well actually the catholic bishops conference actually organized the national catholic church they said they wanted to show solidarity with the dam and had all the cathedrals across france ring their bells at eight hundred fifty the exact moment of the start of the fire here about two days ago well exactly two days ago actually just to show that there was standing together and to what extent this church is important for france and one of the french been so emotional about this for. well this is kind of the heart they feel that this is the heart of their culture it's a foundation for them one person told me you know if we don't have a foundation what do we build our culture on our cultural heritage as well this is a symbol for paris it's a symbol for france when people here not dumb they think you know this is paris this france this is romantic and obviously also because of its history it's been there for more than eight hundred years and it's gone through you know it's survived the french revolution and survived two book war so many people couldn't believe actually when it was burning t

catholic church by forcing priests to report confessions of child sex abuse. senate bill sb 360 would make it required by law, the california catholic conference of bishops claimse measure would put clergy in an impossible position, forcing them to violate the law or oath to god, and put a clergy at risk from being excommunicated. current law exempts clergy from reporting crimes they hear about in confession. >>> a man beats a woman. it's caught on video. why, then, is she the one facing charges? waves... gently and beautifully... air wick essential mist is an expression of nature. transforming natural essential oils into a fragrant mist. simply adjust your setting for the perfect balance... and it gently fills the room. pausing, when it's just right. take in notes of nature... and experience the fragrant mist with air wick essential mist. (danny)'s voice) of course you don'te because you didn't!? your job isn't doing hard work... ...it's making them do hard work... ...and getting paid for it. (vo) snap and sort your expenses to save over $4,600 at tax time. quickbooks. backing you. with its billions of records, dna test you could learn you're from ireland... d

he did rise to international prominence because of his leadership of t u.s conference of catholic bishops. there he was a staunch advocate for a zero-tolerance policy regarding child abuse as he held that post. for many that will bring todi minds cls donald wuerl as well as cardinal theodore mccarrick. both were embroiled in child sex abuse controversies. cardinal wuerl resigasng year. cardinal mccarrick defrocked this year. abuse ind of sexual his career. we're also hearing, as well, from the new appointee, archbishop wilton egy. he says in this quote here, i look forward to encountersing d listening to -- encountering and listening to the people of e local church as we address the issues that face us as we continue to grow in the love of rist that sustains us. and for catholic insiders watching the story develop, it's a very exciting time, as well. >> archbishop gregory has a long track recorsh of lead. more importantly, he's currently in the forefront. helping the church i deal with response to scandals. he's right now a member of a task force charged byhe american bishops with bringin

bishop of the catholic church. gregory would become washington's first african-american arcishop. back in 2002, gregory led the u.s. conference of catholic bishops and oversaw landmark changes that heldda pr priests accountable. we spoke friday about this d expectision. >> i think gregory offers a unique combination of skills and personality for d.c. that will appeal to those hne but the world of bishops. >> gregory will become one of the most high profile catholic bishop the country. >>> stars felicity huffman and lori loughlin are free on bail, charged in that massive college cheating scandal. what was this day like for these two appearing bore a judge? >> reporter: pat, it was very aort. certainly media circus outside but this preliminary hearing was very very quick. inside, there were about 12 defendants involved in this case, going all at the same time. the judge simply informed everyone of the charges against them, the possible penalties, imposed some restrictions on their lives and what the can do from this point forward. dide loughlin and huffman answer the judge's questions in court, they did not say anything to repo

conference of catholic bishops and oversaw landmark changes that helped predator- that held predator priests accountable. that's importance because the archdiocese of washington, which ha been without an official leader for nearly six months, is in need of healing. gregory would cucceeddinal donald wuerl who resigned in october after he was named in a pennsylvania grand jury report that accused church officials of covering up sexual abuse. mont before thesignation, theodore mccarrick, a former archbishop of washington, wasro expelled the roman catholic priesthood after an internal investigation found that sex abuse claims against him were credible. we are monitoring for the possible announcement. >>> now to the latest on the deadly new zealand mosque attacks. the man accused of carrying out the massacre will be backn in court friday to face dozens of murder charges. he's been charged with one count of murder after being arrested last month. 50 people were killed in the twr mosques int church. dozens of others were shot and wounded. friday's hearing will be about tarrant's legalrepres

catholic conference of bishops put norms in place for the safety of children allowed children to continuethe abuse is still going on. victims are coming to me who have been abused in 2002. in haiti i represented 133 victims most of whom were sexually abused after 2002 at a jess wit run school out of mall that. what's interesting is the letter frames the problem in such a light that it portrays the church as the victim. because of the sexual revolution clergy sexual abuse occurred. that's what the pope is saying. he's also blaming the children. what you said in your -- what you just read states because of the way children dressed, high schoolers -- >> they brought it on themselves. >> they caused it. they provoked it. >> pope benedict is going to be 92 next month. he has been on the property of the vatican for the last ten years. he writes this letter and apparently this letter gets the approval from pope francis and his assistant administrator or secretary, pope benedict's secretary take, why do you believe it was beneficial to get out? how would this benefit the catholic church which wou

catholic church by forcing priests to report confessions of child sex abuse. the bill would make it required by law that california catholic conference of bishop claims the measureput clergy in an impossible position, forcing priests to violate the law or their oath to god. there are concerns the measure would put clergy at risk of being excommunicated from the church. current law exempts clergy from reporting crimes they hear about in confession rch. >>> talking about sports, the reigning cy young winner taking it to a new level on the mound and at the plate as well. coy wire has that story in the bleacher report. that's the beauty of your smile. bring out the best in it with crest 3d white. crest removes 95% of surface stains... in just three days. high protein. low sugar. tastes great! high protein. low sugar. so good! high protein. low sugar. mmmm, birthday cake! pure protein. the best combination for every fitness routine. our big idaho potato truck and we're going to find it. awe man. always look for the grown in idaho seal. a lot will happen in your life. wrinkles just won't. neutrogena® rapid wrinkle repair's derm-proven retinol works so fast, it takes o

stephen bannon's with the california catholic conference of bishops says the bill puts clergy in an impossibled violates california laws or violates their oath to god. >>> police in new zealand say r in the wake of those murder charges, estrada just passed a new law tonish social media companies if they don't remove the violent post right away. last year broadcast live on facebook and shared online for more than an hour before being removed. the mosque at suspect is due in court in christ church tomorrow. police say brenton harris killed 50 people at two mosques on march 15. >>> time for a look at what is coming up later on cbs this morning. norah o'donnell joins us from cbs this morning and they will have a lot including a story about sisterhood. we are checking in with norah o'donnell this morning. nora, good morning. >> reporter: good morning! good morning to you, kenny. investigators say the boeing 737 max eight that crashed last month was airworthy and the pilots followed proper guidelines. this new report has the faa under new scrutiny about design and flight approval. >>> we will talk t

gregory is considered by catholic church experts to be a transitional figure. in 2002 he led the conference of catholic bishops and oversaw landmark changes that held predator priests accountable. gregory succeeds cardinals donald wuerl who resigned after he was accused of covering up sexual abuse. >>> well if you or someone you lo livesn the district, you want to pay close attention to the results of the new d.c. inspector general audit report on d.c. water. >> that rigort looked into d.c. water procedures for monitoring lead in water and it found that those procedures could be improved. d.c. wateresigned and implemented controls to ensure that lead levels in d.c.at drinking are at or below the standard established by the environmental protect however, the monitoring showing there are still measurable amountnk of lead in the dg water. and while d.c. water may be replacing lead pipes in the public domain, homeowners may k natw if they have lead pipes and mayot know the risk. the audit found that d.c. water could do more to educateco umers on the issue. so here are some important things youkn shoul. there is fr

in 2002 he led the conference of catholic bishops and oversaw landmark changeshat held predator priests accountable. >>> a car accident killed a national guardsman, sgeant dinora flores. the mother of three died when her career ended a vehicle near where she worked. we spoke to some of herea coes today. >> she served her country honorably and in afghanistan. >> reporter: sergeant dinora floro chose serve her country 10 years ago when she was just 23ears old and worked in recruitment and detention battalion making sure u hernit went smoothly and risked her life in a war zone butied in a tragic accident tuesday morning seconds away from w herk at camp fretterd. >> it's tough and it hurts. >> reporter: he worked with sergeant flores. >> those who knew her knew she was an inspirational bright and shining star. >> reporter: she was also a mother and provider for her three children. she was on route 30 ons reister town, 7:00 tuesy morning. she was smuck fro behind by a truck tt pushed her into oncoming traffic and forced her to collide wit a tractor-trailer. her fellow soldiers rushed to help

protection of youth in the 2002 dallas charter when he was president of the s unittes conference of catholic bishops. he actually was the one who marshalled the ideas aroundra zo toe, protocols that drastically reduced the abuse incidents. those critics i think will give him the benefit of ate doubt e can rebuild that trust this time too. >> he's going to have a lot of ey the next -- on him in the coming months. >> a lot of heyes. >> a stepped into a challengingatsin. thank you very much for joining us. you canon watch archbishop wi gra gregory's entire news conference, his full remarks from this morning in case you missed it right n on our nbc washington app. he will be officially installed on may 21st. leon. >> doreen, we have got some new reaction coming in just now from the family of that missi boy in illinois. the fbi says the man who claimeb to be thaoy eight years after his disappearance is not who he says he is. we'll have more from police and the family in just a few moments. >>> back toround zero. kind of reliving everything that did happen and renewing the loss. >>> also ahead, a change i

conference of catholic bishops from 2001 to 2004. this was as the church was iteply embroyiled in a sex abus scandal. as gregory, insiders say, who advocated for a zero-tolerance policy for clergy found to be abusing children. that and manyoreat qualifns make this nature many exciting and of interest. >> he's someone who has past g experience tak leadership position and dealing with sexual abuse crisis. he was president of the u.s. bishops conference during 2001 and 2002. he was basically the front man for implementing t dallas charter which was how the church responded to the last round of sexual ase crises. i think he presents a steady hand. >> reporter: we, of course, keeping our eye on developments out of the vatican. that official word could come down by 6:00 a.m. or he. whenord comes down, we'll bring you all the updates here on news4, on the air and, of course, on our nbc washington app. live in northwest, justinfinch. back to you. >> thank you. at> to thet on the deadly mosque attacks. the man accused of carrying out the mass

catholics. rome, where this week there opens the vatican council, the largest and the most important of any of the conferences in the whole 2,000 years of the roman catholic church. more than 2,000 cardinals and bishops xxiii as an attempty by rome to come to terms with the modern world. it is probable the most important religious event of the 20th—century. an ecumenical council is a rare occurrence in the church. it was absolutely revolutionary. europe was still you might say recovering from the second world war. there was a lot of uncertainty, there was the cold war, countries in africa and asia were now becoming independent as the great empires fell apart. there was this immense ferment both in the church and the world and i think it was the genius of popejohn xxiii to say the best way to address all of this is to bring all of the bishops of the world together to respond to these charges. i was in the middle of my theological studies in rome. the opening day, we were in st peter's square and we watched this procession of bishops and then at the end came popejohn the. this procession of bishops and then at the end came popejohn xxiii. the crowds were chanting, it was a very exciting day. 10% of all