. and we wait to hear what pope francis will say on what will be his third public speech on his first day of his visit to ireland. we will bring that to you but back to the studio. 0ther other news on bbc news... egypt's top prosecutor says the deaths of a british couple who died at a hotel resort in the country — were not due to poisonous gas emissions in their room. john and susan cooper were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in hurghada, both died on tuesday amid claims the hotel's air conditioning system might be to blame. concern following the deaths led to other holidaymakers being flown ho

this afternoon, which will conclude the official reason for his visit, his presence at the world meeting of familiescis's visit to ireland on bbc news. the weather is going downhill for most of us this morning and this afternoon. increasing cloud, strengthening wind and some rain to. the winds are strong, particularly around western and southern coasts, gusting to around a0 mph. here is the cloud spreading of the atlantic due to an area of low pressure and we have weather fronts and they will be parked right on top of the uk during the afternoon. in the east, this is where the heaviest of the rain will arrive later today. after that dry spell this morning, by the time we get a lunchtime, we can see that rain spreading right across the uk. however, across the west, noticed that the weather is going to improve later this afternoon so i suspect belfast and maybe western parts of scotland, places where the sun will come out. so not such a bad end to the date year. but the rain may last in the south—east until the latter pa rt may last in the south—east until the latter part of the evening. tonight, the

while the pope is in dublin you have the churches meeting the world meeting of families happening a once every three year convention happening and double at the same time and they've actually denied the request of a couple catholic l.g.b. t. groups from participating they've cited space and logistical issues so in response a one rainbow choir used the power of song to protest by gathering outside we can see here outside the convention location singing the same song. so speaking of families as many as thirteen hundred families living in emergency shelters in dublin even maybe face the prospect of having to be sent out of dublin while the pope is there which many people see as a grave contradiction of church values and state priorities especially when you look at the cost of this is that this is costing up to thirty two million euros it might be for this thirty six hour visit of the pope twenty million of which is going to be covered by the church but the rest most likely the city or the state so add to the usual delays and disruptions that such a visit causes to any city and is a lot for

. >> reporter: the pope is expected to address the scandal this week at the world meeting of families in ireland. >>> thousands of students are heading back to school this week. we have the warning for school student who could be tardy for class. >>> commercial free? a thing of the past for netflix. why they are testing some ads while you binge watch. >>> it is cloudy and foggy but that is starting to clear out. we have sunny skies and some places, hazy and others. taking a look at the sales force tower, i will show you what we will get, coming up. it's back to school for tens of thousands of kids in san francisco .. and many of them were told to expect service delays and longer wait times if they planned on taking muni. kpix 5 reporter jackie ward lls us how it we >>> it is back to school for tens of thousands of kids in san francisco and many of them were told to expect service delays and longer wait times if they planned -- jackie ward tells us how it went. >> reporter: 29,000 school kids rely on taking you need to get them to class. there is the potential for kids to be late to sc

of the world so this is a global problem. the pope is coming to a world meeting of families. think there is live expectation that when he gets here, he needs to have something to say that goes beyond, i'm sorry, that goes towards what are we going to do about it? and not just in terms of preventing the crime of abuse, but also dealing with the cover-up that is when bishops and other leaders in the church know about accusations of abuse and fail to act, then they need to be held accountable too. that is piece of the puzzle has has really not fallen yet into place. i think people here and around the world are expecting francis will address it in it ireland. >> yes. in fact, pennsylvania's a.g. josh shapiro said the case not closed. does the church support legal action against those who are accused? >> oh, absolutely. the church's firm follow, certainly in the united states, since 2002 when the sex abuse crisis first flblew up there an the bishops adopted their charter in a meeting in dallas. the position of the church in the united states has been full cooperation with civil au

he will find celebration and anger, celebration at the world meeting of families. to speak there on saturday evening, but there is anger, over decades of sexual abuse and coverups at the hands of catholic priests and church leaders, especially after the report coming out of the u.s. state of pennsylvania that reignited that controversy. the pope is set to speak with victims of abuse. the stops will include dublin chasm, a homeless chasm, st. mary's probe cathedral an a celebration in dublin. sunday includes an open air mass in dublin's park. let's talk about this with our junior analyst john allen. the editor of the independent news site crooks. john, we are waiting to see the pope set foot in ireland. again, let's set the context here in ireland, given this reignition into the scandal that seems to playing the catholic church, the feeling there in ireland, among many people will be raw. >> reporter: yeah, that's absolutely right, george. as you mentioned, the pope is coming to cap off a world meeting of families, catholic families from all over the world, which ha

attending, including tomorrow, in phoenix park, the massive mass, a culmination of this world meeting of familiesn. half a million people are more are expected. there will also be protests, acts of remembrance for the victims of abuse and other victims of catholic institutions, taking place this weekend. a different atmosphere from 1979, and the adulation that greeted john paul ii. we will bring coverage of all of that to you. right now, back to the studio. thank you very much. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. mauritius, a force of nature in the middle of the indian ocean. mauritius is marking the 50th year of independence from british colonial rule, but the intriguing, rich and sometimes dark story of this island nation goes back way before then. 0n myjourney, i'm going to explore the history of mauritius. see and taste how multiculturalism works here. mmmm, that is nice. this island is so often labelled as just a luxury beach paradise, but the reality is so much more fascinating than that. mauritius, gorgeous beaches, turquoise waters and lush vegetation, but the human story is j

the arch bishop of washington will not give his scheduled keynote address at the world meeting of familiesn ireland. churches across the northeast held a mass of forgiveness yesterday. the bishop of harrisburg who is accused of trying to protect two priests apologized. >> in the name of our local church i voice again my heartfelt sorrow and sincere apology to all survivors of clergy sexual abuse. >> the report claims more than 1,000 children were abused since the 1940s. formal charges are expected to be filed today against the murdered his pregnant wife and two young daughters. chris watts was arrested last week. the bodies of his wife and two children were discovered on the property owned by the oil company where watts worked. the cause of their deaths has not been made public. police have not released any information about a possible motive. >>> in nashville a man hunt is underway for two gunmen that alleged killed two people. the victims were gunned down outside of a bar early friday morning. investigators say it's possible the murders are connecticut -- connected to at least three othe

back at tonight's world meeting of families event in croke park, a reminder, if needed, that the futureurch in ireland will depend on its ability to treasure the youngest of its members. earlier, i spoke with fatherjohn kenny from partry about ireland's response to the pope's visit. we have a reputation in ireland for it 100,000 welcomes. certainly the pope would have felt that but of course on a more serious matter, he also was here to meet and greet with the people involved in the world gathering of families. ifeel the people involved in the world gathering of families. i feel his visit has been overshadowed, to a great extent, by the present history we are going through and the past history he has addressed so forcibly in relation to the matters to do especially with the sexual scandals of the church and are so many people who represented the church. father kenny, you are based in rural ireland. you are regarded as being a rather progressive catholic priest. iam rather progressive catholic priest. i am interested to learn how the pope's visit has been received outside of the urban ce

beauty and importance of family, with its lights and shadows, i wrote my exhortation on the joy of love, andi my exhortation on the joy of love, and i wanted the theme of this world meetings love in god wants every family to be a beacon ofjoy, of his love in our world. what does this mean? it means that we, who have encountered god‘s saving love, try with or without words to express it in little acts of kindness in our daily routine and in the most hidden moments of our day. that is what holiness is all about. i like to speak of the saints next door. all of those ordinary people who reflect god‘s presence in the life and history of our world. the vocation to love and to holiness is not something reserved for a few privileged. no. even now, if we have eyes to see, we can see it being lived out all around us. it is suddenly present in the heart of all of those families that offer love, forgiveness and mercy when they see the need. and do so quietly, without great fanfare.

back at tonight's world meeting of families event in croke park, a reminder, if needed, that the futurech in ireland will depend on its ability to treasure the youngest of its members. and our religion editor martin bashir gave us this assement of how the days events have been received, and the challenges the pope faces in tackling the scandals which have hit the church. princess arrived in ireland at the blizzard of child abuse allegations. we had that none 100 page report out of the state of pennsylvania which detailed incredible allegations against 300 members of the clergy. in may, all of the bishops in chile offered their resignations of. and we had the two reports into the schools in england. when pope francis was elected in 2013, he made dyla n francis was elected in 2013, he made dylan with child sexual abuse one of his priorities. five years on, and the scandals keep coming. and so will while he retains an level of popularity as an individual, many survivors say that unless he introduces an aggressive zero tolerance policy and new mechanisms for accountability and transparency,

vast numbers braved the wet weather the climax of a weeklong world meeting of families. where the celebration has been overshadowed by renewed anger over. by members of the clergy for potentially thousands of victims the church was anything but a family as a place of fear and betrayal. we ask forgiveness for the abuses in ireland abuses of power conscience and sexual abuse perpetrated by members with roles of responsibility in the church in a special way we ask for pardon for all the pieces committed in various types of institutions run by male or female religious figures by other members of the church and we ask for forgiveness for those cases of exploitation of manual work that many young women and men were subjected to we ask for forgiveness. pope francis was quick to condemn the abuse as repugnant crimes and met privately with eight survivors he apologized to all of us for all of opposites. the locked wall of us now i don't know if thoughts of the official church apology for everything that happened but certainly apologize to all this offense was an important first st

tomorrow and of course this visit although the main reason for it is attendance at this world meeting of familiess organised by the catholic church every three years, undoubtedly it is being dominated by what he has already said and what he's going to saying about the abuse of children by priests, the cover—ups of that abuse and other scandals that have set the catholic church in the decades sincejohn paul ii was here. we will have much more on all of that for you and an appraisal of what pope francis has said so far in a few moments. first this report from emma va rdy. descending on dublin this morning, shepherd one, the papal plane. this is ireland's first visit from the pope in four decades. and welcoming the head of the catholic church has been a much anticipated moment. ireland was once known as the most catholic country in the world. but rocked by scandals, the church has fallen from grace. in dublin, pope francis spoke of the sexual abuse of children by catholic priests and the failure of the church to address it. translation: the failure of ecclesiastical authorities, bishops, religious s

back at tonight's world meeting of families event in croke park, a reminder, if needed, that the futuren ireland will depend on its ability to treasure the youngest of its members. egypt's top prosecutor says the deaths of a british couple, who died at a hotel resort in the country, were not due to poisonous gas emissions in their room. john and susan cooper were staying at the steigenberger aqua magic hotel in hurghada and both died on tuesday amid claims the hotel's air conditioning system might be to blame. concern following the deaths led to other holidaymakers being flown home — the first arriving back in the uk earlier today. katy austin reports. it's still unclear how an apparently fit and healthy couple died at this 5—star red sea resort. john and susan cooper, both in their 60s, were found ill on tuesday at the aqua magic hotel in the hurghad area of egypt. inspectors found no evidence of toxic gas leaks in their hotel room and the local hospital manager said fumes were unlikely to have caused their deaths. translation: i don't think it was gas poisoning because if a group of p

the official reason for this visit is the world meeting of families, which dublin is hosting this weekendt that happens every three yea rs, an event that happens every three years, celebrating the role of the family in the catholic church. of course, there is much more going on than just that event. the backdrop to all of this huge social change that has been happening in ireland since the last papal visit byjohn paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 yea rs paul ii back in 1979, nearly a0 years ago. in that time, the relationship between the people, the state and the church hierarchy has become much more complicated, much less differential, presenting challenges for all. dublin has spent weeks preparing for its first papal visit in almost a0 years. saturday will bring pope francis to ireland, with hundreds of thousands expected here in the city's phoenix park on sunday to attend mass. in 1979, whenjohn paul ii came to ireland, 90% of catholics attended weekly mass. contraception, abortion and divorce were against the law here. now that figure is a0% and it is a very different ireland that will

back at tonight's world meeting of families event in croke park, a reminder, if needed, that the futured on its ability to treasure the youngest of its members. martinjoins us from dublin this evening. martin, what's your assessment of how the day has unfolded? pope francis arrived in ireland following something of a global blizzard of child abuse allegations. we had that near 900 page report from the state of pennsylvania detailing credible allegations against 300 members of the clergy. in may, all of the bishops in chile offered their resignations. and we had the report into ampleforth and tyneside, those prestigious catholic schools in england. then pope francis was elected in 2013, he made dealing with child sexual abuse one of his priorities. five years on, the scandals keep coming. while he retains a level of popularity as an individual, many survivors say that u nless individual, many survivors say that unless he introduces an aggressive, zero tolerance policy and new mechanisms for accountability and transparency, then the church here in ireland and probably elsewhere will conti

elaine, now the focus shifts to the vatican and pope francis, d mewhat he plans to say at the world meeting of familiesext week in ireland. >> quijano: demarco morgan, a,ank you. in california, a 36-year-old undocumented worker could be deported just days after his cofe gave birth. the couple has five children. the youngest was born a few days ago. but the child's father wasn't there, because he had been a arrested by ice agents. brter evans has the story. or reporter: surveillance video shows maria del carmen-venegas, nine months pregnant and histerical on the phone, ice agents just arrested her husband, surrounding their car at a gas station while they were on the way to the hospital to give birth by a scheduled c- section. "they asked if i could show some i.d.," she says. e.en they asked for her husband's i.d., which she says was at home. that's when ice agents asked joel arrona-lara to step out of the vehicle and took him into custody. venegas had to drive herself to the hospital. "he's never even had a ticket," pe says. "the police have never stopped hm." venegas says her husband has been in the u

francis is in dublin for the world meeting of families, held once every three years, and more than 37,000 people have signed. up to atte joining us now via skype from dablin is freelance correspondent amerguson. e amanda we're used to the pope being greeted li rock star, people lining the streets of whatever streets he visit. that was not the case in dublin. why? >> well, it's not necessarily it wasn't the case. there just maybe wasn't the same crowds thpope would have drawn in 1979 when his predecessor visited. certainly there were large numbers of people ls ing the stren dublin, but also there was a large number of protestsers as well, survivors of abuse, who wanted to make their point of abuse scandals. >> sreenivasan: how much hasst the receipt abuse scandal made the news in ireland? and put that in context of what and has been through wi its own abuse scandal decades ago. inly givenll, cert that the pope was visiting cub dublin today, and tomorrow as een intenseocus has b from international media. there are 1200 journalists from ll of theies with a eyes every move that the pope is ma

a jamboree to celebrate the world meeting of families that happens every three years, organised by thethe role of the family in the church, looking back at what is happening so far we have richard main. the arrival of pope francis in ireland comes at a time of crisis for the catholic church. despite a string of high profile abuse scandals, there was a celebratory atmosphere as thousands lined the streets of dublin to greet the pontiff. and last night, a distinctly irish display at the festival of families at croke park, as 65,000 people gathered to hear the pope speak about the importance of family and the strain social media can place on relationships. but away from crowds and the bright lights, pope francis has come face—to—face with the trauma that the churches scandals have left behind. he spent 90 minutes yesterday evening meeting with eight survivors of clerical abuse, amongst them was father was patrick mccafferty from belfast, who said the pope had a clear view of the issues facing the church in ireland. he was addressing a terrible reality and described it as filth, and as his

a huge crowd of up to half a million people have gathered for this final event of the world meeting of families here in dublin. here the other headlines this hour. british—iranian charity worker, nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, returns to prison in iran, following a three day release. her family hoped she would be granted an extension. senatorjohn mccain, the americam vietnam war hero who became a republican politician and canddate for president, has died at the age of 81. a search and rescue operation is underway for two fishermen after their boat sank off the coast of great yarmouth in norfolk. and coming up in half an hour in weather world. and this time we are in scotland. we will discover what scientists are doing to help protect one of scotland's most famous products, whiskey. hello and welcome back to a blustery phoenix park in dublin where mass is being celebrated by pope francis continues this afternoon. it has been really striking this occasion as the congregation broke into applause on a number of occasions because of what they were hearing. there was the pope's speaking in his native spa

vast numbers braved the wet weather the climax of a weeklong world meeting of families. for the celebration has been overshadowed by renewed anger over. by members of the clergy for potentially thousands of victims the church was anything but a family is a place of fear and betrayal. we ask forgiveness for the abuses in ireland abuses of power conscience and sexuality is perpetrated by members with roles of responsibility in the church. in a special way we ask for pardon for all the abuses committed in various types of institutions run by male or female religious figures by other members of the church and we ask for forgiveness for those cases of exploitation of manual that many young women and men were subjected to we ask for forgiveness. pope francis was quick to condemn the abuse as repugnant crimes and met privately with eight survivors he apologized to all of us for all of opposites. the locked wall of us now i don't know if thoughts of the official church apology for everything that happened but it certainly apologized to all of us felt it was an important first ste

front and center this weekend as pope francis heads to ireland for what the church calls the world meeting of familiesof the big questions, obviously, for this event is it time for the catholic church to experience its own #metoo moment? that is the topic of marks new op-ed and joins me with the religion analyst father jonathan morris. thank you for being with us today. mark, i want to start by playing for you a priest this week who spoke a reading to the parishioners that you mention in your editorial. let's let everyone play the message from this priest this week in church. >> because my sheep have become food for every wild beast, does says the lord god, i swear i'm coming against the shepherds. i will claim my sheep from them. i will save my sheep. >> martha: mark, why did you choose to include that in your work? >> i hope every bishop who covered up the abuse listened to that reading on wednesday's mass and trembled. and trembled. because they are as guilty of the abuse as the priest who carry them out. the fact is the holy father wrote, frankly, a beautiful letter to the faithful this week in wh

there has been four days of the world meeting of families. all over the world looking at the life of the family with humility and honesty. some of these difficult issues about past abuse and the treatment of the lgbt community that have been discussed openly and it is for the conclusion of this that the holy father is coming. it is a very, very important moment and an important moment for the whole of this country. all the difficulties from the past, other brits are still very much in need tradition and in that tradition, family plays a crucial part. you have nodded to some of the problems that the church faces and still faces. what can the pope do in way of viewing? what should he do it? would you expect him to make public reference to this? that are going to beat three speeches by him, would you expect him to address the difficult questions? well, i do more than nod to them. i think we have to look them straight in the eye. i think only slowly and we're beginning to understand the real horror of child abuse, not just in understand the real h

listen, i have been in dublin all week covering the world meeting of families. at's a vatican-sponsored gathering of catholic families from all over the world, which is the official reason for pope francis' visit to ireland. i will tell you that the mood here is clearly that people are expecting pope francis to tackle the clerical sexual abuse scandals in catholicism head on, and they're looking for something more than simply apologies and reassurances. they have heard those things from popes and other church officials before. they are looking for some concrete indication of what action pope francis intends to take, particularly on the issue of accountability, and accountability not just for the crime of child sexual abuse, but also for the cover-up of that crime by bishops and other senior officials. and so, i would say that if pope francis does not deliver that, the disappointment here is going to be deep and it's going to be real, victor and christi. >> it's interesting, because it was 1979 when pope john paul ii made the last trip there. and at that point, di

he is no longer defending the annual world meeting of families in ireland. ive the keynote address, no explanation was given for the cancellation. >> reporter: thank you very much. a rare moment of cooperation. despite rising tensions between the us and turkey. turkish authorities announcing the arrest of two suspect in connection with the shooting at the american embassy in istanbul. a statement from the us embassy praised fast and professional action of the turkish government and police as well as their support and protection. a moment of solidarity as donald trump continues to battle turkey over to refusal to release an american pastor accused of plotting a coup, charges he had only denies. french oil giant totalme quitting its multibillion-dollar gas project in iran is the was implement its first round of tough sanctions. carmakers dialer and renault dropping plans to invest in iran along with deutsche telekom. a new report, rescuing venezuela as failing economy, an increase to gas prices and introduction of a new currency that comes with a 3000% increase

vast numbers braved the wet weather the climax of a weeklong world meeting of families. with a celebration has been overshadowed by renewed anger over. by members of the clergy for potentially thousands of victims the church was anything but a family as a place of fear and betrayal. we also forgiveness for the abuses in oil and abuses of power conscience and sexuality is perpetrated by members with the.

he is set to speak at the world meeting of families, but what will he say in response to growing angernd the latest scandal of sex abuse and coverup at the hands of catholic priests and church leaders? it is the same pain that rocked families in ireland decades ago and many now want to know what will the pope do to stop this from happening again. let's go live to dublin. john allen is standing by live this hour. he is editor of a catholic news site crux. of course a lot of people will be waiting to see the pope, but ahead of this visit, what is the mood there in dublin? >> reporte >> well, if i had to pick one word to describe the mood, it would be anger. as you mentioned, ireland is arguably the single country in the world most scarred by the catholic church's clerical sexual abuse scandals. the catholic church here historically has run every school, every hospital, every orphanage, every institution in the country. parishes are the center of community life. so the sex scandals here have had a reach that is deep and profound. and as you say, that legacy is now decades old. i think peo

elaine, now the focus shifts to the vatican and pope francis and what he plans to say at the world meeting of families next week in iowa. >> demarco morgan, thank you. >>> in california, a 36-year-old undocumented worker could be deported just days after his wife gave birth. the couple has five children. the youngest was born a few days ago, but the child's father wasn't there because he'd been >> reporter: surveillance video shows maria del carmen nine months pregnant and hysterical on the phone. i.c.e. agents just arrested her husband surrounding their car at a gas station while they were on the way to the hospital to give birth by a scheduled c-section. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: they asked if i could show some i.d., she says. then they asked for her husband's i.d., which she says was at home. that's when i.c.e. agents asked joel to step out of the vehicle and took him into custody. she had to drive herself to the hospital. >>> he's never even had a ticket, she says. the police have never stopped him. she said her husband has been in the u.s. for 12 years. immigration and customs en

he is at a catholic meeting that takes place every three years, called the world meeting of families worship will focus on the family. there were two american cardinals who were due to appear and speak at meetings, they were there to talk about protecting children from abuse. and they have both now said they will not appear at the meeting in ireland on friday. there is a gathering sort of feeling that the pope is going to have to say something specific when he appears in ireland at the weekend. it is not just words, what about action, what measures can we expect to see against these individuals. that is what we're not sure about. that is what we're not sure about. that is what survivors of abuse have been saying. they want to hear more than words and condemnation of the abuse, because abuse has been going on for a long time in the church. the survivors think the pope has missed a trick to carry out some sanction against those who were responsible for abuse orfor covering against those who were responsible for abuse or for covering it up. let's put it into the wider context, it stems

the cardinal has also canceled his appearances this weekend at the world meeting of families in irelandhere he was set to give a keynote speech in front of the speech. no reason given for the cancellation. >> dana: all right brian, thank you. dozens of families ripped apart by war and conflict are reunited for the first time in decades. about 90 south koreans crossing the border into the north today to see their loved ones. many of them have not seen each other since the start of the korean war in 1950. former eric trump attorney michael cohen facing new legal trouble. why prosecutors are focused on loans for his taxi business. plus the u.s. and israel teaming up in a bid to put new pressure on iran. i'll take that. [cheers] 30 grams of protein and 1 gram of sugar. new ensure max protein. in two great flavors. new ensure max protein. stop fearing your alarm clock... with new*! zzzquil pure zzzs. a drug-free blend of botanicals with melatonin ...that supports your natural sleep cycle... ...so you can seize the morning. new! zzzquil pure zzzs. >> dana: federal investigators now looking in

they can't ignore whether in chile or ireland where the pope will go on saturday for the world meeting of familiesnews is absolutely devastating. it shows there is a systematic problem and what appears to be a systematic problem within the catholic church. >> one of the tkey findings, it was not one diocese here and there did something similar. we saw across perish after perish them handling it the same way and there were quite a few victims responded to what the pope. many of them are not convinced that this is not enough. >> i want to play one sound byte. >> he admitted to what we already know and the rest of it i heard before. i mean zero tolerance, we heard that after boston. >> is that some of what you are hearing today. >> i think it is more mixed, i would say. certainly what shawn said there and survivors are like really? you have to tell me any of this? i know it. >> i have been talking about it. >> right. >> and in some cases for years and years. >> the pope acknowledges and the power of their stories that has gotten the response both from the church and from civil authorities now the que