pope more than two years ago i sat down with c.c. recently in beijing. francisco you were one of the first journalist to interview the current pope why do you think he wanted to talk to you i think he wanted to talk to you t. . to talk to china i didn't want really to talk to me he wanted to talk to china. it took a long time to. turn the stand how we should year there was a lot of preparation we should give the interview and i think he wanted to talk to the chinese people or else they are not necessarily catherine not necessarily. concerned about the same issues that concern and worry people in the west but he wanted to reach out to the chinese people why. is jazz writ therefore here is in the tradition of material cheer and china is one big thing and of course china is the new frontier for the catholic church it has been solved for sentries but especially now i would say new frontier in terms of. getting new members old soul but also having i would say a foothold here. china has. you know a systemic differences with with the west in every country has there an embassy here the catholic ch

paid homage to victims of the holocaust and warned against a resurgent anti semitism it's the pope's first stop on a short tour of the baltic states. and dystonia are marking a century since winning independence from russia after world war one. the pope urged residents of all three nations to draw on their past experience to speak up for tolerance in europe you should. be clearly the pupil smallest the poorest in our mates whom we should welcome a hundred years after our word independence who is it that has nothing to give us to make our efforts and our sacrifices worthwhile perhaps it is the ethnic minorities in our city or the jobless who have to emigrate maybe it is the elderly and the lonely are those young people who find no meaning in life because they have lost their roots. also far in this tour pope francis has heard little or nothing regarding the catholic church sex abuse scandal here in germany though the influential spiegel magazine has published an extensive report titled thou shalt not lie detailing the pope's allegedly gross mishandling of abuse cases we spoke earlier with t

this in a mass viewed by tens of thousands in the country's second largest city countess it's the pope's first stop on a short tour of the baltic states with a whiny a lot fear and a star near a mocking. centuries since winning independence from russia after world war one the pope urged residents of all three nations to draw on their past experience to speak up for tolerance in europe. piccoli. more list the poorest in our midst whom we should welcome one hundred years after our independence who is it that has nothing to give us to make our effort and our sacrifices worthwhile perhaps it is the ethnic minorities in our city or the jobless who have to immigrate maybe it is the elderly and the lonely are those young people who find no meaning in life because they have lost their roots. well for more on this we turn to our correspondent cons to take constantine von eggert in vilnius constantine good to have you with us what would you say was the pope's overarching message. i think the overarching message was very much of lithuania becoming a bridge between east and west that's what he said in his

pope. >>> first, welcomes in on t saturday morning. for being with us at 60 on the dot. >> we want to get started with thewe her. gosh,hi

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pope. >> first, welcome in saturday morning. it's 8:00 on the dot.sterday. >> hold onto your hat. get your umbrellas out. >> it was >> and you needed sunglasses for the lightning strike. it have unbelievable. >> i was sitting inside my apartmen i could s lightning all throughout the windows in my apartment. it seemed like it wa so close. that's a good stat i'm going to look atif t's concentrated where i am, i know it was elsewhere. elsewhere we gt aot ofrain, and if you're around the d.c. areaetro yesterday,

pope. >>> first, welcomes in on t saturday morning. thank you so much for being with us at 60 on the dot. >> we want to get started with thewe her. gosh, things were turbulent last ght. waking up to trees on the ground. >> just as i got the kid to sleep, boom, that lightning and thunder was intense. >> i know. we were talking about it this morning. i can't believe the kids slept it.ough it was so cloud last night. a and we had storms wel into the evening. three inches of rain for the most part around our now we've got some nice conditions out there, but as angie said, we have plenty of debris around the area and lots of ponding on side roads. please be careful. a couple roadsere shut down this morning because of high standing water. the rain is gone. a few light showers. now we're a looking a little bit of mist and drizzle. look to the midwest. yeah. that's remnants of gordon that's going to continue to push north and east. if you're looking for sunshine this weekend, pbably not going to see it this weekend. however, we do have rain fo

pope. >> first, welcome in saturday morning. it's 8:00 on the dot. thank you for being with us.>> holy storms yesterday. >> hold onto your hat. get your umbrellas out. >> it was >> and you needed sunglasses for the lightning strike. it have unbelievable. >> i was sitting inside my apartmen i could s lightning all throughout the windows in my apartment. it seemed like it wa so close. that's a good stat i'm going to look atif t's concentrated where i am, i know it was elsewhere. elsewhere we gt aot ofrain, and if you're around the d.c. areaetro yesterday, you heard it last night. a few showers right now. the heaviest rain just to the north and east of baltimore. and a f light showers toward the i-81or corr i widen out this view. look at this spin. we're s stilling gordon, and that is going to be headed our way as we head into the overnight and through much of the day tomorrow. so a lot of that moisture coming back into our area. this is actually a camera behind this graphic. we have a lot of fog too. that visibility down quite a bit. plenty of clouds.

pope francis has begun a tour of baltic countries, arriving first in lithuania. ions. he will travel to latvia on monday and estonia on tuesday as all three baltic states mark 100 years since they declared independence. it's the first trip by a pope to the region since 1993. voters are going to the polls in the maldives in an election which opposition groups have warned will not be free and fair. president abdulla yameen is seeking a second term in office, despite concerns about his record on human rights and the jailing of his rivals. it's been reported that police raided the headquarters of the opposition alliance yesterday. india's prime minister, narendra modi, is due to launch what's been billed as the world's biggest universal healthcare scheme. the plan aims to grant 500 million people, nearly half of india's population, the entitlement to free health insurance — supported by a network of 150,000 health and wellness centres. but critics say the government has failed to prepare the necessary infrastructure to effectively implement the scheme. the venezuelan

i'll talk to the "new york times's" ross douthat who has a new book out on pope francis. >>> first, here's my take. for several years now scholars have argued 2 world is experiencing a democratic recession, they note a general hollowing out of democracy in the advanced industrial world. when we think about this problem, inevitably, rightly, we worry about donald trump. his attacks on judges, the free press, his own justice department but there's also a worrying erosion of a core democratic norm taking place on the left. it's become commonplace now to hear cries on the left to deny controversial figures on the right a platform to express their views. colleges have disinvited conservative speakers like condoleezza rice and charles murray. others were unwilling or unable to allow speakers to speak with protests overwhelming the events. a similar controversy now involves steve bannon who in recent months has been make the airwaves in print as i did on cnn. some claim bannon is simply unimportant, irrelevant, and thus shouldn't be given a microphone. if that were the case, surely the media, whi

pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states he's also due to visit lafayette and is tony on the pope is there to mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence after world war one of the three nations only lithuania is majority catholic well it made history this year is the first kenyan film to be shown at the cannes film festival and now kenya's high court has temporarily lifted a ban on. a film that explores lesbian love the decision came after the film's director sued the government not just to allow it to be screened in kenya but also to make it eligible for a potential oscar nomination. just to be and. it's a story about the love that grows between two young women and the pressures they face from both family and society in a country we're going to sexuality is punishable by up to fourteen years in prison . screenings of rifi key which means framed in swahili had been banned by kenya's film board back in april over what it called its clear intent to promote lesbian ism contrary to the law. the high court has now changed all that p

just time for a couple of your other comments in a week when the pope visited ireland. his firstesidence of president michael d higgins. he moved on to a meeting of civil leaders and the diplomatic corps. it was here at dublin castle that the taoiseach, leo varadkar, raised the issue of child sexual abuse that has threatened to dominate the visit. bbc religion editor martin bashir reporting on saturday's late news bulletin. but scores of you objected to the reporting along the lines described here: and maureen hogg sent this e—mail about the coverage more widely: finally, one piece of footage from theresa may's trip to africa this week garnered a great deal of attention on both social and mainstream media, as dan walker acknowledged on wednesday's breakfast. when trade is on the agenda, the news footage is usually full of factories, hard hats and the occasional high—vis jacket. but it's a rather different image that has attracted much comment so far. the prime minister dancing with schoolchildren in cape town. the pictures have gained a lot of attention, but is it the sort of att

it's the first trip by a pope to the region for 25 years.ermarket chain has withdrawn a brand of australian strawberries from sale after finding needles embedded in some of the fruit. the countdown supermarket says they were found in a punnet of strawberries sourced from western australia, bought in one of its stores in auckland. police in australia say they are investigating more than 100 cases of fruit with embedded needles, all reported in the past month. an international rescue mission is underway to reach a seriously injured sailor. abhilash tomy was the first indian to sail solo around the world, but he's currently stranded more than 3,000 kilometres off the coast of western australia. his yacht‘s mast was broken in a severe storm in the indian ocean and vessels from australia, india and france are heading to his position. katharine da costa reports. a distress message from solo yachtsman abhilash tomy after a severe storm whipped up 80mph winds and 45ft waves, breaking his mast on friday. he's injured and unable to leave his bunk. i'm

it's the first trip by a pope to the region for 25 years.market chain has withdrawn a brand of australian strawberries from sale after finding needles embedded in some of the fruit. the countdown supermarket says they were found in a punnet of strawberries sourced from western australia — bought in one of its stores in auckland. police in australia say they are investigating more than 100 cases of fruit with embedded needles, all reported in the past month. stay with us on bbc world news. still to come... the high—speed rail link which promises to cut the journey time from hong kong to beijing from 24 hours to nine. so why are some not happy? benjohnson, the ben johnson, the fastest man benjohnson, the fastest man on earth, is flying home to canada in disgrace. all athletes should be clea n disgrace. all athletes should be clean going into the games and i'm happy justice is clean going into the games and i'm happyjustice is served. it's a simple fact this morning these people were in their homes. tonight, those homes have been burned down by

and pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states is also due to visit latvia and estonia the pope is there to mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence after world war one of the three nations only lithuania is majority catholic. and u.s. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has denied a new york times report saying he discussed invoking a constitutional clause to oust u.s. president donald trump allegations against rosenstein could lend credence to trump's longstanding claims that his law enforcement agencies are biased against him. the death toll in the tens of the a ferry disaster has risen to two hundred and nine but on saturday rescuers rescuers pulled a man alive from the upturned vessel two days after it capsized on lake victoria on the country's northern border the badly overcrowded four ferry was traveling between the islands of okara and a way when it sank on thursday tanzania's president has ordered the arrest of the ship's captain and declared four days of national mourning. days after the disaster and the recovery

pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on his four day tour of the baltic states he's also due to visit lafayette and is tony am the pope is there to mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence after world war one of the three nations only lithuania is majority catholic. well here in germany defense minister or the funder lion has been visiting a northwestern region that's being menaced by a wildfire that her own military started firefighters near the dutch border are still struggling to contain the blaze near mepham in the m. fund region it was sparked nearly three weeks ago by military rocket tests underly and has already apologized on behalf of the country's military local officials are considering evacuating some one thousand people from the area. daily a correspondent on a reg is in the town of staal for and where residents have been advised they need to be ready to evacuate at a moment's notice i spoke to her earlier and asked how something like this could happen as a result of a german military test. well this is the million dollar question in fact this is what

pope francis is in lithuania the first stop on a four day tour of the baltic countries he's visiting the three nations as they mark the one hundredth anniversary of their independence from russia following world war one the pope is urging them to draw on their past experience with oppression to speak up for tolerance in europe. a warm welcome on the streets of it yes. i agree thing that comes with the shadow of recent sex abuse scandals in the catholic church looming large but pope francis has traveled to lithuania to deliver a different message one of solidarity at a time when europe's migration crisis and the rise of populist governments is highlighting deep differences in the e.u. . more and more voices are sowing division and confrontation often by exploiting insecurity or situations of conflict and proclaiming that the only way possible to guarantee security and the continued existence of a culture is to try to eliminate cancel or expel others here lithuanians have a role to play by instead welcoming differences through dialogue openness and understanding you can become a bridge

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the former vatican ambassador to the united states is accusing pope francis the first of lying aboutwith kim davis. she is the kentucky clerk who was jailed for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses . according to a new york times article the pope denied knowing who davis was . the former ambassador says the pope had approved the meeting. those accusations come days after the pope said he would not comment on a report ignored a sexual abuse cover-up by the former bishop of washington. >> i think the pope made a mistake. i think he was correct in telling the reporters look at the documents, analyze it. try to fact check it. weekly, if that document had been written by a journalist and given to their editor it never would have been published . it was full of allegations without any evidence and proof. >> the current sexual abuse charges is seen as the toughest test pope francis has based in his five years as the leader of the catholic church. >>> a 15-year-old boy in kentucky still in critical condition. he was sucked into an underground storm drain in louisville. police say the

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is challenging pope francis for the second time. the archbishop first after claiming that pontiff covered up sex abuse allegations against the former archbishop of washington, d.c. now he's saying he lied of it about his meeting with kim davis. the clerk was jailed with a refusal to issue same-sex marriage licenses. >> the same former archbishop calling for pope francis to resign is now calling the pope a liar. the letter was written by former vatican ambassador to the united states and it accuses pope francis of mine about a meeting he had with kim davis. davis is the kentucky clerk was jailed for five days for refusing to issue same-sex marriage licenses. conservatives in the catholic church hail davis a hero for her courage to stand by her religious beliefs. according to a new york times article, during his visit to the u.s. in 2015, pope francis did not know who davis was and was surprised when she was snuck into a private meeting with the pope. in fact, the pope was so angry he then fired -- for pulling this stunt which then to derail his visit bui

pope franc . >>> the head of the catholic church is in lithuania. the first papal visit to the pope francis' trip will nation they are le their 100th anniversary of their independence. >>>the church in china has struggled for decades over the process of choosing catholic leaders there. >>>some heart stopping video to show you out of china. it shows bystanders scrambling to catch a baby from a balcony. a woman noticings the cries baby -- notices the crying baby and gets help from nearby security guards. the child was okay and had minor injuries to its mouth. >>>in los angeles, a family says they were shocked by what their nanny cam recorded. a repairman doing something disturbing in their children's bedroom. reporter: watch carefully what this repairman appears to do in the bedroom of two young girls. he looks into a hamper, seems to look to see if no one is looking, and then reaches in touching clothing and underwear. the man was supposed to fix items in the home but a hidden camera caught the guy doing something different. >> i was enraged when i saw this. r

appointment of roman catholic bishops will lead christians to suffer, according to the first public comments by popehe, not the communist government, would have the final say on who was named. there an estimated 100 million christians in china in both registered and unofficial churches. the authorities in switzerland have rejected a residency application from russian billionaire roman abramovich. the owner of chelsea football club had applied to live in the alpine resort of verbier, which initially said yes, but switzerland‘s federal police said they suspected mr abramovich posed a security risk and so the application was rejected. there is no evidence of any offence, and mr abramovich‘s lawyer says such claims are entirely false. remember this dramatic rescue when mamoudou gassama from mali, was caught on camera dramatically rescuing a child dangling from a balcony in paris. well, the child‘s father has just been given a three—month suspended sentence for neglecting his parental responsibilities. prosecutors said he‘d left the boy at home alone to go shopping. he was also ordered to take a course o

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and now to some other stories making news around the world pope francis says touchdown in lithuania as he makes the first papal visit to the balkan states in twenty five years he was greeted upon arrival by the country's president. there he'll celebrate mass and then visit a former soviet k.g.b. prison where many were murdered or sentenced to hard labor. u.s. deputy attorney general rod rosenstein has denied a new york times report he discussed invoking a constitutional clause to oust u.s. president donald trump the allegations against against rosenstein could add fuel to trump's longstanding claims that his lord for some agencies are biased against him . in mexico at least three people have died in severe flooding in the country's north west several more missing federal officials have declared a state of emergency if a large parts of the state of sinaloa. but i made history of this year as the first kid in film to be shown at the khan film festival now kenya's high court has overturned a ban on refeed keep a film that explores lesbian ism the decision came after the film's directors serve the government

appointment of roman catholic bishops will lead christians to suffer, according to the first public comments by pope he said that he, not the communist government, would have the final say on who was named. there an estimated 100 million christians in china in both registered and unofficial churches. devotees and switzerland have rejected a residency application by roman abramavic. the police said they suspected that he pose a security risk and so it was rejected. there is no evidence of any offence and mr abramavich‘s lows as any accusations are false. to run this dramatic rescue? a child was rescued family from a balcony in paris. the child's father has been given a three—month suspended sentence for his parental responsibility. prosecutor said he left the boys at home alone to go shopping. he has been ordered to ta ke shopping. he has been ordered to take a course on being a better parent. the british artist jason decaires taylor, whose sea sculpture was destroyed by the authorities in the maldives, says he is extremely shocked and heartbroken. the artwork called the coralarium was labelled by a

the appointment of roman catholic bishops will mean christians suffer, according to the first public comments from pope the communist government, will have the final say on who is named. it is estimated there are 100 million christians in china, in registered and unofficial churches. mexico's military is patrolling the port city of acapulco. they say drug gangs have infiltrated the resort and police have been stripped of their weapons while authorities carry out background checks. authorities in switzerland have rejected a residency application from russian billionaire roman abramovich. the owner of chelsea football club had applied to live in the alpine resort of verbier, which initially said yes, but switzerland's federal police said they suspected he posed a security risk and so the application was rejected. there is no evidence of any offence, and his lawyer says such claims are entirely false. at the united nations general assembly, president trump has attacked the iranian leadership, accusing it of creating chaos, death and destruction across the middle east. he again accused china of unfair trad

an explosive charge against pope francis in the sexual abuse scandal. first, lanny davis sits down with me exclusively on the lesson he says he's learned from the cnn controversy. howie: lanny davis has been making the rounds saying his client pled guilty and may have more information. cnn went with a story that cohen knows the president had advance knowledge of the meeting with a russian lawyer at trump tower. >> so michael cohen does not have information that president trump had knowledge of the meeting at the trump tower beforehand. >> no, he does not. howie: you had a rough week which we'll get to in just a second. you say rudy giuliani openly admitted his purpose is to appeal to the trump base and get ready for an impeachment battle. when i was covering the clinton impeachment that's what you and your allies tried to do to ken starr. lanny: and it appears we were successful in molding public opinion. howie: how do you criticize rudy for make similar tactics. lanny: i don't criticize his tactics if his concern is impeachment. we were talking about and sub

passages here for immigration simply saves time but it will be the first time that my landlord will be applied here in hong kong. or pope francis has begun his four day baltic taught his first stop is with the iranian on their trip which will include three countries who pay homage to the victims of the region's nazi and soviet occupations the head of the catholic church will also visit land via and estonia all of which are marking one hundred years of independence. by indian police have arrested a catholic bishop who's been accused of repeatedly raping a nun franco carl is the bishop of the northern indian city of jalalabad and says he assaulted her repeatedly between twenty fourteen and twenty sixteen activists have been campaigning for his prosecution since june. denies the charges . india has launched its first national sex offenders register the names and details of more than four hundred forty thousand convicted people of sex attacks on the database it will only be accessible to law enforcement agencies. yemen may be at war but that's not stopping some young people from trying to revive the culture of cinema going

pope. previously each side had appointed their own bishops. for the firstnced they'd appoint those church leaders together. how that would work and how much power the pope would have is not yet clear. it has been reported the pope may have veto power. ahead of this weekend's announcement, this father expressed concerns about allowing china to control the candidates for bishops potentially putting politics above faith. >> so they could -- they could choose candidates who are weak, candidates who are easily manipulated. sometimes can be candidates who are corrupt. >> reporter: the holy sea agreed to one of the main points pushed by beijing, one of them recognizing eight bishops, one who was deceased, who had been appointed by the communist party but had until now been excommunicated from the church. the vatican secretary of state said the church is pushing for unity. >> today for the first time all the bishops in china are in communion with the bishop. of rome. >> reporter: but the status of other bishops when had been in underground churches and critical of

telepaths pops once a school holy father pope francis has a very special relationship with this church whenever he leaves italy he always comes here first and prays for his trip a brawl and when he returns to rome he always comes to somebody a majority to say a prayer and give thanks for the good things he has experienced. this pilgrimage is seek peace and pursue it but this time that translates to seek shade and to see water the drinking fountains are almost more popular than the historical attractions. to talk about like a man is always looking for the shortest route to the next time nights. they head for the trevi fountain. inside out. an insider tip on every visit to rome or go is thrown a coin over my left shoulder and two wishes have actually come true isn't to actually read your blog for people do it on the fountain is full of corn dogs won't get anything the people from carrot ask carmen collect the money which is then distributed among the poor and needy of raga. submit to. lisa has a lot of wishes and goes to the fountain with a friendly now. just a minute which shoulda did father pergamon say rice or left leg. and what doesn'

pope francis has touched down in lithuania as he makes the first papal visit to the baltic states in twenty five years he was greeted upon arrival by the country's president. guy ten there he'll celebrate mass and then visit a former soviet k.g.b. prison where many were murdered or sentenced to hard labor. firefighters in northwestern germany are struggling to contain a blaze in the ems land region near the dutch border the fire was fox nearly three weeks ago by military rocket tests german defense minister vonda lion has apologized on behalf of the country's military she's in the region today to survey the damage local officials are considering evacuating thousands of people from several communities near the town of. in the elm flint region in northwestern germany the wind has shifted and it's getting stronger and so could the remaining blazes the area affected is an army training site near the city of mecca and it totals eight hundred hectares one thousand three hundred emergency personnel are working hard to contain the blaze to be on the safe side nearby residents were told to pr

pope francis has touched down in lithuania as he makes the first papal visit to the baltic states in twenty five years he was grated on arrival by the country's president dalia grounds kiter their health celebrate mass and then visit a former soviet k.g.b. prison where many were murdered while sentenced to hard labor. thousands have rallied in sit across russia against planned increases in the country's pension age the proposed change would raise the retirement age for men for men from sixty to sixty five and from fifty five to sixty four women the reform plans of her president vladimir putin's approval rating. the firefighters in northwestern germany are struggling to contain a blaze in the m's land region near the dutch border the fire was sparks nearly three weeks ago by military rocket test german defense minister on the lion has apologized on behalf of the country's military she's in the region today to survey the damage local officials are considering evacuating thousands of people from several communities near the town of meth and. in the elms and region in northwestern german

the pope will head to latvia and estonia later this we can put hope francis will become the first popenearly a quarter of a century to visit the baltic country. >>> you got a chance to enjoy the great outdoors for free. today is national public wednesday. admission is free and here in the bay area, the san francisco maritime park. this is the 25th year of public wednesday. -- lands they. -- they -- day. it's also cleanup day. activities include today, trimming vegetation, removing litter, and maintaining the trails on the mountain. volunteers are asked to meet at the mitchell canyon staging area. it will spread out to different areas of the park before returning for a group lunch. >>> floodwaters are breaching a dam in north carolina.'s >> up next, what kind of toxic ash could flow into a nearby river after hurricane florence dumped more than 30 inches of rain on that area. >>> a teenager is behind bars after police say he attempted to rape a jogger in menlo park. up next, how they say the victim was able to fight him off. >>> good morning to you. give you a live look at there at rover

just time for a couple of your other comments in a week when the pope visited ireland. his firstmartin bashir reporting on saturday's late news bulletin. but scores of you objected to the reporting along the lines described here byjoe tossell: and maureen hogg sent us this e—mail about the coverage more widely: finally, one piece of footage from theresa may's trip to africa this week garnered a great deal of attention on both social and mainstream media, as dan walker acknowledged on wednesday's breakfast. when trade is on the agenda, the news footage is usually full of factories, hard hats and the occasional high—vis jacket. but it's a rather different image that has attracted much comment so far. the prime minister dancing with schoolchildren in cape town. the pictures have gained a lot of attention, but is it the sort of attention her advisers had been hoping for? well, further attention was then given to the prime minister's dancing style with a discussion on the subject, prompting ann channon to write: and anne—marie plant agreed: thank you for all your comments this week. i

pope. previously, each side had appointed their own bishops. for the firste now, they've announced they appoint those church leaders together. how that would work and how much power the pope would have is not yet clear. it has been reported the pope may have veto power. ahead of this weekend's ennouncement, father bernardo cervellera expressed concerns about allowing china to control the candidates for bishops, ndtentially putting politics above faith. >> so, they could-- they could choose the candidates who are weak, candidates who are easily manipulated. sometimes it can be also candidates who are corrupt. >> reporter: the holy see agreed to one of the main points pushed by beijing, recognizing eight tishops, one of them deceased, who had been appointed by the communist party, but who had been, until now, ex-communicated by the church. vatican secretary of state said the church is pushing for unity. >> today, for the first time, all the bishops in china are in aommunion with the bishop of rome. sh reporter: but the status of other bishops, who had been in

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