maybe we should be listening to pope benedict on this. all plays out. >> martha: a lot of people weighing in on this pier this is reuters vatican corresponded saying, pope perez pope benedict saidhe would livee world, he's broken that promise writing a book while his successor is considering a rather -- make a major decision for the future of the catholic church. if pope francis goes forward with this plan, it will be undermined by the knowledge that everybody is aware of what the prior pope who did leave, which is extraordinarily unusual, what he thinks. >> in the introduction to this book, pope emeritus benedict the 16th and cardinal in obedience to the pope, they make it very clear that we are not the pope. this is pope benedict xvi, now retired pope benedict offering an opinion. he's not governing. i think of pope francis make a decision, i'm sure prevented it will get in line. >> martha: really quickly, do you think this will happen that celibacy will slowly erode in the institution of the church? >> i think what will happen is it wil

. >>> when pope benedict resigned his papacy and was replaced by pope francis, benedict became pope emeritus and was supposed to stay, quote, hidden from the world that didn't last long. benedict is a new author of a new book defending celibacy within the priesthood ahead reports the pope is considering some priests to wed. >> here you have the issue of celibacy, which of course is central to the priesthood, and you have two popes often seen on different sides of the spectrum. one more conservative, one more liberal, and of course there is only one church. >> to experience the moment with you. >> reporter: in the hollywood version, "the two popes" find common ground. >> if i was pope, i would be in here every day. >> reporter: the real life version may not be quite as tidy. to have two men at the vatican dressed in white is rare to say the least. benedict xvi is just the second pope to resign in the church's 2,000-year history. as pope emeritus, benedict pledged not to interfere on major church affairs, to leave room forehis successor, pope francis to lead. that's why he was cited a as co-au

former pope benedict weighing in on a sensitive issueesacing his sur, pope franc. highly usual. then it turned out he reportedly disagreed with a potential change in church law. -- law considering.ncis was that law is celibacy among priests. amna nawaz picks up the story. amna: the controversy w tied month.ext being pub in it, the pope p defenestly celibacy as integral to the catholic church and rights he could not remain silent about it. that flies in the face of a vote at a special summit convened by pope francis last fall were bishops agreed some married men could be ordaine change, it would only apply to certain regions where there are priest shortages. the latest twist, benedict's team said he did not co-authed the book and wants his name removed. a senior analyst has been following this issue closely. he joins "newshour"newshour welcome to the." >> good to be with you. amna: setting asi pope benedict's involvement in the book or not, just this issue of clerical celibacy, how big of a deal is it that he congd consider cg this? >> this is a very big deal. there

decisi and, you know, pope benedict recognizes that. he would accept whatever decision pope francis makes. and the people who are alys quoting pope benedict should realize that and be ready to acpt whateverecision pope francis makes. >> nawaz: complicated topic. we'll continue to follow it here. father, thank you as always. >> god to be with you. >> woodruff: one-fifth of the world's population lives without enough water and in india, half of india's population, some 600 hereion, reside in areas water resources are highly stressed. special correspondent fred de sam lazaro reports from the coastal city of chennai on the balancing act between rapid economic development and water management. >> reporter: in chennai's poorer neighborhoods, like ayanavaram, people drop whatever they're doing when they hear the water tanker squeezing into the narro. alle it is their only source of clean drinking water and it comes every other day. >> ( ertranslated ): the tap we get stinks of sewage, this water is much better. we depend on the water tankers. >

pope. i'd like to see my correction. >> did you feel like you could relate to benedict? >> oh, yes. >> in what sense? >> well, i'm old, like he is. >> reporter: but he sure doesn't act old. >> it's astounding. >> it's something, isn't it? >> reporter: when he's not out shooting movies, sir anthony, who turns 82 this month, is an avid painter. >> you have several going at once? >> yeah. >> reporter: you might say hopkins has a knack for creating indelible images. >> did you do all these drawings, doctor? >> that is the duomo seen from the belvedere. y know fran rep in a sreer. 'sor >> dr. hungry villain. >> you knew hannibal lector was the part of a lifetime when you read the script? was one of tho. >> what's your relationship with that character now? >> nothing. i've forgotten all about it. >> but people must constantly -- >> they want me to do the -- >> i aets his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti. >> reporter: for him, the 1991 role seemed to come at just the right time. >> you fly back to school now, little starling. >> some say, why did you do that part?

pope benedict the 16th who pledged to remain hidden from the world when he retired in 2013 has broken his silence to passionately defend celibacy in a new book benedict who became the 1st pope in more than 600 years to resign because of ill health so the traditional hours priests to focus on. the comments come at a time when pope francis is considering easing a ban on married men serving as priests south american bishops of call for a change to help end a shortage of priests particularly in indigenous communities in the amazon. pope francis the 1st latin american pope is said to have an instinctive understanding of the region's challenges. it is pope francis' who will make any final decision but the surprise intervention from pope benedict under schools fundamental divisions of the 1300000000 member church many catholics who ever deny francis and benedict have different views on married priests what benny think believes about priestly celibacy is exactly the same as what pope francis believes the senate on the amazon asked him look at there are communities who don't get a priest even

. ♪ ros: former pope benedict has issued a warning to his successor pope francis not to allow married to be ordained as priests. benedict, who rets ed in 2013, oken his silence ihaa book that hs cowritten. >> it was always going to be an unusual situation here at the vatican with pope francis in charge, living ritually side-by-side with his predecessor, benedict the 16th. what was already an unusual situation has become perhaps toomfortable, at the moment that pope francis is deciding whether or noto achept some married men into priesthood in the amazon region, pope benedict has written a book, co-authored, today, saying that should never be allowed to happen. this places pope francis in a difficult position. does he acce this mited reform, or does he reject it and be seen as bowing to the pressure of his predecessor? ♪ ros: 'm ros atkins. our lead story is that queen elizabeth has given her blessing to prince harry and meghan marle, striking out on thei ownitafter meeting wthe royal family saturday. here are some of the main from bbc world service. cory booker has quit the contest to

already wildly controversial new book from the depths of our heart, the book which is written by pope benedictcomes at the same time benedict's predecessor pope francis is considering whether ordained men can be married in remote parts >> to put pressure on pope francis not to even go down that road of the ordination of married men. >> reporter: the vatican responding suggesting pope francis agree with his predecessor on principle, but the shepherd has to think of the faithful in remote areas at stake a century's old tradition and the fear of easing it may be a gateway for wider change >> there is a teaching authority in the church and the pope is the center of unity and the main teacher. >> there's only one. >> reporter: ever since benedict became the first pope in 600 years to resign, the relationship between the pontiffs has been the object of endless fascination. when benedict retired in 2015, he vowed to remain hidden from the world. but as it turns out he is not great at hiding and some worry this latest religious rift made more of a divide than unite. >> reporter: he didn't bring it up

pope benedict the 16th who pledged to remain hidden from the world when he retired in 2013 has broken his silence to passionately defend celibacy in a new book benedict who became the 1st pope in more than 600 years to resign because of ill health so the traditional hours priests to focus on my judy's. comments come at a time when pope francis is considering easing a battle married men serving as priests south american bishops of call for a change to help end the shortage of priests particularly in indigenous communities in the amazon. pope francis the 1st latin american pope is said to have an instinctive understanding of the region's challenges. it is pope francis who will make any final decision for the surprise intervention from pope benedict under schools fundamental divisions of the 1300000000 member church many catholics who ever deny francis and benedict have different views on married priests what benedict beliefs about priestly celibacy is exactly the same as what pope francis believes they centered on the amazon asked him look at there are communities who don't get a priest

but it comes at the same time benedict's successor, pope francis, is considering whether some older married men could be ordained in very remote areas, like the amazon. >> reporter: benedict argued: for the necessity of cell braes, writing serving the lord requires the total gift of the man. >> trevor: oh, i see what's happening here. the new pope wants to change the rules so priests can have sex. but the old pope wants the rules to stay the same. and i get that. i mean, if i had been forced to be a virgin for 92 years, i would also be out there like, "guys! come on! those are the rules! we agreed!" ( laughter ) but i'm sorry, old pope, you don't make the rules anymore because you quit. yeah, you can't just come back and try and change things up. it would be like coming back to visit a house that you sold-- "oh, interesting curtain choice. you sure you want to put the couch there?" they'd be like, "how did you get in here?" "i took a spare key." ( laughter ) i will say what's really strange is that bot both of these men supposedly talk to god. "are we supposed to have sex?" "no, i'm just me

the former leader of the roman catholic church pope benedict has asked for his name to be removed as co-author of a new book defending celibacy amongst priests the retired pope will instead be referred to as a contributor in the book to be published in france on wednesday extracts of the publication were recently released angering some roman catholic scholars who said pope benedict rist undermining his successor process has been considering whether to ease some restrictions on celibacy to address a shortage of clergyman in south america. tensions between greek villages and refugees are increasing despite the government toughening its stance on asylum seekers in recent months including cutting health care for near arrivals in a 2nd of a series of reports on the main overland route from greece to croatia urgently went to one greek village where refugees growing sense of isolation is having tragic consequences. like many greek villages mauritius is mostly. they were preparing for a funeral when we arrived. but in this village of 600 people they have other worries than the dead in the hot

the former leader of the roman catholic church pope benedict has asked for his name to be removed as co-author of a new book defending priest celibacy. a retirement pay will instead be referred to as a contributor in a book to be published in france on wednesday excerpts of the publication were recently released angering some roman catholic scholars who said pope benedict wished undermining his success in the process has been considering whether to ease some restrictions on side of the sea to address a shortage of judgement in south america. a series of avalanches in pakistan administered kashmir in the past 24 hours of killed at least 57 people many more missing search and rescue crews said being slowed down by the extreme weather in pakistan heavy snow and rain of course landslides with dozens feared dead or missing when she had a cup is being used to evacuate the injured and the 15 people have been killed in neighboring afghanistan how hard it has more from is on about where over the last 24 hour it has been raining heavily and of course the records have been broken during the $5.

retired pope benedict the 16th fast spoke out in defense of celibacy for catholic priests observe a savior appeared in the new book is an extraordinary intervention may clerical affairs of the successor pope francis is considering whether to address the shortage of priests by allowing the ordination of married men. a 5 year. old or 4 suspects charged in the 2018 murder of slow back a journalist a young jack and his fiance has pleaded guilty to murder. marchand says he was hired as a contract killer the alleged mastermind local businessman pleaded not guilty which had been investigating a most government corruption and death triggered huge protests and that to the collapse of the government. of georgia in the philippines awarding us a volcano near the capital could be on the verge of a dangerous eruption. volcano about 60 kilometers south of manila a scene repeated bursts of volcanic lightning and dumped ash over a huge area tens of thousands of people have fled the region. and so to iran where police have did night. firing live ammunition and protesters during a 3rd day of demonstrations a

retired pope benedict the 16th has spoken out to defend celibacy for catholic priests observers say the appeal in a new book is an extraordinary intervention in the clerical affairs of his successor francis is weighing whether to allow the ordination of married men to address a shortage of priests. a course in pakistan has overturned the death sentence against the former military ruler servicemen shot off it ruled that the special tribunal that found him guilty of treason last year was unconstitutional the treason case centered on was shut up imposition of emergency rule back in 2007. authorities in the philippines are warning that a volcano new near the capital could be on the verge of a dangerous eruption the taal volcano about 60 kilometers south of manila begins spewing ash and lava on sunday while top sits in a picturesque a lake and is one of the most active volcanoes in a region where earthquakes and eruptions are a daily part of life while manila as the international airport was temporarily closed and tens of thousands have fled while others are refusing to leave their homes and

french paper le figaro has an exclusive early publication of extracts from a new book by the former pope benedicttion, the former pontiff has clashed with his replacement pope francis over the possiblity the latter might break with millennia of catholic tradition and allow married men to enter the priesthood. the financial times has run with reassurances from the head of m15 over the threat posed by chinese 5g giant huawei to uk intelligence sharing. he says there is no reason to suspect the company involvement in uk 5g would harm the intelligence relationship between london and washington. the i newspaper leads with a study from oxford university which says the uk's news sugar tax has "revolutionised" the industry — cutting the amount of sugar in soft drinks byjust over a quarter. charities are subsequently calling for the levy to be extended to other products. and finally in forbes, a report on a very ambitious billionaire from japan. ambitious for a few reasons — one, he wants to go to the moon in a spacex rocket. two, he wants a ‘single woman‘ to go with him, and has put out an advert to find

if that is being considered, if it is being reviewed by pope francis, well, pope benedict who retired now 92, said, you know... he said he would be "hidden from the world", therefore it is unprecedented that this pope would step down and retire as he did, but he sees this change as being a step too far, or even the consideration of this change. let's get to the issue, as you mentioned, the church issue, as you mentioned, the church is looking at whether it should ordain priests, older men who may have families or partners in south america, in the amazon, because they don't have enough people become priests. so there is a challenge for the church in terms of how does it continue in this world, but does not open the door, if it can be done in the amazon, doesn't open the door to other parts of the world. watch this space! a huge change for another institution. the financialtimes front page, andrew parker, head of mis front page, andrew parker, head of mi5 are saying he has no reason to think uk's intelligence sharing relationship with the us would be compromised if written adopted huawe

former pope benedict has warned his successor pope francis not to allow married men to become catholicn virtue" to be ordained as priests in remote parts of the world such as the amazon — in order to address the shortage of priests in the region. there have been more protests in tehran after the iranian government confirmed it was responsible for the shooting down of a ukrainian passengerjet. demonstrators voiced anger at the blunder — a product of raised tensions following america's assassination of general qassem soleimani. let's talk to our correspondent caroline hawley who is in beirut for us. what's the latest on the protests — and what more do we know about the investigation? iam not i am not aware of any protest this morning but there were protests through the weekend including late into last night in several cities. some videos have emerged on social media which appear to show gunshots and blood on the pavement in one of the videos. we have had a comment from the police chief in tehran who denied that his forces at any rate fired on any protesters, and said they had orders to u

the book, written in part by pope benedict xvi, defends the church's practice of celibacy among priestsned in areas like the amazon but the pope emeritus says he was a co-author. he was nearly a contributor. >> some see this is breaking with the tradition, to put pressure on pope francis not to even go down that road of the ordination of married men. >> reporter: the co-author, a leading conservative from guinea, now under fire some accusing him of takin advantage of the 92-year-old former pontiff but the cardinal shared these letters on twitter of proof, detailing in a facebook post his close collaboration with benedict the vatican responding, suggesting that pope francis agreed in principle on celibacy, but in the most remote areas, the shepherd has to think of the faithful at stake, a centuries ol tradition and easing it may be a gateway for wider change >> there's a teaching authority in the church. and the pope is the center of unity and the main teacher >> reporter: there's only one? >> there's only one. >> reporter: ever since benedict became the first pope in 600 years to resign

the co-author on a new book out today in france is former pope benedict. ook comes as pope francis weighs a critical decision on a fundamental issue for all catholics. seth, what is going on here? >> reporter: good morning. here are the plot points. you have the issue of celibacy and two poeps oftpes often seenh sides of the spectrum, one more conservative, and one more liberal and of course there is one church. >> in the hollywood movie the two popes find common ground. the real life version may not be quite as tidy. to have two men at the vatican dressed in white is rare to say the leas the. pope benedict pledged not to interfere on major church affairs and leave room for his successor, pope francis to lead. so when he was cited as co-author in a new book which addresses the issue of celibacy, ben fikt was seen as putting an influential thumb on the scales. he argued for the necessity of celibacy. francis, who also supports celibacy is contemplating a rule changes allowing the order nation of married men in remote regions of the amazon where there's a pri

there who are married with families and this is something the pope is considering and i said except. i'm sure that if he says yes benedict would be happy with it and he says the same. priests who converted to catholicism are allowed to carry on in their ministries but some traditionalists within the roman catholic church fear that pope francis is leading them in a direction they don't want to follow. the close is becoming pope francis has emerged as a reformer tackling sexual abuse and corruption within the church he also seems willing to consider loosening a grip on conservative values so important to his predecessors the. london sports is coming up in just a moment. the skills that have made them. and. its. hello again time for the sports news with paul during thank you very much the australian open tennis grand slam starts in less than a week but the bushfire crisis is threatening to derail the tournament qualifying was delayed in melbourne and when it did gets underway one player was forced to retire from how much because of smoke slovenia's delila cooper which needed oxygen midway through how much that it didn't wor

when pope benedict retired in 2013 he said he would remain hidden from the world and now just as popeallow some married men to be ordained as priests in the amazon following last 0ctober here. pope emeritus benedict has co—authored a book with a conservative cardinal supporting priestly celibacy. that will be seen as uncomfortable for pope francis because does he go down the path of using this issue or reforming this issue in certain circumstances? 0r does he bow, be the bow, staunchly defending priestly celibacy and be seen to be bowing to his predecessor. how influential is the pope voice. there are wings of the catholic church more conservative and some see him as mother pope than pope francis who is on the more reformist wing of the papacy but is not a deep social reformer. he is looser on some social issues but is not in favour of abolishing priestly celibacy. but in some areas of the world, like the amazon, there is a big shortage of priests and they supported allowing some deacons already married to go and go into the priesthood. it is expected he would support that in a docume

the former leader of the catholic church pope benedict has asked for his name to be removed as co-author a new book defending priests celibacy the retired pope will instead be referred to as a contributor to released extracts of angered some catholic scholars who say that benedict risks undermining his successor pope francis has been considering easing some restrictions on celibacy to address a shortage of clergyman in south america. the european union says it wants to invest more than a trillion dollars in public funds and private investment to tackle climate change over the next 10 years there's a special fund to help areas that would be most disrupted by moving to clean industries and the top of that list is poland and bob i reports on how the country's having to come clean about its cold addiction. barbara vishnevskaya can't imagine life without colon. she's lived in this house near warsaw for nearly 40 years and in winter when temperatures plunge her coal fired boiler is what heats the family home. my hands would be cleaner if i didn't have to use call to heat my house but electric

. >>> coming up on "cbs this morning," a new controversy at the vatican after pope benedict weighs inlibacy for priests in a book being published today. >>> plus an update on the bush fires in australia. we'll show you how highly trained dogs are saving the l e lives of injured koalas in the fire zone. >>> and tyler perry talks about a new movie he directed and co-stars in. that's the "cbs morning news" for this wednesday. thanks for watching. i'm anne-marie green. have a great day. -- capt bta www.c.com

world suppose gloriously al-jazeera moreas northern greece the former leader roman catholic church pope benedict has asked for his name to be removed as co-author of a new book defending priests celibacy the rich and pope will instead be referred to as a contributor in a book to be published in france on wednesday excerpts of the publication were recently released angering some roman catholic scholars who said pope benedict risked undermining his successor a process has been considering whether to ease some restrictions on celibacy to address a shortage of clergyman in south america that's often not going to be back with more news at 19 j m t if not i like to stand by hello and thank you those being a week of anger another protest slogan in lebanon is the revolution is coming back protesters are receiving a new call for action after 3 months of added government unrest the movement's momentum is slowed but widespread anger remains at the lack of leadership corruption and folding standards of living and horror as more from beirut. protesters are back in the streets blocking roads across lebanon th

back in december that attack was claimed by so-called islamic state retired pope benedict the 16th has spoken out in defense of celibacy for catholic priests observers say the appeal in a new book is an extraordinary intervention in the clerical affairs of his successor pope francis is considering whether to address a shortage of priests while allowing the ordination of married men. clashes have marred a carnival opening event in rio de janeiro on sunday police fired tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse huge crowds gathered in this city's copacabana district it's unclear what sparked the disorder revelers have accused police of using excessive force. the nominations for this year's academy awards have been announced in los angeles the dark comic book film drama joker has done very well it leads the pack with 11 nominations including best picture here's a look at the films on the short list. joaquin phoenix earned a nomination for best actor with his performance in joker a dark psycho thriller that tells the origin story behind the comic book villain of the same name the film also wo

pope benedict and i have history.s in the catholic church and there was an allegation that some were being protected and vascular walls. they brought me and i said that they didn't like this form and i said that we all work differently within the bbc and i wasn't like that. i was covering tony blair's last visit to the vatican and were waiting in the corridor, somebody asked if i would like to be the point afterwards and i said, yes! so i went in and it is very germanic voice he said, are! the bbc! and i thought he was going to start on panorama and will be responsible but, in fact, panorama and will be responsible but, infact, he panorama and will be responsible but, in fact, he was in the hitler youth as a young man. in fact he was the gunner in an anti—aircraft unit near munich. he had listened to the bbc as a young man. it was his way to find out what was really going on, aside from all the propaganda he was hearing in germany, and he listens to the bbc on this day. this is beyond 100 days. still to come, we wave

the former pope benedict has warned against allowing married men to become catholic priests. request to relax the rules on celibacy. bishops in south america say change is needed to cope with a shortage of priests. a mystery has been solved as to why bundles of cash worth £2,000 each were being found on the streets of a durham village over several yea rs. police say two good samaritans have admitted leaving the packages — which amounted to £26,000 in total, around blackhall colliery, saying they had received unexpected windfalls and wanted to give something back. in each case, those lucky enough to find the money handed it in to the police. we're just a month away from the biggest night in hollywood, and today we found out who's up for an oscar. joaquin phoenix'sjoker leads the way with 11 nominations — including best actor, best picture and best director. for the brits — sam mendes' warfilm 1917 is up for ten oscar categories and other british nods went to sir anthony hopkins, cynthia erivo, sir eltonjohn and florence pugh. and for the second year in a row, no female film—ma

former pope benedict has made an unusual intervention on a possible change to roman catholic church practicewith a vatican cardinal he's warned his successor pope francis not to relax the rules on clerical celibacy. vatican experts expressed astonishment that the retired pope would speak out on such a sensitive topic. police in gibraltar have arrested dozens of people, accused of smuggling migrants into europe, by fraudulently obtaining uk tourist visas. officers say the gang trafficked more than 130 people from morocco into spain and other eu countries and charged them around $8,000 each. the boeing crisis to is set to knock half a percentage point off us gdp. that's according to treasury secretary steve mnuchin. the timing won't be welcomed by dave calhoun, who starts as the new boeing ceo on monday. it is an important day for boeing. to discuss this i'm joined by our guest this morning — kulveer ranger is the vice president of strategy & communication at atos. good morning. nice to see you. we can see him behind us here, dave calhoun who is taking over at boeing. this is a hugejob anyway,

retired pope benedict the 6 spoken out in defense of celibacy for catholic priests observers say the appeal of a new book is an extraordinary intervention in the clerical affairs office a successor to pope francis is considering whether to address the shortage of priests by allowing the ordination of married men. now as the body australian state of new south wales awaits a much needed rainfall operation rock wallabies on the way national park staff have been using. helicopters to drop thousands of kilos of carrots and sweet potatoes into remote areas of the state where the bush tailed rock wallaby is considered to be endangered another species by australia's devastating bushfires are koalas a least 25000 feared to have died since the start of december they've been through hell burns on their noses paws fur and smoke inhalation. sam mitchell usually has 15 koalas in his wildlife visitor park on kangaroo island at the moment there are more than 100 and every day there are more than 2 so you know it's a guy there was a lot of 50 percent of the habitat still over mining but then of course

four nominations, the two popes, starring jonathan pryce and anthony hopkins playing the parts of pope benedicthas come of age over the last six yea rs. has come of age over the last six years. it's ironic, perhaps, that the golden globes is being broadcast on nbc, an old—style, if you like, terrestrial television network and yet there are no nominations for any programmes from any of those major tv networks, cbs, abc, nbc. a sign perhaps of how the landscape has changed to. very briefly, these are important because they give us a taste of what the oscars will have in store next month. they do. they are very different to the oscars. they mirrored the oscars last year, but by and large they tend to diverge. the 0scars are decided by the nearly 9000 members of the academy of motion pictures arts and sciences, the golden globes 88 members of the hollywood foreign press association. 0k, david, thank you very much indeed. plenty more on our website, as always. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @bbcmaryam. lots more news coming up injust a few minutes' time, including the headlines. stay with us on b

friends $57.00 canadians many of a ronnie and descent were killed in the disaster came out retired pope benedict the 16th has broken out to defend celibacy for catholic priests observers say the appeal in a new book is an extraordinary intervention in the clerical affairs of his successor francis is weighing whether to allow the ordination of married men to address a shortage of priests. a court in pakistan has overturned the death sentence against the former military ruler pervez musharaff it ruled that the special tribunal that found him guilty of treason last year was unconstitutional the treason case centered on we should haves imposition of emergency rule back in 2007. in the share the government says heavily armed jihad as have stormed a military base killing 89 soldiers while the attack was launched near the volatile love border with mali and back in the december 71 soldiers from these are were killed in that very same region that attack was claimed by the so-called islamic state. authorities in the philippines are warning that a volcano near the capital could be on the verge of a dangero

pope benedict has asked for his name to be removed from that book. , as the volcano continues to billow smoke, ash and lava. officials on the islands have declared a state of calamity. francis tolentino sits in the philippines senate, and is a former mayor of tagaytay city which is located next to the volcano. hejoined us here on the bbc earlier from tagatay to give us the latest on the situation there. they had very limited period of time to prepare for their belongings, right after the 2.30pm initial eruption in the tagaytay volcano area. my advice to them and the advice of the police officers likewise, the commanders, to have a lockdown so to speak to prevent evacuees from returning to their homes because some evacuees return to visit their homes and look after their personal belongings, the livestock, their farms and the animals so my advice is to stay safe in the evacuation centres where they are located right now, especially with their relatives outside of the danger zone. my problem and the bigger challenge right now is that if this going to be

the former pope benedict has warned against allowing married men to become catholic priests. celibacy. bishops in south america say the change is needed to cope with a shortage of priests. people who manage their cholesterol levels with a daily statin could replace them with a new injection. the health secretary matt hancock says the injection, which is being offered to nhs patients in england, could save up to 30,000 lives over the next decade. storm brendan has swept into parts of the uk, hitting northern ireland and scotland with winds of nearly 90 miles an hour. there are weather warnings of high winds across much of scotland, with some schools shut and delays to road, rail, ferries and flights. the storm is moving across the rest of the uk this evening, as our correspondent danny savage reports. as storm brendan swept in from the atlantic, it was ireland which bore the brunt. the weather was described as wild — an apt description for the conditions in greyabbey. this is warrenpoint in county down. the cars were stranded in floodwater, but this was one bus driver determin

former pope benedict has made an unusual intervention on a possible change to roman catholic church practice book co—written with a vatican cardinal he's indirectly warned his successor pope francis not to relax the rules on clerical celibacy. vatican experts have expressed surprise that the retired pope would speak out on such a sensitive topic. military sources say mortar rounds have hit an airbase in iraq that houses us forces. the sources say that four iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad base north of baghdad. similar attacks on the base in recent months have been blamed on iranian—backed militias in iraq. it's not clear who was behind this latest attack. the british prime minister borisjohnson and his irish counterpart leo va radkar are to visit the northern ireland assembly at stormont for talks with the first and deputy first ministers. northern ireland's devolved government was formally re—established on saturday after three years of deadlock. the restored power—sharing executive is headed by the leader of the democratic unionist party, arlene foster, and the vice—president of the i

former pope benedict has made an unusual intervention on a possible change to roman catholic church practiceook written with a vatican cardinal, he's warned his successor pope francis not to relax the rules on clerical celibacy. vatican experts expressed astonishment that the retired pope would speak out on such a sensitive topic. military sources say mortar rounds have hit an airbase in iraq that houses us forces. the sources say four iraqi soldiers were wounded at balad base to the north of baghdad. similar attacks on the base in recent months have been blamed on iranian—backed militias in iraq. it's not clear who was behind this attack officials say a emergency alert about an incident at a nuclear power plant near toronto was sent by mistake. around three million residents were sent text messages suggesting staff were dealing with a serious incident at the pickering nuclear power plant. but an hour later a second message was received to say there was no active nuclear situation. local mayors have called for a full investigation a dramatic release of ash and steam from a volcano in the phi

the former leader of the catholic church pope benedict was on for his name to be removed as co-author of a new book defending priests celibacy retired pope will instead be referred to as a contributor prerelease extracts have angered some catholic scholars who say benedict risks undermining his successor pope francis has been considering easing some restrictions on celibacy to address a shortage of clergyman in south america but a former catholic priest on trial in france for child sexual abuse says as many as 5 called new rules knew what he was doing but failed to report him at the start of his trial on tuesday plano ever counted details of how he systematically abused boys over 2 decades he says his superiors knew about what he called his up the wall behavior but didn't punish him he's charged with assaulting 10 boys between 19061991 while he was the scout shop and he could face up to 10 years in prison. so ahead here on al-jazeera. there are. people. peter. had plenty of rain showers across southern areas of the united states not as severe of course as we have seen over the last se

retired pope benedict xvi taking the unprecedented step of defending celibacy in the new book. g pope is considering allowing married men in the amazon region. celibacy has been the norm for catholic priests for about 800 years, but it's not doctrine. the church has allowed for married priests in certain circumstances. >>> scott morrison admitting mistakes in the bush crisis, the prime minister saying there were things he could have handled much better. comes amid fierce criticism in his tone-deaf reaction in fire ravaged communities. officials have dropped more than 2,000 pounds of vegetables for hundredary animals escaping the fires in the last week. >>> and some wild weekend weather across half of the country. about three dozen record highs set from the midatlantic to new england including baltimore, new york city and boston where it was 74 degrees in january. at least nine people died as severe storms and tornados ravaged parts of the midwest and south. at one point nearly 350,000 customer were without power across ten states. >> there were waves of crippling snow and ice th

the former pope, benedict, has asked for his name to be removed from a book co— authored with an ultraook or agree to have his name added as an author. the publication has been criticised as a challenge to the current pope, francis. there's been a large explosion at a petrochemical plant in the spanish port city of tarragona, setting off a huge fire. at least one person has died, with at least four suffering serious burns. it's believed to be a chemical accident and local residents have been told to stay indoors. we knew things were bad at boeing with the 737 max crisis. but perhaps we didn't know it was this bad. the american planemaker just revealed 2019 was its worst year for orders in decades. and plane deliveries in 2019 hit their lowest level in 11 years. samira hussainjoins me now in new york. i guess i have to make a distinction here between orders which is one thing and pains that are delivered which is something separate but it sounds like both are bad. both are bad. remember, ap mccoy will actually get the money once their planes are physically delivered and given that they

he's performed at the super bowl and for pope benedict xvi.ucting gig. >> my favorite game at home was to arrange my toys like an orchestra and conduct them. that for me was the most fun part of the day, an i put out a recording. it was an lp. i was rehearsing, seriously, this is not together, this is loud, please play less. let's go back. that made me be what iou , me.ut gatrtis front. >> most of all he credits a venezuelan program that stresses music as a way to enhance lives. and target students when they're young. bob simon featured dudamel and the program on "60 minutes" in 2008. >> el sistema is less a music program than a profound social movement that takes kids off the streets, takes them away from crime and drugs and despair. >> you once said, "the music saved me." >> completely. completesly. >> are you trying to help save others? >> completely. the power of transformation that music has, you know, in the life of children, it's unique. you know, especially for disadvantaged children. what is theñr worst thing? to be poor, to be no one

yeah. >> one of the scenes, obviously you should see the film, it is extraordinary, but when pope benedictlt it diminished him as a pope, a human being, it was an extraordinary segment. >> it is. and tony is a powerful actor to bring that off. i do have faith, but my faith is in people and that's what pope francis says. i am a huge fan of his. >> joe has a question for you. >> yeah. jonathan, obviously pope francis has been beloved by hundreds of millions across the globe. this film does deal honestly with his past in argentina and it doesn't put a halo over his head. he deals with it bluntly, doesn't he? >> yes, and i think we had a huge screening in buenes aires for the film, people thanked us for the honesty with his life. it makes the man who he is today, a man with doubts and weaknesses. >> the film is deserving of the praise it is getting and you as well. congratulations. see the film on netflix "the two popes." jonathan pryce, thank you. that does it for us on "morning joe." see you back here tomorrow. stephanie ruhle picks up coverage now. >> thanks so much, willie. >>> hi, i am st

pope benedict becomes the first pope to voluntarily resign and almost 600 years, leading to the electionpe francis, the first south american pontiff to lead the catholic church. tragedy at the boston marathon. two pressure cooker bombs exploding near the finish line. it killed three people and injured more than 250 others. a not guilty verdict for george zimmerman in the fatal shooting of trave on martin. it's march protests that would develop into the black lives matter movement. malaysian airlines flight 370 mysteriously vanishing off radar, the aircraft carrying 239 passengers and crew simply disappeared overnight. islamic state grabs a major foothold in iraq and syria, taking control of the cities of mosul and raqqa. the terrorist group becoming the primary target of american forces in the region. the fatal shooting of michael brown by a police officer in ferguson, missouri. it led to several days of riots and reignited protests against police brutality. a sad loss for the entertainment world. after beloved actor and comedian robin williams took his own life. american pharaoh soars t

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