>> i studied the catholic reformation movement in italy and wrote my master jesus on a saint, saint catholic of genoa, a mystic and a con contemplative in action. she was wonderful and started a lay movement in her time and god is always so good and sending reformers at the time when the church needs them because this was before the reformation and the church was reforming within before counterreformation ever happened. italian renaissance was seen as a very secular age but really, it was also very spiritual as well and her life and her work very much shows that and she's kind of the epitome of that era, i would say. because the program was studied that she did and because of her charitable works and kind of a bridge from the medieval period of contemplation seen that way to the renaissance, a time of action. we see examples like mother tree is a, who she called herself a contemplatives in action trying to be formed in a way and then doing very active work as mothers in the world and giving back in that way. and the endow study program is a formation program as well. inform women in their vo

catholic school teachers d the spec see why it is some fear it may impact upon their jobs. >> : daughter of a porn king did sudd boston at a large pre done the apple doesn't fall far from the tree to tree >> : a story says stanley roberts roberts justin people behaving badly at about section. as a result of your call san of files suit against her bosses over the atr crash pre and bridges to questions about public safety. full of your choice of for prime time news. >> : tonight at 8 cal football player drew has been arrested for allegedly punching a man and kicking a dog several times. the one- year-old cal safety is in custody and is facing so battery charges. >> : light is on the investigation >> : pam berkeley police say all this started as a verbal altercation escalated into violence and when all said and done a man had his job job broken and had been tapped. on the berkeley police year-old fruit punch in and several times and kicked a man 20 upon dr. russell terrier girls vacation tuesday afternoon on bay and prostrate across the street from the uc- berkeley campus. the victim and dr

historically the catholic church was the enemy of the jewish people. then came two popes recently made saints. somebody asked me how do you feel? to me, they were saints way before the pope decided to make them saints. jenning 23rd and john paul have a very special relation and history of the jewish people. they change christian thinking, catholic theology which basically said god's promise to jesus over -- superseded god's promise to abraham and therefore, jews are nothing. then came these two popes who said, no. jews are our older brothers. we are a continuation. god's promise to the jews was not superseded. when john paul went to the synagogue, it was a magnificent statement to the christian world. the jews have a viability. jews have a message of spiritual revival and so, yeah, to us, to me, listen, you know, i owe part of my life to the catholic church. >> just ahead on al jazeera, we will ask abe how he survived the holocaust. you have been with the organization for 50 years. what are your proudet achievements over this period of time? >> it will

. >>> tonight catholic schoolteachers in the east bay better not be doing anything that the catholic church considers a sin. the oakland diocese headed by bishop michael barber wants teachers to sign a new contract that contains a moral clause requiring them to live a catholic lifestyle. not only while they are in school, but also in their private lives. that means things like no sex before marriage, no gay sex, and no contraception. >> of using contraception or any of the above. many other things that he in his interpretation of catholic doctrines is immoral as i say this i'm a catholic and i'm the mother of a gay daughter. i went to catholic school, i was taught the catholic religion of love of forgiveness, and yes, within the catholic religion. >> the students have started a petition on change.org hoping to get the diocese to back off. the spokesman for the oakland diocese says that the bishop is simply updating the contract language. the clause reads in part, "to model and promote behavior in conformity with the teaching of the roman catholic faith in the matters of faith and mor

very catholic and very fun. and fabulous.hen, when he was born, my parents were in the room and i remember being afraid. i knew giving him up was the right thing to do. i thought i would see my parent's sorrow and that would change my mind. we were completely at peace, the holy spirit was there and my dad said do you want me to go and call the family. i said yes. >> i kept him for six days. he had a baptism and handing over and he is now a national merited scholar. eagle scout. he graduated a year early. works here in the bay area now. we see him on the weekend. great role model for my kids and great blessing. >> so the theme you heard in your teenage years is be not afraid. that was a theme that john paul ii spoke over and over many times. he himself was alone in the world after the early death of his mother and the early death of his only sibling and then the death of his father. in fact, while he was in college studying for the priesthood. his father passed away and john paul ii at the age of 21 was alone. when he spoke th

. >>> and a satanic event causing outrage on campus and among catholics. the senior chaplain and harvard student is here next. >>> and students are fired up over a teacher be >>> this is a fox news alert. there is new information about the 276 nigerian school girls kidnapped by terrorists. senior officials telling fox news they believe the girls have been broken up into smaller groups. they do not believe if they are still in nigeria or if the terror group has moved them to other countries. there is now some discussion about possibly sending drones to help with the search. the nigerian government would have to request that help. here's the latest from nigeria. and now to a showdown at harvard. a satanic mass at harvard. todd jones is the association president. tell me what is going on? what's the dispute. >> greta, it's using the ucharist as a mockery and as the blessed virgin mary. this has been around for hundreds of years. to have a satanic ritual of course has many of our students in alumni and world catholic community harvard alarmed by that. >> what

to teaching catholic principals. there's no disconnect from our perspective. there's always been a requirement for teachers to, in the classroom, and out of the classroom, model behavior that will enrich students' lives. >> let me ask you about that behavior. for example, a teacher, who is gay, would they be allowed to teach or not? >> absolutely. >> if they were having an active gay lifestyle, would they be allowed to teach? >> absolutely. the only problem for all time has been does your lifestyle come back into the classroom and affect your standing as a role model for young people. >> how does being gay cross that line? >> i don't this it would. >> if you marched in a pro choice parade and found yourself on television or, would that be ground for removal? >> it's an individual school by school administration by teacher discussion that could be had or might not be had. the bishop only enters into it when it's time to renew the contract and to be sure that the contract articulates what he believes is very important,

and particularly, that the catholic charity has done an amazing work with the blended families where some are documented and some are not, and they have done the incredible work in that area. and we certainly want to work with them and make it sustainable and i think that is what the goal is, it is clear live a great success, thank you. >> okay, so let me highlight the three transitional housing programs. first of all there is compass, which is claire house. and then there is cameo house, which is operated by the center on juvenile and criminal justice and for the women exiting the criminal justice and it is in collaboration with the adult probation department. and then the safe house and it is operated by the san francisco network ministries and it is for women escaping prostitution and sex

>> that's not at all what the roman catholic principals say. there is no den gnaw grating of of classes of people. >> now there is a ground swell of support for the teachers. students almost walked out but stopped it after a plea from the principal on the intercom. >> i feel it is wrong and the diocese hospital control our teachers. >> parents are threatening to withhold donations and created a facebook page calling for a protest on may 30th, and now the diocese says they are prompting the bishop to meet with parents and students next week. abc7 news. >> in the south bay police are looking for arsonists who are terrorizing one particular family. striking early this morning in this new video you are seeing for the first time. investigators have jeer -- zeroing in. >> the victims have been in their home talking with an arson investigator. it has been a long night for them. they have been up since 2:00 in the morning. that's when the two cars parked in the now charred driveway went up in flames. tonight flowers and fruit baskets are delivered to t

>> yeah, where do star community home by the catholic charities run, which of the district shelter for women and families, where does that fit into the system and what happens after private sector money runs out for programs like that? >> well, it fits into our system because they use our family wait list to move the families off of the wait list into the private sector funding and it is not under hsa umbrella, it is a direct grant from the sales force to the catholic charities but they work hand in hand with us on helping us to reduce the wait list by moving families from the wait list into the housing. >> and then besides that stark media home, they are starting to see the church on geary and 8th avenue, what are the programs that are like that and how many families are served by those non-profits? >> i am not familiar with the ones out in the richmond, but i do know that we have family shelter programs outsides of hsa umbrella and i am going to call cindy ward because she is the program manager and she can give you the name of those particular programs. >> good morning. and primaril

>> that's not at all what the roman catholic principals say. there is no den gnaw grating of of classes of people. >> now there is a ground swell of support for the teachers. students almost walked out but stopped it after a plea from the principal on the intercom. >> i feel it is wrong and the diocese hospital control our teachers. >> parents are threatening to withhold donations and created a facebook page calling for a protest on may 30th, and now the diocese says they are prompting the bishop to meet with parents and students next week. abc7 news. >> in the south bay police are looking for arsonists who are terrorizing one particular family. striking early this morning in this new video you are seeing for the first time. investigators have jeer -- zeroing in. >> the victims have been in their home talking with an arson investigator. it has been a long night for them. they have been up since 2:00 in the morning. that's when the two cars parked in the now charred driveway went up in flames. tonight flowers and fruit baskets are delivered to t

made possible by the annenberg/cpb project as the 16th century ended and the 17th began, here in catholicome there was a feeling of jubilation, a sense of rebirth. pope paul v, in the year of our lord 1612, has brought water 35 miles from the healthiest springs in bracciano through new and restored aqueducts. what better way to sigl the revival of the ancient grandeur of rome than to restore its renowned system for bringing water from distant mountains to the city streets? pope paul's new water supply, the acqua paola, or paul's water as it was called, was soon rushing into the daylight from fountains all around the city. the finest of these fountains was designed by sculptor and architect, gian lorenzo bernini. it was built in the piazza navona which stood on foundations of an ancient stadium, a material expression of the idea of eternal rome. the city had survived 100 years of political and religious turmoil, of war and destruction. despite invasions of european monarchs who'd attempted to conquer the city on the pretext of defending it, it had preserved its independence. most important

>> that's not at all what the roman catholic principals say. there is no den gnaw grating of of classes of people. >> now there is a ground swell of support for the teachers. students almost walked out but stopped it after a plea from the principal on the intercom. >> i feel it is wrong and the diocese hospital control our teachers. >> parents are threatening to withhold donations and created a facebook page calling for a protest on may 30th, and now the diocese says they are prompting the bishop to meet with parents and students next week. abc7 news. >> in the south bay police are looking for arsonists who are terrorizing one particul . striking early this morning in this new video you are seeing for the first time. investigators have jeer -- zeroing in. >> the victims have been in their home talking with an arson investigator. it has been a long night for them. they have been up since 2:00 in the morning. that's when the two cars parked in the now charred driveway went up in flames. tonight flowers and fruit baskets are delivered to the tran

bishop o'dowd is one of more than 50 schools in the catholic diocese of oakland. the teacher contract was supposed to be signed by today. some administrators at certain schools are allowing teachers extra days to take a closer look at that controversial clause. assembly woman nancy skinner joined parents to voice concern about a particular cause in the teachers contract for 2014. >> what bishop arbor is doing is intolerant, unacceptable, and needs to be reversed. >> reporter: the contract reads, in both the employee's personal and professional life is employee is expected to model and promote behavior in conformity with the teaching of the roman catholic faith. in matters of faith and morals. and to do nothing that tends to bring discredit to the school or to the diocese of oakland. >> as an openly gay man, it smacks of discrimination. it smacks of some of the worst and nasty things that exist in our community. >> this type of a clause is not appropriate in today's day and age and not here in oakland. >> reporter: a spokesperson for the diocese of oakland says the

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of oakland facing criticism this morning of the church change the contract which is a catholic schooly being asked to appear to catholic teachings even now the work you are the catholic not >> : the guys is a vocal and says that in both the employee's personal and professional life the employee is expected to model and promote behavior in conformity with the teaching of the roman catholic faith in matters of faith and morals >> : reference to employees' personal lives has not been included and a previous contract in concern many employees mutt including nine catholics could be disciplined for not following church teachings a rifle the school grounds students in effect expressed strong opinions but the contract >> : of the dead sister and say and what the teachers do in their personal lives of the school and what teachers may not agree with the catholic beliefs rest of thing should teacher esther, the church complex situation in a statement they said the diocese has no interest in building and the personal lives are behaviors of its peers none offer students principal catholic teaching

they know when you offend the catholics this way the catholic also pray for them. that's pretty safe. the catholics would never dare put the spotlight on the first amendment if that's what they want to do by burning the koran. they wouldn't get prayers but something else in return. a big something else. i'm certainly not suggesting to burn the koran. get that straight. just making an example. calling out this group. frauds, cowards. not first amendment advocates. first amendment also includes the freedom of religion. people advocate for the first amendment and want to celebrate it would not use just one clause of the amendment to stifle or intimidate another part of that same amendment. just because you have a first amendment right to do something remember, that doesn't mean you should. in some instances it even means you might be mean and rotten and this might be and this is one of those. that's my off-the-record comment tonight. right now, former treasury secretary tim geithner firing shots from everyone from the white house to the -- claims the white house told

join us for the majesty of the catholic mass here sunday mornings at 8:30.r more information visit mysundaymass.org information visit mysundaymass.org sp. >> nfl draft exactly one week away. the raiders have the fifth over all pick in round one. today general manager mckensey is not afraid of wheeling and dealing a little bit. >> this draft thing is, when you have 31 other teams you have no idea who they want at a certain time and that's what, that's what makes it fun. i that's what makes it fun. i stubborn and say i'm not moving but that's not my style. phone line stays open on draft day. >> shark saw the season come to a rather abrupt and disappointing and last night they became just the fifth team in pro sports history to blow a series lead as they fell to the kings in game 7 last tonight 5-1 as you might expect it was a rather depressed bunch after it was over. >> if they let the fans down and ourselves down and everybody in the organization down and not a good feeling. >> when i look at it i think they fixed their problems. we didn't. our problems get p

problem is not all teachers in catholic and not all students are catholic was it this is absolutely the of tolerance and she and other parents are calling on the diocese reverses policy. and lime >> : were then dozen children said the hospital as a precaution after a school bus accidents in the bayview. his between the ages of 6 and 10 years old 24 on board of the top of the accident the chp says the driver was taken the school a day and from 20 drover curb of this medium will try to get around another vehicle accident rocked the boss and should the kids up. there are no serious injuries but some complain of pain approximately 15 kids were taking that area house will be checked out. not a call and drugs dog should be a factor in this instead. >> : in an elementary school in castro valley the children play structure has been destroyed after someone set on fire. >> : the rubber caught flame and is a pretty big fire. >> : the only thing i had to play on and the user id from a morning in seoul school is out and then it is used by the ymca. on farquhar overnight this week to residue shows at

church which is not to be gay or lesbian. >> that is not at all what the roman catholic principles say. there is no denigrating of classes of people. >> now there is a ground swell of support for the teachers. students almost walked out but called it off after a plea from the principal on the intercom. >> it is wrong. they should not have control of our teachers' live. we are a community of diversity. >> some parents are threatening to withhold donations and created a facebook page calling for a protest. the diocese says the outcry is prompting the bishop to meet with the parents and students next week. >>> happening tonight, a candlelight vigil is held for a san leandro teen killed when she was hit by an amtrak train. police say 18-year-old silva was wearing ear buds and did not hear or see the train on monday night at spring lake drive near an apartment complex where she lived with her family. investigators say silva was walking to couple down after an argument on the known. the vigil is held at 8:00 tonight at san lenadro high school where silva was a senior about to graduate. >> th

new at 11: we talk to a bay area catholic school teacher. taking a moral stand that will cost her. her job. to protest a controversial work contract. and -- cleaning up what the rats left behind at a san francisco walgreens. in a story you'll only see on kron four. new at 11: i want you to know stuff i want you to be kind. i want you to be smart. super smart. i want one thing in a doctor. i want you to be handsome. i want you to be awesome. i don't want you to look at the chart before you say hi...david. i want you to return my emails. i want you to keep me doing this for another sixty years. at kaiser permanente, we want you to choose the doctor that's right for you. find your perfect match at kp.org and thrive. some catholic school teachers in the east bay are quitting because of new language in their contracts. kron four's dan rubin says, the issue is less about enforcing catholic principles at home, and more about enforcing labor laws at work. new photographs showing health concerns at a san francisco teachers are not only obligated by contract, to teach in the classroom, and a

i don't know, christian, if you're catholic or not, i'm not, you two. >> you two. >> you two catholicsen the pope says something, that's prepty much it. >> only on issues of faith and morals. >> isn't this an issue of faith and moral? >> i don't know. there are two teachings in 2,000 years where they actually invoked insolubility. this idea that the pope runs around and says something and everything he says is infalli e infallible, people respectfully listen to him. when it comes to abortion that's i not it. there is taxation versus flat tax, that's up to the individual bishop or priest. >> abortion is based on a biblical truth. the church involved in the community reaching out to the poor, that's the job the church has done well and should continue to do. >> and opens up the door for hypocrisy because the church is wealthy. if the church wants redistribution, they could pay taxes on property and sell the artwork in rome. >> i think there is a difference in saying rich nations -- >> the vatican can sell off the artwork. let's be honest here and lead by example. >> that's painting him w

. >> community leaders are speaking out against a new crosse in catholic schoolteacher contracts that dictates how teachers are supposed to act outside of the classroom to include expectations of personal lives based on catholic principles opponents believe it means they can be easily persecuted for life style choices. >> could include being gay, living with a partner, unmarried, contraception. which in our mind is in complete opposition to what we were told the attitude was when we put our jewish kid there. >> the oakland diocese says this is an effort to make things more clear. >> fremont police reopened an investigation into a third grade teacher accused of slapping a child because of a math problem. >> parents were out in front of patterson elementary school over the expected return of the teacher. nick smith has the story. >> family friends and parents of julian riviera swarmed patterson elementary school in response to the 9-year-old allegedly being slapped in the face, who he claims slapped him. >> he went like this. grabbed my face like this. and slapped me two times in the fa

stills must wear a drink or dress. >> the catholic school church and the catholic school and catholic church teaches about the intrinsic dignity of the individual that is this is a part of who she is and what she is about and we honor that. >> reporter: printable gary cannon tells kron4 the school has that story to just cut and her family for removing her fall from the your book. staff will now take it and at the end of the portrait section at all for 200 copies. >> reporter: and rally behind jessica on friday by wearing ties to school and creating a social media campaign with the cash attack jets to cut talks collet causing just a cut to tell kron 4 news. >> i have cried multiple times overrun with all the support at just want to thank everyone who is to report to me right now. >> reporter: the school is now reporting ispolicy for senis calling this to see the trouble a growth experience. >> so we're going to involve students at pam am board members in san what is appropriate for our mission now 0.4. >> catherine: we are like as they find a new place to stay. >> pam: now at age 30 th

i survived because there was a catholic woman who risked her life to save me. so, to be able to earn a living for almost 50 years fighting bigotry, fighting antisemittism, trying to build the bridges of understanding and sensitivity to each other, wow. >> you were lucky in your childhood that you had a catholic family that protected you and shielded you from the holocaust? >> yeah. very lucky to have a nanny who said to my parents. it won't last long. i will take him. she baptized me, risked her life for four years and indirectly saved my parents because my parents were able to separate and their goal was to survive, to come back for me. they survived, came back for me. we were reunited and so, i was lucky. >> looking forward, if you had the ability to, you know, live another, say, 70 years, where do you think the world will be with antisemittism 70 years from now? >> well, we just commemorated 100 years, the adl. we made a great deal of progress but i guess the saddest thing is there is still an adl coming in 101 years. the saddest thing to me is that i feared

more than half are eastern orthodox while roman catholics make up 45%.ather, muslims make up about two-thirds of the population. what challenges will the pope face? >> well, the pope is going there to -- for a number of reasons but one of them is exactly what you're talking about. he wants to bring hope and encouragement to the christians in the middle east, who are caught in the middle of all the extremism that is going on there and suffering from violence and other problems. this is where christianity started. some of these people have families that trace their christian roots all the way to the apostles. and he wants to be there with them, praying with them, encouraging them in the hard times that they are experiencing. >> rabbi schneider, you will be traveling to israel this week, will there be any expectations? >> i believe it is a r reaffirmation. i'll be with pope francis at the wall. one picture is worth a thousand words and the symbolism of having the third pope, actually the fourth pope visiting, shows you the evolving relationship between the

doctrines in private lives, outside of school. 20% of the teachers are not catholic. >> it just might have to happen. >> maggie cook has twins who are juniors and says she may pull them out of the school. if the contract language offered teachers in the diocese doesn't change. >> they've been formed by teachers and administration for three years boy like that kind of integrity to continue. >> diocese says it's a small word change but some say a contract clause requiring teachers to live by catholic doctrines outside of class goes too far the clause they're worried about reads, quote in both employee personal and professional live, employee expected to model and promote behavior in conform ti with teachings of the roman catholic faith. and do nothing that tends to bring discreditit to the school or diocese >> my daughter said the right thing. mom, this reads like something that happened a long time ago. like the spanish inquiz yigs. >> if signing the clause, some teachers worry they can be fired for things as being gay, living with a partner or using birth control. mike brown told abc7

in 1897 the catholic church deemed the it state of jerusalem as a holy land as unthinkable. it was rebuffed. after the creation of israel. pope pye as called for the application of holy places and the following year called for justice. the vatican formally recognised the state in 1993. in term of interfaith relations pope francis carries also bag im because he's non-european. >> i think, first of all, in buenos aires he has a close relationship with the jewish community. after the attack against the jewish community, where so many innocent people perished, his solidarity was clear, his message was clear against anti-semitism. as i said, the relationship evolved. there was a time before - that's the turning point. the turn point, really, and i think father will agree, is john xxiii, reaffirmation and, yes, we have not only between israel and the vatican, if you look at the history between the catholic church at a given point in history, in respect difficulties and conflicts. but i think we have to prove as religious leaders that we stand for peaceful coexistence and also stre

>> because they're catholics. and what the connective tissue is for the people attacking hillary and barack obama is that somehow they're soft on islamists. they don't say it in quite those words, but that's what they're talking about. >> because obama is a muslim? >> there you go. >> for anyone who doesn't understand it. we should say he really is not a muslim. anybody who watches fox -- >> translate it for the clowns. >> you and i know exactly how they're connecting the dots, that's what this is really about. this is as much about religion as it is about gender and that's the connection between hillary and barack obama, that they're somehow squishy on this thing. >> they're on the other side because they're traitors of course by their definitions. these words they throw out, it's all about trying to demonize. i will argue that the fuel, again, as i said a few minutes ago, the fuel of every one of their attacks is not information. there is no real information about it. there ace a murkiness about benghazi. this i

one parent told us she is going to take her jewish daughter out of the catholic church entirely if teachers start being punished for their personal beliefs. >> so here we have our bishop in the oakland diocese telling the teachers in his 54 catholic schools sign this pledge as part of your contract or you may not be employed next year. >> reporter: a particular clause for 2014 has assembly woman nancy skinner and some parents upset. >> it took a while for the shock to end. really? >> reporter: the contract reads, in both the employee's personal and professional life, the employee is expected to model and promote behavior in conformity with the teaching of the r roman catholic faith and do nothing that tends to bring discredit to the school or to the diocese. >> that's what's troubling is that they're extending from an employment environment into people's private lives. and in this country we have a right to privacy, although it may not apply to private parochial schools, it should. >> reporter: it has brought up fears, teachers of which a reported 18% are not catholic could be fired for goi

. >>> the head of the catholic church is visiting jewish and holy muslim sites. adriana diaz has the latest from jerusalem. >> reporter: pope francis bowed his head, he placed a prayer between the cracks. a symbolic stop for the pontiff. the pope met jerusalem's highest ranking muslim cleric, the third holiest shrine. the final day's visit is the busiest. looking to bridge religious divide and promote peace. the pontiff talked to two chief rabbis. zionism was a move that angered some palestinians. the palestinian authority to meet at the vatican next month to pray for peace. >> pope francis is the fourth leader of the modern roman catholic church to visit jerusalem. the recently retired pope benedict xvi went there. >>> ukraine's new president, patrick who made his money in the candy trade. he holds the commanding lead of strong prorussia insurgents. >> let's get a check on the road. >> the area ramp in the meantime in fremont, we've got a major injury accident, three chp units blocking a lane of the on-camp o ramp. here's the sensors on east by the way and holid

. >> right now at 6:00, parents wondering tonight if a bay area catholic diocese is teaching a lessonintolerance. good evening and thanks for joining us. i'm jessica adwe dweeguirraguir. >> the deadline is today to sign a reality clause, morality behavior in and out of the classroom. this is a delicate topic. what's the church's response? >> reporter: the church says that it's a broad definition in the actual contract and that they don't go into details for a specific reason. they just didn't want to. they were only trying to update the contract from 2013. but parents we talked to say it's taking it way too far. one parent told us she is going to take her jewish daughter out of the catholic church entirely if teachers start being punished for their personal beliefs. >> so here we have our bishop in the oakland diocese telling the teachers in his 54 catholic schools sign this pledge as part of your contract or you may not be employed next year. >> reporter: a particular clause for 2014 has assembly woman nancy skinner and some parents upset. >> it took a w

doctrines in private lives, outside of school. 20% of the teachers are not catholic. >> it just might have to happen. >> maggie cook has twins who are juniors and says she may pull them out of the school. if the contract language offered teachers in the diocese doesn't change. >> they've been formed by teachers and administration for three years boy like that kind of integrity to continue. >> diocese says it's a small word change but some say a contract clause requiring teachers to live by catholic doctrines outside of class goes too far the clause they're worried about reads, quote in both employee personal and professional live, employee expected to model and promote behavior in conform ti with teachings of the roman catholic faith. and do nothing that tends to bring discreditit to the school or diocese >> my daughter said the right thing. mom, this reads like something that happened a long time ago. like the spanish inquiz yigs. >> if signing the clause, some teachers worry they can be fired for things as being gay, living with a partner or using birth control. mike brown told abc7

eu -- as the dude you commission president question mark >> and speaking out against abuse in the catholic church, but will he follow up? >> fighting has been raging for a second day in eastern ukrainian city. as many as 100 people may have been killed in a battle for the city's airport. they say they have lost contact with one of the teams in the region monitoring the election. >> first, this report and a warning that some viewers may find the following images distressing. >> two days after ukraine's elections, traces of battle litter the streets. pro-russian insurgents using this truck say they were shot off the road by government troops. ukrainian aircraft and paratroopers launched an unprecedented offensive against separatists who had seized the airport. when the smoke cleared, the government was back in control. the separatist reported more than 140 people were killed, including two civilians. russia issued a warning to halt military action in the east, saying it could backfire. >> they think they can use military power in the southeast to repress the resistance so that he can go to h

started writing stories and talking about all the gay people in the different departments in the catholic schools and saying they should not be far. >> the head of the school would not provide a reason but says they planned to have captain back next semester. the superintendent of catholic schools says not enough students signed up for the talk and the supporters say that isn't true because he was supposed to speak during an actual class. >> we have four classes that offer his subject and he spoke to three out of the four. >> a graduate in notre dame high school and her daughter goes here. >> we very hopeful he will reschedule and continue for the next 20 years talking to the girls. >> many are rallying in sport of captain and his message. they have created a facebook group dedicated to the cause. >> i am concerned with the alumni that have issues with what is going on including myself but some of us may not bring our daughters here. we want him to apologize for this mishap and for excluding anyone from the lgbt community. >> the school is committed to inclusion and the article in encoura

. >>> new at noon now a rally at a catholic high school in opposition to a morality clause. [ music ] >> students, parents and alumni demonstrated at oakland's bishop o'dowd against a clause in a new contract for the teachers covering more than 50 schools run by the diocese of oakland. it requires them to sign a pledge to abide by church teachings regardless of whether they are catholic or not. >> i'm upset because, uhm, this morality clause is really not something that alliance with the values i believe the catholic church is teaching our children and this school has promoted for so many years. >> demonstrators are concerned teachers could be fired for being gay, having sex outside of marriage or using birth control. oakland diocese bishop says he is working now on amending the contract to the address some concerns. >>> developing news now. a security officer at oakland high school has been fired after he beat and dumped a student out of his wheelchair. you can actually see the officer hitting the 17-year-old student several times in the surveillance video. the student's injuries wer

schools to abide by catholic doctrine in their private lives outside of schoo school. nearly 20 percent of the teachers in the oakland diocese are not catholic. 7 news reporter has the story now from bishop 0del high school. >> might have to happen. might have to happen. >>reporter: miss cock has between juniors at oakland bishop 0del. she says she may pull them out of the school if the contract language offered teachers in the oakland diocese doesn't change. >> they have been formed by these teachers. they have been formed by this administration for 3 years. i was i would like that kind of integrity and difficult divorce ty to continue. >> reporter: the diocese of oakland says it's a small word change but some teachers and community leaders say a new contract clause that requires teachers to live by catholic doctrine outside of class goes too far. the clause parents and teachers are worried about reads quote in both employee personal and professional life the employee is expected to model and promote behavior and confirm ty with the teaching of the roman catholic fait

but first, why is the catholic church losing so many.t's next in our data dive. . >> today's data dive focuses on faith - a new pew study finding latinos are abandoning the church in big numbers, and fast. only 55% of american latinos consider themselves catholic, a 12 percentage point drop since 2010 and a 22% different between people that say they were raised catholic and those that are. catholicism remains the largest denomination with 66 million americans - baptiste are the second largest. there are so many former catholics that they, as a group, would come in third. so why are they leaving? 55%. latino who left said they gradually drifted from the faith. many stopped believing in the church's teachings. close to one in three said they found another congregation. the number of latinos who bim evan gellicals is rising. 18% of american latinos have no religious affiliation, that has doubled since 2010. younger his panics are less likely to be catholic, and the church is taking note. the losses are said to be a big reason for the electi

. >>> a new morality clause in teachers' contracts to leading to an uproar in catholic schools. today's oakland tribune reports three teachers have quit over the clause. there's also a growing number of parents withholding donations to the more than 50 catholic schools in the diocese. the clause requires teachers to abide by the teachings of the catholic church at both school and home. critics are concerned teachers could be fired for being gay, having section outside of -- sex outside of marriage or using birth control. >>> a new suit has been filed against some of the nation's largest drug companies, they make some of the world's most potent painkillers. janine de la vega is live in san jose with the claims that both patients and doctors don't really know the real dakers of these drugs -- dangers of these drugs. good afternoon, janine. >> reporter: these are serious accusations being thrown at five big pharmaceutical companies. they say that specific pain medication is leading to drug abuse, not just here in santa clara county but across the state and it needs to stop. the san

it requires them to abide by all catholic teachings at home and at school. >> i work here.e the kids. >> reporter: this why this teacher is grief stricken that she won't be teaching at the catholic school next year. purcell refused to sign onto the morality clause they added to teachers' contracts. crossing out wording she didn't agree with. >> people's private life has no lace in an employment contract. >> reporter: man owe parents say they're outraged. today they delivered a petition to the diocese asking this emto hold off on implementing the through contract until everyone can agree on the new language. >> it just makes me so sad that good teacher also choose to leave. good teachers will choose not to come. parents and students will choose not to come in the future. >> i can mak

. >> he believes the school uninvited him because of what was written on the california catholic daily web site. >> they started writing stories and talking about all these gay people in the different department in the catholic schools and saying they should not be there. >> head of school wouldn't provide a rope for the change but tells me they plan to have him back next semester. through the archdiocese of san francisco, not enough students signed up for the talk. supporters say that just isn't true because he was supposed to speak during an actual class. >> we have 4 classes. that offer his subject and he spoke to 3 out of the 4. >>reporter: he graduate from notre dame hay school. her daughter now goes here. >> very hopeful that he will reschedule and continue for the next 20 years talking to the girls. >> many alumni rally in support of he and his message. even created a facebook group dedicated to the kaichlts i am concerned with the amount of alum that are issues with what is going on including myself. that some of us may not bring our daughters here. >> we want them to apologize

history, where street battles raged between the british army, and mostly partisan forces and mostly catholic component whose wanted to be a part of ireland. horrible atrocities were committed on both sides. >> i urge all of our guests from northern ireland, and all the parties concerned, to put aside all extremism for the common good of peace. >> in 1998, a peace accord was reached, dubs the good friday agreement, then british prime minister tony player and ireland's leader, spent two years in negotiations and finally brought peace to the island nation, after 30 years of conflict. in an effort to preserve the stories of those terrible years as thens withed aged and died, boston college in massachusets commissioned the belfast project. between 2001, and 2006, journalist id maloney and former ira member, conducted interviews with those who participated in the conflict. the men conducted dozens of interviews with former pair militaries all done with the promise of confidentiality until death. boston college was founded to serve boston's irish catholic immigrant community, it preserves the recor