for years the pope had been in good health the road as the robust mountaineer pope clyde v. many alpine peak. he was known as impervious, demanding and about it insisted on knowing every detail of everything going on in the vatican to make all the decisions. but now every day was the challenge and every step caused paid. he was unable to sleep at night and had terrible varicose veins period he had asthma that made breathing difficult. as he lay awake, he was troubled not so much his paid but by the thought something had gone terribly wrong. in the daytime light would come in and through the three large windows overlooking st. peter's square but now as he sat at his desk with the lamp from the light on his desk carefully writing on sheets of paper. the pope had summoned all the bishops of italy to see peters for an occasion to take place and about 10 days time on february 11th february 11th, 1939, the tenth anniversary of the historic agreement between the italian government pretreat mussolini and the fascist regime and the vatican that established vatican city as a sovereign

the pope in reading these accounts of meetings with the pope, where the pope would turn purple with rage pound on his desk and keep yelling that, for example, a foreign ambassador where he's been unhappy with something that his country has done. but the pope also had a highly developed sense of dignity of the papal office. interesting today with pope francis mickey mares and taking symbolic actions that are peeling away some of the symbolic activity. for example, pius the 11th of the day he became pope, insisted his brother and sister referred to him as their holiness. he also for the 17 years he was pope never allowed anyone to sit down at the table when he ate, not even a cardinal. this, by the way was different than some of his predecessors. it wasn't that he was continuing a tradition that all of his predecessors had obeyed. the pope's vision of the church of the world is basically a medieval one in which there is only one true religion, the roman catholic church and all should bow to its teachings and lines of authority. mussolini, as i alluded to before, was in many ways his opposi

if darrell fired pope during their meeting, it would have been the end of pope's company. >> pope's financese in terrible shape. he was on the fine edge of disaster all the time. >> with a warrant, investigators searched pope's home computer and found something suspicious. >> someone on that computer had visited a website on how to beat a polygraph and had, in fact, paid money to download a book on how to beat it. >> as testing continued on the blood stains on the floor of the crime scene, investigators noticed one blood drop on darrell north's pants that they had previously overlooked. >> there was a vertical drop on the back left pant leg of darrell north, while he's laying on the floor. >> the shape of the drop was perfectly round. meaning that the origin of the blood was stationary, and hit the fabric at a 90 degree angle. >> the significance of such a drop falling and hitting the pants perpendicularly while mr. north is on the floor is that it would mean that the assailant is standing above him, bleeding on him, after he has been attacked. so it puts a sequencing to the events. >> max c

>> narrator: in february last year, pope benedict stunned the world by being the first pope to resign in 600 years. >> no person has had more influence on the life of the church, how it works on the inside, than joseph ratzinger. and he gave it up. >> narrator: when the helicopter took him away, benedict was leaving behind a bitterly divided vatican. this is the inside story of the events that undermined his papacy. it's a story of corruption and cover-up. >> if i don't get a response from you, i'll go public. >> narrator: of sexual scandal and abuse. >> if you tell anybody, your parents will burn in hell. >> narrator: of secrets and hypocrisy. >> so there we were, where they had had sex all night long, and he took out all his paraphernalia and started to celebrate mass. >> narrator: and a story of leaked documents exposing a bitter internal power struggle. >> i published documents dealing with corruption, scandals, frauds, nepotism. >> narrator: now a new pope, francis, must battle the forces that overwhelmed his predecessor. >> if he wants to change the church, it's going to mean de

one is to advice the pope.hat the pope has done is to advise him from places where the churn has never had advice before or it's been a long time where it has gotten that advice. when they meet at the formal ceremony, gout to think that when you've got people from around the world in different places you're getting different advice and different ideas than you would get if you have in the past more based in europe and the western world. >> josh, live from roam, josh, thank you for being with us in this afternoon. >>> families separated for decades are reuniting in korea this weekend. >> reporter: when will i see you again, he asked his older brother. they were reunited for the first time since 19. 2 when p ak was abducted on a fishing boat. there are 82 elderly south koreans selected to meet with family members over the weekend. even the north koreans were caught up in the emotion. it's a rare opportunity families split up in the north korean war of the 19 50's, and most don't get this chance. those who do make

pope francis has very warm affection for pope benedict and this is not just pr.now this from friends who are in rome. there you see a picture of them embracing. sometimes pope francis will go and visit pope benedict in his residence, and i know for a fact also they say the rosary together quite frequently. so it's a very warm relationship. and who else can pope francis look to for experience. >> this was a rare public announcement by pope benedict since stepping down. do you think this is just a sign of what's to come, he's going to continue to write things, continue to address rumors or talk about issues in the news? >> no, i don't think so. i think he's going to stay with his original promise to withdraw. he's really been out of the public limelight. he will probably show up at the canonization on april 27th of pope john paul and john xxiii but for the most part he is leading a life of prayer and reading and quiet, which befits an 86-year-old man. >> coming up on the one-year anniversary of pope francis, how would you sum up his year? i feel like this is such a

it was pope john paul and pope paul before him. >> the first complaint was in the 1950s. there was large amounts of money donated to the individual and the church in general. all the problems were overlooked. it is a dreadful story. >> pope benedict - he was stephen as a bulldog, a tough man, a doctrinel cardinal. what happened when he became pope, was he a weak administrator. he was a poor administrator. he was strong on doctrine. his background was difficult. he never had real pastoral experience, or a priest for 10 15 years. he had a year where he was a priest, but he was studying so hard for another doctorate. it was that lacking of understanding how to deal with people, the lacking of the charisma that pope francis has, that was a problem. he really delegated so much of the administration to other people particularly to his chosen secretary of state, cardinal petoni. >> the hope is that pope francis, that we saw, who is an outsider, as an outsider will have the strength to deal with the church scandals that are dealt with including the scandals in the u.s. and you ad

of reforms of pope francis. this is a question mark for the papacy. >> thank you for joining us mass imo. this meeting was a run-up of an important meeting of college of bishops that will take place. issues will be discussed again, and important changes on the topics, such as homosexualitily or divorce or birth control may take place here in the institution that has made that the core of its teachings. >> thank you. >> lots more ahead on the al jazeera newshour, including syria suggesting a timetable to remove its chemical weapons as it misses another deadline. plus... >> i'm andrew thomas's on the south coast, with hopes that fish farming could be a way to save the southern blue fin tuna. >> in sport, two athletes sent packing from the sochi games after testing positive for a banned substance. >> first, corruption added to soaring rates of unemployment in zimbabwe. they use up it to eight currencies for legal tender. we have this report. >> this woman remembers using the defunct notes. the u.s. dollar is legal

. >> plus the pope's pick, pope francis chooses a dozen new cardinals from new countries.n ukraine the conflict is coming to a head. this after yesterday's deal couldn't stop the unrest. parliament has now voted to dismiss viktor yanukovych who fled from the capitol today. he's calling this all a coup. we have reports of political rifle tymenshenko has been released from prison. we go live to independent square in kiev. let's talk more about former prime ministertymoshenko. >> well, actually parliament passed a law to release her immediately. the parliament passed that resolution today. they may be waiting for a court case, trying to do things mostly by the book today. they play need--they may need a court decision to make that decision. she's actually in a hospital and we know her daughter was headed out there as well. people believe her release is imminent but it's in the official yet. that's been all day, lots of back and forth. we think something happening and then it's not happening. rumors that yanukovych was going to resign and then on television he says he's not re

i've never heard anyone criticize a predecessor, he wasn't pope yet. he said we do not direct the god directed part of liturgy he said it was too human. he said mass back to the people was important. and so then he becomes pope and egos some things that are at least funny as far as i'm concerned and not in a humorous way. the first one is to allow the unreformed bread of the mass in latin to be an extraordinary form of the eucharist and as i say at the same time this will not divide our church. well, the under formed right, if you celebrate it and look at it, creates one type of catholic, a consumer of priestly power. you're watching a show, there is no sense of being missioned because the priests are the ones in charge of religion. i find that for a second our translation, i don't care what people think of the translation -- i do, but that's not the issue. the issue is no one asks for a translation. the people of god did not. the bishops didn't. this is something imposed from above. these are not the styles of vatican ii. i don't question what a pope

mean while expectations for the new pope could not be higher. >> francis is the first pope not to everave studied in roam, worked in rome, or spent significant time in rome. he's an outsider. >> he is a man that seems to be able to touch people, or draw them out, or give a sense of hope. one has to worry if he is going to be able to live up to the legacy he has created. >> for more i'm joined by anthony thompson director of the documentary. good to have you with us. >> thank you. >> high hopes for pope francis, but when benedict the 16th came pope weren't there expectations that he would clean up the church as well? >> absolutely. that same good friday address that he gave five days before the pope died, [ inaudible ] has he then was promised to clean the filth in the church, and i have no doubt in my mind that he was thinking specifically of the big case we were dealing with, and that was the promise he made, but unfortunately he couldn't do the things he -- he wanted to do. >> masielle was the head of the he gones of christ, and he had a very long history where documents had been sen

but the presence of former pope benedict xvi was a surprise. it's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and the catholic church as a whole. citpope francis has been leadina debate on whether the church's deabouview of abortion, contrace contraceptives, divorce and homosexuality need to change. polls show most think it is old. >> i'm strongly christian but i do believe this pope can open doors where in the past it was always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another conference later in the year on family issues. but they say the pope's attempts to modern eyes the church is an uphill battle. >> collects tcatholic who divord remarry and gay couples who adopt children is becoming the norm in the western world. the church can't just ignore them. >> reporter: the 19 new cardinals will be among those who make life-changing decisions for millions around the world. >> that was al jazeera reporting from vatican city. >>> the meeting between president obama and dalai lama went forward even though chinese government de

retired pope edited 16 -- francis xvi joined pope at a ceremony, the first time they have appeared at a public liturgical ceremony since benedict became the first pope to step down in more than six centuries. benedict xvi pope sat in the front row as his successor pope francis celebrated 19 archbishops to the rank of cardinal. it was the first time that an addict attended a papal ceremony since he stepped down last year. benedict, the of german archbishop, was one of those who received pope franci'' blessing to become cardinal. five of the new cardinals are from south america. two asia.frica and the vatican says the inclusion reflects the pope's commitment to the poor. pope francis thanked the new cardinals for their services and reminded them that the church needs them. thank you, dear brothers, thank you. behind the lord and let him lead us through the beloved will of god, the holy mother, the church. thank you. isthe position of cardinal the second-highest in the roman catholic church. with the new appointees, the vatican now has 218 cardinals in all. latestts, all of the from the

musings of a pope and the world could benefit from reading them. >> reporter: serving as pope for nearlyed in 2005. revered by the faithful as the people's pope. the confidante and former secretary for nearly 30 years was given instruction to burn the private papers after the beloved pontiff's death. but instead, breaking one of the cardinal rules in the catholic church, he 'tis obeyed the beloved pope, because according to the catholic reporter, he felt burning the documents would be a crime, and that he didn't have the courage to do so. >> so suddenly now, to have a group of works that has not been published before is significant. >> reporter: translateded writings from the polish language book are circulating. he wrote, "and does the act of salvation amaze me more than any other everyday act? may it absorb me more and more." ♪ in april, pope john paul ii will be canonized a saint. he says publishing the notes is a precious insight into the pope's soul. >> the cardinal says only a select amount of the writings were published and others were burned, as the pope wished. >> the cardinal s

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it's still significant. >> finally, briefly retired pope benedict xvi joined pope francis at the sear moany, how rare is that, to have two popes appear together? >> i'm certain it's historically unique. two living popes celebrating - it wasn't a mass, but they were together in the basilica, and pope benedict's first public appearance since february 28th a year ago. he wouldn't have sought to do that if francis hadn't encouraged him. a year ago people said, "what would it be like to have two popes." would it dilute the current pope's authority. francis, because he proved to be a dest leader, turned it to his advantage. it's a tribute to him to have the former pope there, and also it as winter games a lot of -- assuages a lot of aighties. this -- aighties. this is a sign of continuity. i have the blessing of my predecessor. it's a smart symbolism at an historic moment. >> thanks very much. rome catholic bureau chief. >> the white house will recognise 24 army veterans. a review of records determined they were past over in the past due to presently. having been awarded the nation's second

pope benedict xvi was also there. >> the new cardinals were the personal choice of the pope. many were from developing nations. pope francis made it clear he wants to shift the balance of power away from the vatican. the presence of pope benedict xvi was a surprise. it was the first time the former pope attended. it's been an important week for pope francis and the catholic church as a whole. faced with opposition, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception and homosexuality needs rethinking. a poll was held on what catholics think about family and sexual morals. most are rejected as outdated and realistic. >> the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change, because it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality - i'm christian, but believe that the pope can open doors. >> the meeting came before a conference later in the year. the cope's attempt to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorc

the cardinals have lots of roles one of which is to advice the pope and what the pope has done is askede him from places where the church either hasn't gotten that advice before or it's been a long time since he's gotten that advice. >>> turning now to afghanistan. fewer and fewer police officers are getting killed or injured on duty. still remains one of the most dangerous jobs in that country. al jazerra's bernard smith introduces us to one man who will suffer the rest of his life for the job he loved. >> reporter: for much of the past six years, this has been abdul's life. lying face down in a bare room. the former police officer was paralyzed by shrapnel after his pickup truck hit a roadside bomb in central afghanistan. >> translator: i have endured so much pain and tragedy, for the past six years my wife, god bless her, who turns me over, looks after me. after god, she is the only person who cares. i can't even use the bathroom. >> reporter: ab doubt joined the police as an idealistic 22-year-old. he says that he wanted to serve his country. but there is only so much his country ca

the but the presence of pope amare advertise benedict 16 was a real surprise.was the first time he a sustainedded papel rights since his regula resignation a year a. fashioned with opposition pope francis has been leading a debate on the teachings of abortion, home section all the d divorce. a poll was taken on what the people think. results show that most reject them as out dated and unrealistic. >> translator: the pope is going in that direction by paving the way for change little by little. because it can't happen automatically. in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil unions i am strongly christian but i believe that this pope can open doors that in the past were always kept shut. >> reporter: this week's meeting came before another key conference later in the year. the pope's attempt she says is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remar may are the norm so the church just can't ignore them 67. >> that was claudia reporting from vatican city. >>> the nfl cracking down on casist and homophobic language happening

his last public appearance was in december, when karen pope francis -- when current pope francis paidhim a christmas visit. catholics might get another chance to see them both together on april 27, when the pair's predecessor john paul ii and john 23rd will be declared saints. >> iconic child star shirley temple has died at the age of 85. the dimpled great depression actress veda became a u.s. diplomat, and died late last night. 1938,s between 1935 and when she was a very small child, america's top box office draw, a record that no other child star has come near. to act to oneo go .f our top stories hassan rouhani has been speaking to a crowd in tehran to mark the 35th anniversary of iran's islamic revolution, and inolution that took place the wake of the departure of the shaw of iran -- shah of iran. and the proclamation 35 years ago today of the world's first islamic state. we're going to take a look on the occasion of the 35th 1979ersary back at the revolution. i'm joined in the newsroom by anna riney in -- by an iranian author and intellectual. thank you for being with us. 35 year

pope benedict, pope john paul and pope paul before him, too. >> that's true. >> first complaints against him were brought in the late '50s. the fact that to individuals and the church. all of these problems were overlooked. it is a very full story. >> pope benedict, was the problem because he was seen as a bulldog as a tough man, a very doctorineaire cardinal as cardinal ratsinger? was he a weak administrator? >> he was a poor administrator. he was, as you a, he never had ne real priest. it was that lacking in him, lacking of understanding of how to deal with people, that lacking of the great charisma that pope francis has that was a problem. >> so much of the administration. and the hope, of course, is that francis, as we saw, a big outsider will have the strength to deal with some of this great number of church scandals which you deal with including the child abuse scandals in the u.s. you also address one specifically at the arch diocese of milwaukee. let's play part of a horrific story you helped expose. the raped by a priest at a chumming. immediately after. >> i didn't know what i

these are the first cardinals pope francis has inducted. is there anything surprising about the choices? >> yes, there is. among these 19 cardinals, several surprises. been mencardinals have that hold high office, either in the vatican here, or across the world. pope francis has broken with that tradition, not naming anyone from the united states this time around, and instead to people from two of the poorest and politically unstable countries in the world. said --inal from haiti describes himself as a simple priest from the african savanna and he said he was so surprised when he got a phone call that he thought it was a practical joke. it appears pope francis is not joking, and he wants the poor church serving the poor, and he seems to be matching his words with action. >> we heard all of these cardinals are having a separate meeting with the pope to talk about family issues. tell us more about that. >> it sounds rather innocent, talking about family issues, but when it opens up that can of worms of sexual ethics, it is a different matter.

, pope benedict. >> i read the article and it puts pope benedict bad and pope francis good and that is official. this is a false notion that this pope will change church teaching. not true. this pope is as loyal to christ and his doctrine as benedict. this is a cheap way to sell magazines. obviously take advantage of religion. when is the last time they consulted religion in a serious way? >> this is the same magazine that had the judgment to put one of the suspected it boston bombers on the cover. so actually pope francis was brought in according to statistics, 6.6 million more christians. >> absolutely. pope francis hopes people take interest in religion because it has something to tell us and catholicism was something people want to hear about. >> father murray thank you for being with us. >> thank you, judge. >>> and coming up, the biggest sporting event in the land tomorrow, the super bowl. how about the security, is it enough? stay wit >>> the broncos and the seahawks will battle it out in the super bowl tomorrow. but law enforcement is fighting a different battle. trying to secu

francis greeting his predecessor pope emeritus benedict xvi. it was the first time a reigning, a past and potential future pope were in st. peter's basilica together. the cardinal's principal job is to elect a new pope from among their number. as he bestowed 19 prelates with the red silk biretta that marks them as princes of the church. pope francis recited a ritual injunction, act with courage. ♪ traditionally, the college of cardinals has been packed with people from the developed world. this time, there were four latin americans, two asians and two africans. new cardinals are appointed to replace those who turn 80 and become ineligible to elect a new pope. if francis remains in office for another five years, he will have named as many as half of those who will choose his successor. he'll need that time to make serious changes in the view of the john thavis, author of the bestselling insider book "the vatican diaries." >> i go around the world and everyone is singing hosanases about pope franis and i come to rome and what you hear from the ro

but the appearance of pope benedict xvi was a real surprise.t's been one of the most important weeks for pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole faced with reported opposition pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teachings on abortion, contraception, divorce and homosexuality may need rethinking and the church's take on church morals. in polls most say it is outdat outdated. >> reporter: the change is little by little. it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps. in the vatican you have to follow a certain process. >> homosexuality, civil unions, i'm strongly christian, but i think this pope will open doors that where before they were sh shut. >> reporter: another key conference will come later in the year on family issues, but the council say the pope's aattempts to modernize the church is an uphill battle. >> catholics who divorce and remarry even gay couples adopting children are becoming the norm in the western world. so the church can't just ignore them. >> the 19 new cardinals will be

why this pope at this time? asked the man who wrote the pope francis cover story. >> i write in the piece about going to see the pope and going to the general audience and there was a weird sort of i was standing in the vip area with a bunch of mostly italians. they were shouting at him like paparazzi trying to get him to look up when he was near us the way he would if he was bieber. >> that is why "rolling stone" editors decided a 77-year-old pope could sell magazines to the youngest. it is not just magazines he is selling, pope francis is moving all kinds of merchandise from t shirts to buttons to pet wear and thongs. sales of merchandise are way up with some reporting an increase of 200% since francis took over. a pope celebrated for his humility has become a rock star hanging with the rich and famous. there are pope francis imperson ate ers. for the first time in a long time the church is getting good press. that has to have catholics all over the world looking up. >> now we are waiting to see how popular th

the pope, he knows that i'm here. >> reporter: do you see the pope intervening in some way to make the reporter: you do think so? >> i think so. >> reporter: to open the records would be a sea change for hundreds of thousands of mother and children trying to find each other, who the nuns refused to help. openness would be an indication this hope want pope wants heali. >> what was it like to screen the film? >> i thought it was very emotional. and it was -- it was a very big gesture for the church to do this. >> i tried to stop the tears coming down. it was very emotional to see it again. >> reporter: do you think your voice was heard today? >> i think so. i think they were really listening. >> she's spent his whole life trying to find him. >> sometimes the film can open hearts and minds in a way nothing else can. sometimes one 81-year-old woman's story can change the world. for "nightline," i'm cynthia mcfadden in vatican city. >> our thanks to cynthia mcfadden. for more on the philomena project, go to our website at abc news.com/nightline. up next for us, would you let your kid do thi

the nina pointies will help the pope run the catholic church.o on hand retired pope benedict district, it was his first public appearance since retiring last year. >> reporter: the new cardinals were the personal choice of pope francis. with half coming from outside europe and none from the united states. many from developing nations pope francis has made it clear he wants to shift the power away from the vatican. but the presence of pope benedict district was a real sign. since his resignation a year ago. it's been one of the most important weeks of pope francis and for the catholic church as a whole. faced with reported opposition inside the vatican, pope francis has been leading a debate on whether the church's teaches on divorce, hom homosexuality neede thinking. a poll was held on what the catholic'catholic church amountn family morals. most reject them as outdated and unrealistic. >> translator: the pope is paving way for change little by little because it can't happen automatically. you have to take small steps because in the vatican you

one day choose the next pope. it's the first time the two have appeared together at a papal ceremony since benedict shocked the world with his retirement. >>> and slalom sweetheart. 18-year-old american mikaela shiffrin skis her way into the record books, becoming the youngest woman ever to win olympic gold in the slalom, but not without a big scare along the way. and she's here with us live to talk about her win for the ages today, saturday, february 22nd, 2014. >> announcer: from nbc news, this is a special edition of "today," at the olympic winter games, with lester holt live from olympic park in sochi, russia, and erica hill live from studio 1a in rockefeller plaza. >> and good morning, everyone. welcome to a very special split edition of "today" on this saturday morning, our final broadcast from sochi. i'm lester holt. erica, jenna and dylan are holding down the fort in new york, a sight for sore eyes. great to see you guys. what a win in the slalom for mikaela shiffrin. i've got a feeling there are plenty mo

phillips'. >>> the pope.ke every other world traveller, pope francis has a passport, which of course, expires. francis insisted on paying the $55 fee himself to renew it. he was fingerprinted, photographed and cleared for travel. it is one more example of the pope being like any other person. it has made him a rock star. here is the pope getting a passport picture. it is something because it is so mundane that you don't usually associate with the pomp and circumstance. you would be like does the guy need a passport. >> how would you like to be the tsa agent that pats him down? that would be a difficult thing. he doesn't need a passport. the vatican has already issued him one. this is a second one. >> an argentinian one. >> exactly. i think this is more of a pr move. this pope was on the cover of "time" magazine three times. pope benedict before that. he wasn't getting three covers. >> three in one year. >> three in one year. and the first time he was on it they sold 70,000 copies. edward snowden was probably

. >> narrator: pope francis has shared that message in the most unlikely places. >> (translated): the phone rang. "i've got the pope on the line, and i really don't think we should keep him waiting." >> narrator: eugenio scalfari is the founder and editor-in-chief of la repubblicaitaly's leading newspaper on the left. he is also an atheist. >> (translated): the conversation we had started with some jokes, because that's his way.

i'm going to send this to the pope.oing to send this to the pope. not jubecause i want to rub it t because he's going to feel my anger. he's going to feel this sense of abandonment by this bishop. so i would in a strange way i would kind of take that as a good sign for the church. >> that people are re-engaged in a way in the church that they're not accepting this. >> precisely. they expect better of their church and their sense is that their church perhaps at the very top expects better, too. >> charles, do you see also that as a hopeful sign, the fact that people are saying to michael, i'm going to send this to the pope? >>. >> i too have received the same sort of e-mails and telephone calls. people at one time were pray pay and obey catholics are taking exception to this. one woman told me when she challenged the spokesperson for the archdiocese she was told the archbishop only reports to the pope. in other words, parishioner opinions matter little. that alienates people. >>> just ahead tonight, a baby stops breathin

popes ago. though you are not a religious person, that had to be pretty cool. u.n. philomena are hanging out with pope francis. -- you and philomena are hanging out with pope francis. >> he listened. she has become a lightning rod for other women in her situation. he extended the invitation, knowing what the film is about. they were very gracious about this film because some christian or catholic people in this asntry have seen the film being negative. it criticizes the institution, but philomena dignified as the faith. what was great is they watched the movie and laughed and cried and said -- i pointed out there has been some criticism in the u.s., and they said the church is a broad church, and those people are not who we are. we are comfortable with this film. we think it sends out the right message. they said the fact we invited you here is important. i am not religious. my parents are catholic. i have many values i take from it, but i am not. he said, not that a moment. doing his job. you n

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pope.ve us when we pray because we're addressing the lord. we take it off, we cardinals when we meet the holy father. it was great to see that act of allegiance. it reminded us of what he said. remember when he met with the college of cardinals for the last time. he said one of you will be my pope and i look forward to giving my love loyalty, and allegiance to new pope. he's done it consistently but it was dramatic when he did it saturday at the consistory. >> what about the critics who say it's merely just throne. what specifically is changing in the catholic church? >> we have talked about that. and, remember we've observed that pope francis is a loyal catholic. he knows the substance of the church, the essence of the church, he can't change. we receive that. that's settled. that's given. he can change the style and the tone, and most -- many people will tell you that's where the church needs the change. it's not what we say so often that puts people off. it's how we say it. it's a senn o

pope francis loves it. the crowd eats it up, but pope mini me apparently not a fan. we're told the little boy's grandma ma made the costume herself as a gesture of love toward the holy father. little kids don't like that type stuff. >> they don't like much at that age. >>> a man in fort worth, texas, had no time to waste. >> his girl friend was in the delivery room about to give birth, so james anderson needed to do something he'd put off far too long. >> the dad came out and told us that he wanted to get married and at first we didn't think he meant now. >> i couldn't shake the idea of her having the baby without a ring on her finger. >> i looked at him and there was somebody else. i was like who is that guy and he's like that's the minister. >> he scrambled to find a ring. one of the nurses picked up the phone, called dad. he was a minister. they tied the knot. the 6-year-old was a minister. the honeymoon lasted about an hour. then it was baby janelle's time >>> look who's here with me, mary hart. and i just interviewed cindy crawford and her husband randy. wait un

it's the first time the two popes appeared at a ceremony together since pope benedict stepped down aear ago. >>> and china's capital raising its pollution system for the first time to orange, heavy smog is blanketing beijing. a level ten times considered safe by the world health organization, officials urge people to stay inside. >>> and while it was 60 degrees here in sochi, it was snowing in los angeles. at the zoo, it was. there's snow for tigers and bears to play in and a hill for kids to go sledding. it is all part of the zoo's annual snow day weekend. celebration. >>> still ahead on "nightly news," the new olympic golden girl and her friend who got to realize his olympic dream, too. >>> finally tonight, 18-year-old colorado native mikaela shiffrin is dreaming big the day after becoming the youngest woman to ever win olympic gold in the slalom. she announced today she wants to win five gold medals at the 2018 games by sweeping all five alpine skiing events, something that's never been done. meanwhile, as our stephanie gosk reports, mikaela had a friend on hand as she celebrated

francis now ready for his next trip. >> the pope, his passport was about to expire.as taken at the argentine consulate. it's likely a gesture to his home country, after all, the pope automatically becomes a citizen of the vatican. he did get a little special treatment, he was picked up and taken to the consulate for the photo and digital fingerprints. >> the pope insisted on paying for the $55 passport fee out of his own pocket. >> the pope really is a pr master, isn't he? >> really is. and i don't know that's the intention. you no -- it's just a good -- >> good man. >> can we enjoy this pizza some more? >> can we? >> is deep dish pizza, everybody? i say yes. >> i say i like it all, whatever you call it. >> tomato pie? ♪ ♪ ♪ abe! get in! punch it! [ male announcer ] let quicken loans help you save your money with a mortgage that's engineered to amaze. thanks, "g." to take skincare to the next level, you're ready for roc®. roc® multi correxion has an exclusive 5 in 1 formula. it's clinically proven to hydrate dryness, illuminate dullness, lift sagging, diminish the lo

this pope was on the cover of "time" magazine three times. pope benedict before that.etting three covers. and the first time he was on it they sold 70,000 copies. edward snowden was probably most talked about. there is 1.2 billion catholics, i'm sorry christians in the world today. t that is such a huge built in audience. >> so the vatican is willing to put the pictures out and tells the story that went with it that one of his counselors had come in and taken the picture and presented it at the argentine consulate. it is not as if it was snuck out. i like on the other side of this the second kind of picture. so it is good public relations. but what i find amazing is that he is saying these things and indicating that the church is open in a lot of ways and the rock star pope. the doctrine of the church has not changed. >> that is going to take a long time to change thousands of years. he softens his tone on gay marriage and abortion and has spoken out more with the whole sex abuse of children scandal. he is at least talking about it. it will take a long time until he ca

the policy in the church today --mandated i pope benedict by pope benedict is zero tolerance for abusenvicted of abuses thrown out. 400 priests were expelled from the priesthood. this is not taken into consideration in this report. i think we deserve criticism. the church deserves criticism, but i think it would be better to make sure you keep implementing these policies and hold us to account for doing what we say we are going to do. >> the church has adopted helices desperate reports of the church has adopted a policy that led to the continuation of abuse. >> tell me. show me is what i would respond to that. the policy is very clear. zero tolerance for abuse. anybody elsey or knows of any priest involved in to thereport him commission. report him to the police. report him to the vatican. then he will be dealt with. priest are saying the should be removed. that is pretty obvious. it should go further than that you are saying. any bishops who protected priests should also be removed. would you agree with that? >> i have said this for years. i think if we had 20 or 30 or 40 bishops that

from the pope? >> of course. the pope, he knows that i'm here. >> reporter: do you see the pope intervening in some way to make the records available you do think so? a sea change for a church philomena says she never lost faith in. >> you have got to forgive. you just got to. have to forgive. >> reporter: cynthia mcfadden, abc news, vatican city. >>> and now, back here at home. one thing is for sure, the fans of the seattle seahawks love to scream. [ cheers ] today, almost 1 million people, loud and proud, lined the streets for the parade to celebrate the super bowl champions. fans showing up in blue and green wigs, waving flags and signs. and in fact, get this. more people showed up for the parade than live in seattle. >>> and up next here tonight, out of bounds. did cameras catch some tiny football players pushed by coaches way too far? see it when we're back in two minutes. what can your fidelity green line do for you? just take a closer look. it works how you want to work -- on your own... or with a fidelity

pope benedict there?y been a year, think how i feel. this has become prime time all the time covering this pope. look, i don't think this is complicated at all. the fact that pope francis and benedict were together today. it played out naturally. these are two men that have great respect for one another. at the beginning when it was clear pope benedict was going to step down, some new pope would take over. there was concern there might be confusion about who was running the show. i don't think anyone on the planet is confused that pope francis is now in charge, so today, what you saw is pope francis leading the ceremony and pope benedict, naturally coming through a side door and taking a chair. bear in mind, in addition to the 19 new cardinals, most of this world's 200 some other cardinals were on hand and many of them were men who were made cardinals by pope benedict and i think they were delighted to see him there. i think what it shows you is this juxtaposition of two popes, which seemed like it might

. >> today pope francis added his to those calling for an end to the violence in venezuela. audience he ekly called for dialogue after the clashes that left at least 13 dead.e antigovernment protesters are on demonstrating against the handling of the economy and violence has reached highs. i spoke with the director of the latin c council's american center. >> how does this end? we had two weeks of violence some of the most iolent protests in the hrlast decade in venezuela. >> in won't end as quickly as it ukraine.e there are protests all around the country but they are not massive. a couple of very large protests but i think the government is very entrenched. situation in venezuela is catastrophic economically. have to shop multiple places to find what they have to eat. and inflation is 56%. so it can't go on. pretty strategy is unclear. >> who is it that is on the streets at the moment? a broad spectrum of venezuelan society opposed to he government because of economic conditions or the people that have always been opposed to the chavez movement? people who have always been

the pope, he knows that i'm here. >> reporter: do you see the pope intervening in some way to make theords available? >> i think. >> reporter: you think so? >> i think. sf sflr. >> reporter: also at the screening, a high-ranking bishop, friends with the archbishop of dublin. maybe you have to make some phone calls. what do you think? >> i can call. >> reporter: dramatic statements in a place where nothing is said by accident. for "this week," cynthia mcfadd mcfadden, vatican city. >> our thanks to cynthia and welcome news, no deaths of service members in afghanistan this week. that's all for us today. thanks for sharing part of your sunday with us. check out "world news" with david muir tonight and have a great day. news" with david muir tonight and have a great day. >> in the news this sunday the weekend rain is causing flooding in parts of the bay area. we will have a live report from sonoma county. also how the storm is affecting flights in and out of san francisco international airport. >> and the view from mt. tam. the rain is spreading south and east. i will have an update next o