now back to "headliners: pope francis." >>> pope francis is instantly popular, especially among progressivelics longing for a church of compassion, balance, and inclusion. >> he has been a pope of surprises. i think the cardinals that elected him thought that he would be very good at financial reform, very good at reforming the curia. that's why they elected him. >> but on his first sunday as pope, francis previews what will become the main theme of his papacy, mercy. >> this pope comes in, and all of the sudden he is talking about poverty. he is talking about mercy. he is refocusing the direction of the church in ways that i think no one expected. >> for francis, mercy is not something we can talk about. it's something we can do and see. >> he hugs a terribly deformed individual. he looks for a way in which he visits the sick who are there. he goes out of his way with the marginalized, as he does on holy thursday in washing the feet of prisoners or detainees. >> after years of seeing his church's image sullied by sex abuse and financial scandals, pope francis tries to start repairing its r

where there might have been a time that science is bad and it's all terrible, pope francis has been ableality, the environment, in ways in which other popes have not. we're now in a time where somebody like pope francis is saying, climate change is real. we need to take care of the earth. so i think that's a tremendous way to sort of look at the papacy to see how it has to develop over time, not just about the faith, but about the world in which it's dealing with. >> as long as the church has existed, the world around it has been in flux. but throughout centuries of change and challenges, the pope still remains one of the most powerful men on earth. >>> i, john fitzgerald kennedy, do solemnly swear -- >> just over 100 years after his family first set foot in the country, john f. kennedy becomes president of the united states of america. the kennedys have achieved their dream. but in his first year in the white house, jfk learns winning power is one thing, wielding it is another. engulfed by violence at home and conflict around the world, he

where there might have been a time that science is bad and it's all terrible, pope francis has been ableike homosexuality, the environment, in ways in which other popes have not. we're now in a time where somebody like pope francis is saying, climate change is real. we need to take care of the earth. so i think that's a tremendous way to sort of look at the papacy to see how it has to develop over time, not just about the faith, but about the world in which it's dealing with. >> as long as the church has existed, the world around it has been in flux. but throughout centuries of change and challenges, the pope still remains one of the most powerful men on earth. >>> a treat for pyongyang. hosting a k-pop concert even as the u.s. and south korea hold military drooils drills. >>> plus, the future of some young u.s. immigrants is now up in the air as president trump says no more daca deal. >>> and later, welcome home, even if only in pieces. china's wayward space lab returns to earth. hello and welcome to our viewers joining us here in the united states and of course all around the world. i'

pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today. now, time for dateline london. hello, i'm shaun ley and this is dateline uk — the programme where journalists from abroad who report on events here for the folks back home debate the big stories of the moment with their peers from the uk. there'll be much talk of peace, as western christians are marking easter. as i say, journalists from abroad will debate that with them. on the border between gaza and israel, friday's violence raises again the question of how to create a plan for peace between israel and the palestinians. with a papal visit to ireland planned for later this year, we'll be discussing the unfinished business of brexit — establishing a border that doesn't reawa ken old hostilities. and with pope francis delivering the traditional easter message, i'll be asking our panel for messages of their own. with me — brian o'connell,

"pope francis in his five years has been a disappointment", and as a practising catholic, i agree withe on that because certainly, mass attendancies in ireland are declining rapidly. thank you all very much. however you are celebrating, if you're marking easter this weekend or next weekend, happy easter to you and thank you whoever you are and wherever you are for watching us on dateline. we will be back at the same time next week. for now, from all of us, goodbye. hello there. away from the far north and west of the uk, we saw some brightness today. many places did stay a bit disappointingly cloudy and cool. a bit of damp weather as well across the eastern side of the country. that will tend to continue overnight but gradually ease. a little bit of wintriness over the higher ground but further north and west under those clear skies, it's going to be a cold and frosty end to the night here. but it does mean for easter day we start off on a dry note for most. cold and frosty, lots of sunshine around. through the day, the cloud will tend to build up at times. we will continue to see a fe

now, sister simone talked about pope francis, beautiful pope francis. i'll talk about pope benedict, pope benedict first encyclical called god is love he quotes his favorite saint, st. augustine. and in god is love he quotes augustine as saying 17 centuries ago, 1700 years ago st. augustine said, any government that does not exist to promote justice is just a bunch of thieves. >> that's right. >> seventeen centuries ago. benedict goes on to say sometimes it's a challenge to define justice, but in doing so we must beware of the dazzling blindness of special interest money and power. >> amen. >> if is that today? is that today? >> we need a 50 state strategy. >> what we need is of the american people to know, and that is what you are doing, a drumbeat across america to say this is not about our values with the budget is supposed be a statement of our national values. what is important to us as a nation should be how we invest in our children's future, and the retirement of her seniors and the air our kids breathe, the opportunities in the economy and the

[ speaking foreign language ] >> pope francis is the third sitting pope to visit a nazi death camp. on july 29, 2016, he makes an historic visit to auschwitz berkinau in poland. in this camp alone, the nazis put more than 1 million people to death. >> according to catholic teaching today, anti-semitism is a sin. jewish people are to be respected. they are not to be converted. they have their own relationship with god. but this was a christian society that somehow was able to view jews as enough of an other, an outsider that they could live with this. >> pope francis's visit to auschwitz was a harrowing time in the world and church history. faced with the haunting images of the holocaust, pope francis is confronted by the legacies of his predecessors. >> the question is, what do we think the pope did during the second world war, but what we think the pope should have done. >> pope pias 12, many praise him in the face of fascism. while others believe he could have done more. >> there is a controversial move to canon eyes pious 12 to have him declared a saint. the real crux of the issu

the church" pope francis and the future of catholicism. de reference to two things before going to break. the first was the stalin snide question. how many divisions does the pope have. and often surprising and even shocking review of the management style beloved around the world. it turns out ruthless within the vatican. the most kopcontroversial is ro under francis is much like washington under trope. a paranoid and jumpy place full on of ferment and uncertainty. let's start there. why the comparisons between the president and the pope? >> because they are both populist figures elected within tradition-bound institutions who are impatient with norms and rules and sort of, you know, the way things have always been done that seems to get in the way of their agenda. and i'm not -- you know, when i make that provocative trump/francis comparison, if you take them as political actors, obviously trump is very much a conservative or right wing populist and the pope liens to the left. but in the context of washington, d.c. and rome, they are both

pope francis is in many ways a pope of hope.rly for the most suffering and marginalized people in the world and i would expect that there would be some sort of reference to those folks. and let's remember, this is -- there are two big events today for the pope. one is the mass and then at the end of the mass he will also be giving his blessing to the city and the world. that sort of is 360 degree review of the global situation where the pope will talk about his diplomatic and political concer concerns. there, too, natalie, i would expect to be the top news. >> that is something he can bring the world on this day where we've begun this newscast with war games and south korea, et cetera, et cetera. he often does talk about and urge people to keep their priorities straight, to be noble in your pursuits and service to others. do you think pope francis ever gets somewhat weary of telling us to do that and collectively maybe people aren't? >> reporter: well, listen, you know, the pope certainly has eyes. i mean, you know, he can look

pope francis speaking with his traditional easter address.acuate critically injured people from douma, in the eastern ghouta region. rebel fighters have stayed in the town, although there are reports in syrian state media, that they too have agreed to leave douma. several hundred civilians, mostly women and children, are among the latest evacuees. in all, over one—hundred—and—fifty—thousand civilians have now been evacuated from eastern ghouta. the region was a major opposition bastion — but most of it has been recaptured by the government in recent weeks. lebo diseko reports. this is what is left in much of eastern ghouta, the last few civilians on these streets along with government troops. the suburbs outside damascus a shadow of their former selves. 0n the horizon, douma, the last rebel enclave standing in eastern ghouta. if the government takes it, this whole area will be back in president assad's control. for weeks, there have been evacuations across the area with thousands of civilians and rebel fighters being allowed to leave. now rus

pope francis has called for an end to what he says is carnage in syria was francis has called for anraditional easter happy centenary, raf. 7:7 :17 7177 ::7”7 77:7 225 —7 77 7: 777777777; she said, had gallantly defended freedom. and click investigates facebook‘s data sharing practices and explores who has your personal data. that's in half an hour, here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the comedian eddie izzard, who has just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of his predecessor after complaints she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. our political correspondent jonathan blake has been following the story and joins me now. let's just begin with why eddie izza rd let's just begin with why eddie izzard is now on the nec? he is taking upa izzard is now on the nec? he is taking up a place on labour's ruling body, the national executive council, vacated by christine shawcroft to step dow

and pope francis addresses the faithful on easter one of the most important days on the christian calendar he urges an end to the world's conflicts and make a special appeal on behalf of those suffering in syria. i'm irish waiter thanks for joining us opposition fighters have started evacuating the town of duma the last rebel held stronghold in the suburbs of damascus pro assad forces say they've reached an agreement with the largest rebel group to pull out of the territory and sources have told the w's that fighters from a smaller rebel group are also participating in the evacuation fighting in eastern guta. in recent weeks has caused more than sixteen hundred civilian casualties according to our rights group. correspondent is following the development from beirut in neighboring lebanon and shall start by bringing us up to date on the rubble of accusations from eastern is there now an agreement between the government of the rebel groups in duma well east and kook are essentially has been controlled by three large rebel groups hamas was under the control of turkey back they have already ev

and pope francis addresses the faithful on easter sunday one of the most important days of the christian calendar pyrogen as an end to the world conflicts and makes a special appeal on behalf of those suffering in syria. i'm myatt's waiter thanks for joining us opposition fighters have started evacuating the town of duma the last rebel held stronghold in the suburbs of damascus pro assad forces say they've reached an agreement with the largest rebel group to pull out of the territory and sources tell you that fighters from a smaller rebel group are also participating in the evacuation fighting in eastern guta in recent weeks has killed hundreds now regime forces are poised to take control at a terrible human cost. the road to eastern ghouta passers by ruined buildings and abandoned lifeless villages. on the roadside corpses rebels that nobody has stopped to bury displaying victory signs assad's soldiers approach the center of eastern go to the offensive has lasted more than a month with russian warplanes carrying out crucial air strikes. and. the rebel terrorists finally over the syrian

the pope francis spoke about the long-suffering land of syria, classes on the israeli and gaza borderthe world. i am wondering what you think the church can do from this point forward to help. >> has to say, i am a big fan is many people are on pope francis. i had a chance on my show with people of faith and no faith. i find it amazing that no matter where people stand religiously or spiritually all have a great admiration for what he is saying. he is saying let's try, if we can, to accept humanity and to transform it through love and make it an instrument of peace. he loves the poorest of the poor. his many people have long felt they are not part of the church anymore back home this is precisely the message for our time. it was good to be right and it is nice to be true and it is good to have the truth. but if you're not inviting you will get nowhere. what pope francis does is he has this open heart and opens open wide and says everyone is welcome back. what a great message that is. >> monsignor, we appreciate your time on this easter sunday. thank you, sir. >> thank you so much.♪ ♪

pope francis has, as it were, has re—crafted the church's message for modern society.d age the church must modernise to appeal to young people. later this year, he has called representatives of the catholic bishops from around this world to rome to a big meeting to discuss how best to pass on the christian message to future generations, because it is certain that catholicism is on the decline in many parts of the world, particularly in many traditionally catholic countries, in north and south america and in europe. young people are abandoning the church in d roves people are abandoning the church in droves and the church is very keen on trying to retain their loyalty and to persuade them to continue to practice theirfaith, and to persuade them to continue to practice their faith, the faith of their parents. david, many thanks for that. those scenes live from the vatican city. here, theresa may has used her easter message to praise the character of those affected by last year's terror attacks in the uk and the grenfell tower fire. the prime minister said she'd seen for

and with pope francis delivering the traditional easter message, i'll be asking our panel for messagesn. with me — brian o'connell, a broadcaster who's reported from both sides of the border on the island of ireland. eunice goes, a journalist and academic from portugal. catherine pepinster, a former editor of the tablet, a newspaper which was founded by a convert to catholicism. and greg katz from the united states, who runs the london bureau of the news agency ap. welcome to you all. let's begin with gaza. the killing of more than a dozen palestinian protestors on the border between israel and the gaza strip makes friday the deadliest day in the conflict in four years. it was the day when jews mark the start of passover, commemorating their liberation from egypt. the protests are part of a six week campaign palestinians are calling ‘the great march of return‘, demanding that they should be allowed to return to homes lost when the modern state of israel was founded 70 years ago. how worried should we be by the events in gaza? it was a dreadful day, the worst in some years, and i don't

whereas on april 9, 2018, pope francis published his third apoe stolic exhortation entitled, rejoice and be heard, which states that christians must care for the poor, the sick, and the immigrant. whereas under the g.o.p. tax bill, more than 80% of its benefits flow to the richest 1% and the corporate special interests, ignoring the needs for struggling men, women, and children. whereas this prayer is reported to be the chief reason for father conroy's forced resignation by the republican congress. whereas dismissal of father conroy following this prayer shows republicans true refusal to embody the values of faith and charity in legislative work. where was father conroy's forced resignation is concerning to a number of members on both sides of the aisle. whereas the house of representatives would benefit from being guided by a chaplain with a commitment to caring about those most in need. whereas the rights of members of the house of representatives will undermine -- were undermined when the leader of one party made a unilateral decision to dismiss the chaplain. whereas this forced r

pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome.his is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today.

pope francis is delivering his traditional easter blessing and message from the balcony of st peter'silica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. overnight, he urged believers to break out of their routines and renew their lives. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. time for sport.

pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome.ing without notes he remarked about god's capacity to surprise. this is the scene live at the vatican. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. yes, 100 years to the day, we are

pope francis calls for ‘reconciliation‘ in the middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen duringr message to the world. (00v) the royal air force has been marking its centenary with a series of events across the country. and the travel show heads tojerusalem and bethlehem.

world have been marking easter sunday the day they believe that jesus christ rose from the dead pope francis has led celebrations in the vatican in history titian a easter message he urged an end to the carnage in syria. the pope's doring trout eager to hear his traditional easter message in it pope francis called for peace in a world marked by war and conflict. he boice tope for the korean peninsula discussed parts of africa affected by hunger and demi conflicts and terrorism. and spoke of the wounds of ongoing conflict in the middle east. today we beg for the fruits of peace for the entire world beginning with the beloved and long suffering land of syria whose people are worn down by a seemingly endless war. in sunny jerusalem hundreds of christians covet the city's church of the holy. to mark the research action of jesus christ. it is belief that he was crucified and buried where the church now stands in his east to address the pontiff called for we come silly ation in the holy land two days after more than a dozen palestinians were killed by israeli troops during protests in gaza but. it

pope francis calls for ‘reconciliation‘ in the middle east, singling out the conflict in yemen duringr message to the world. (00v) the royal air force has been marking its centenary with a series of events across the country. and the travel show heads tojerusalem and bethlehem. that's in half an hour here on bbc news. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the comedian eddie izzard, who has just been appointed to labour's governing national executive committee, says the party must stamp out anti—semitism and rebuild relations with thejewish community. it follows the resignation of his predecessor after compla nts she'd offered support to a council candidate accused of holocaust denial. our political correspondent jonathan blake has been following the story for us. he is coming on board to replace christine shawcroft, who has acknowledged that she became a distraction, but in a statement online, eddie izzard has said it is an important time for labour, and it must stamp out completely the stain of anti—semitism from what he says isa of anti—semitism from what he says is a minority of

. >> pope francis delivered an easter message for the world from his balcony at the vatican sunday. speaking to christians on the holiest day, it calls for peace and reconciliation. lucy cavanagh has more for us. >> reporter: pope francis, the messenger of hope on the global stage this easter calling for peace in a world marked by war and conflict, nearly 80,000 worshippers from around the globe attended mass under tight security in st. peter's square in rome. >>> the pope calling for the need to end the carnage in syria, demanding aid be delivered to the needy. he also urged for reconciliation in israel where 15 palestinians were killed in clashes on the border with gaza. he said he hopes mutual respect will prevail in yemen and the entire middle east. >>> on relations between north and south korea, the pope said he hoped talks aiming to ease the long-standing tensions on the peninsula would, quote, advance harmony and peace. he also celebrated newcomers to the faith this easter, including a nigerian migrant who became a hero in italy for disarming a thief with his bare hands. his

there is pope francis delivering his easter homily from the balcony.y about god's capacity to surprise. as you can see, there were thousands of people in the square below. let's listen in. let's listen in. translation: during easter... people from many parts of the world attending this morning. our correspondent david willey joins us now from rome. it isa it is a traditional spectacle at easter when we get tens of thousands of foreign pilgrims and tourists coming to see the pope. it is one of the high points of the easter weekend. there was a lot of applause for the pope. he seems to continue to be one of the most popular pubs in modern times. in the fifth year —— most popular popes of modern times. in his message, he basically told heads of military and political leaders around the world that he wa nted leaders around the world that he wanted them to show a change of heart and to bring an end to the carnage, particularly in what he called the apparently endless war in syria. he also asked for reconciliation, he asked for prayers and reconciliation in

pope francis has called for an end to the violence and more than twenty people including a journalist have been killed in anti-government protests over the past week. seen here in the blue shirt was shot dead while he was reporting about of the protests live on facebook one of governors colleagues has blamed a government sniper for his death protests broke out after controversial plans to overhaul workers' pensions. adding to the polls in paraguayans presidential elections forty six year old former senator they need to is expected to win the vote he supports low tax policies aimed at stimulating foreign investment and agricultural production. and thousands of people from pakistan's pashtun community are rallying in lahore demanding justice for what they see as decades of oppression protests began in february following the police killing of an aspiring model as the top stories for the news hour in twenty five minutes time off the inside story.

fruits of peace upon the entire world beginning with the beloved long suffering lead to syria pope francis using his easter message to call for peace in the middle east also. south korean pop star as a performer in the north for the first time in a decade but it's kim jong un who steals the show. hello hospitals in gaza are struggling to cope with the influx of palestinians injured by israeli troops fire at the border doctors say they're running out of medicine and supplies to treat patients many of whom were hit by live ammunition. the how many times more. she headed to the protests with her best friend wanting to vent her frustration of growing up under siege and armed with that reckless courage of a teenager marry him defiantly walk towards the fence aware the israeli army was warning against it by a lot and i wanted to show the world that we are still here we are not dead i didn't expect such a reaction from them i kept on walking towards the fence carrying a flag the boys followed us the soldiers could see me the snipers were pointing their weapons i had a backpack i took it off so th

stop the carnage in syria pope francis sends an easter message of peace for the middle east. israel's defense minister avigdor lieberman has rejected calls for an inquiry into the killing of palestinian protesters on friday it comes as video emerged of a demonstrator being shot as he ran away from israel's border with gaza it was filled as thousands of people began their protest against decades of land grabs by israel israeli military says the man was a member of the armed wing of hamas his family denies that from made his in gaza near the border with israel. we're just in front of a funeral ten for fifteen year old boy who actually received a bullet in his head while trying to save his friend who had received a bullet in his leg but if you ask anyone they say that they paid a heavy price they wouldn't expecting such a retaliation from israel but they will continue going on today's approach as they will continue to sit in along the border many people actually everyone tells you we have no other choice at this point we want freedom we want to live in dignity and some people wi

. >>> pope francis presided over easter mass this morning at the vatican. tens of thousands of worshippers underwent heavy security checks to enter st. peter's square. pilgrims from around the world joined italians gathering in the square, decorated with spring flowers, to here pope francis deliver the traditional easter message. the pope called for peace and syria and the middle east, and addressed the need for discussion to de-escalate tensions on the korean peninsula. security precautions for the revellers included bag checks and metal detector wands for everyone entering the square. >>> back here at tohome, san francisco is celebrating easter sunday with a parade. it starts off at goff street and ends at fillmore. the parade starts at 2:00 p.m. >>> anger and frustration in sacramento. protesters upset over the stephon clark shooting demonstrated in the streets. clark was unarmed. he was shot in the back by sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard. with the warriors in town, there was concern protesters would block fans. instead, an incident in th

pope francis set a tone of trying to avoid over exuberance of p. . es on easter. one the mass he leads in st. petersburg. only two times he stands in this case. the other is christmas and he gives a blessing right after he is elected. in the mass this morning, we heard the pope talk about god is a god of surprises and how how hearts need to be open to surprise and how we need to be willing to get moving, once god does surprise us. then in the address which is 360-degree review of the state of the world the pope mentions special concern as for syria and the democratic republic of congo and south sudan and migrants and people of the poor and human trafficking and slavery and not a surprise for anyone who knows the pope but he focused the subject is not dimming. >> reporter: on friday pope francis said he feels ashamed of the state of the world. what did he mean by that? >> reporter: well, he actually said we all should be ashamed. this was in the context of his meditations during a procession which commemorates the steps of christ on the way to being cr

at the vatican pope francis provided oveprovideprovided ove. kellogg joins us now live with the details. >> after a week of preventive terror arrests here in italy and lots of concerns, the pop's message today was uninterrupted. asking the faithful gathered on st. peter's square for resolutions on if korean peninsula, relief of the conflicts in africa, and of course he focused very much attention on the middle east. >> translator: we besiege fruits of reconciliation for the holy land which also experiences in these days the wounds of ongoing conflict that do not spare the defenselesdefenseless for yemene milled east so that die lag may be over violence. >> sheer the.>> here they took g runoff in elections in the new year. they noted that polling had gone off peacefully. finally last night during the easter vigil service pope francis baptized eight adults. one john olga had been an undocumentedocumented immigrantm nigeria. he was pan han pan handlinghe dt illegally in the country. but the police hunted him down not to arrest him but to give his

struggling with hunger >>> pope francis delivering for easter.peaking of syrians and he prayed for areas of africa struggling with hunger and terrorism. back here in the bay area hundreds of people enjoyed free easter meals at san francisco's glide memorial church. they had a chance to sing and worship and pray. the church in the tender loins say the need is greater than ever and their mission is more than feeding the spiritual. >> we have 27 programs that offers all kinds of help. food to recovery circles to transitional housing. we really are more than just a safety net. we do that every single day, 365 days a year. >> reporter: foster says they work to do more than feed the hungry. they go out of the way to respect their human dignity. >>> an old chinese space station re-entered the earth's atmosphere. some pieces hit the pacific ocean. cruz shows us scientists and visitors headed to an observatory in l.a. to track the reentry. >> reporter: people come out here to check out the view of los angeless los angeless and -- los angeles and tonight t

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( marty ) pope francis led easter mass in rome this morning. the pope didn't shy away from world events. he described the conflict in syria as "carnage" and appealed for better access to humanitarian aid. the pontiff also mentioned violence in yemen and called for reconciliation in the middle east. he also hoped talks would lead to peace on the korean peninsula. pope francis also spoke about hostilities in south sudan, the democratic republic of congo, ukraine, and ( marty ) the unrest over the death of stephon clark continues... former warrior's player matt barnes spearheaded a rally at the state captiol. it's been nearly two weeks since clark died at the hands of sacramento police offciers. saturday's rally took place near the golden one center where the kings and the warriors played last night. kron 4's ella sogomonian reports from sacramento. (nats)another day of protests in the state's capitol drew support of more than 200 people saturday afternoon for an unarmed black man killed by sacramento police the demonstration was hosted in a downto

pope francis has admitted he made what he calls grave errors" ofjudgment in the case of the chilean bishopjuanvered up abuse by a paedophile priest. in a letter, the pope has called a meeting of chile's bishops to discuss the sexual abuse crisis and he's promised to meet representatives of victims. many chileans have criticised the way pope francis defended bishop barros on a visit injanuary. prosecutors in los angeles are reviewing a sexual assault case against kevin spacey after an investigation by the sheriff's department. more than 30 men have made allegations against him. a spokeswoman for the actor declined to comment. yulia skripal — who was poisoned with a nerve agent in britain last month — along with her father — has rejected an offer of help from moscow. in herfirst statement since leaving hospital — issued through the police — she says she is still suffering from the poisoning and, even though she is a russia citizen, does not wish to be contacted by the russian embassy. andrew plant has the latest. yulia skripal left hospital on monday, her father sergei is still there after both

pope francis has led the traditional easter vigil mass in st peter's basilica, attended by around 10,000baptised eight people. one of them wasjohn ogah, a nigerian migrant beggar who became a hero in italy last september when he disarmed a thief wielding a cleaver in a supermarket. in his homily, pope francis urged believers to renew their lives. on sunday morning, he is due to deliver his traditional easter message from the balcony of the basilica. stay with us on bbc news. still to come: the world's last male northern white rhinoceros is honoured with a headstone in kenya. the accident that happened here was of the sort that can, at worse, produce a meltdown. in this case, the precautions worked, but they didn't work quite well enough to prevent some old fears about the safety features of these stations from resurfacing. the republic of ireland has become the first country in the world to ban smoking in the workplace. from today, anyone lighting up in offices, businesses, pubs or restaurants will face a heavy fine. the president was on his way out of the washington hilton hotel where h

pope francis has led the traditional easter vigil mass in st peter‘s basilica, attended by around 10,000ggar who became a hero in italy last september when he disarmed a thief wielding a cleaver in a supermarket. in his homily, pope francis urged believers to renew their lives. on sunday morning, he is due to deliver his traditional easter message from the balcony of the basilica. a malian national accused of committing war crimes and crimes against humanity in timbuktu has been surrendered to the international criminal court in the hague. the suspect, named by the court as al hassan ag abdoul aziz ag mohamed ag mahmoud, was the alleged chief of islamic police when the crimes of cultural destruction were committed in 2012 and 2013. a twin—engined light aircraft has crashed onto a french motorway at saint—chamond, in the loire, killing both passengers. emergency services say the pilot appears to have lost control and struck a signalling gantry overlooking the highway, while flying at very low altitude. the body of the pilot and a passenger were discovered in the wreckage of the plane. the

pope francis has led the traditional easter vigil mass in st peter‘s basilica, attended by around 10,000ho became a hero in italy last september when he disarmed a thief wielding a cleaver in a supermarket. in his homily, pope francis urged believers to renew their lives. on sunday morning, he is due to deliver his traditional easter message from the balcony of the basilica. a twin—engined light aircraft has crashed onto a french motorway at saint—chamond, in the loire, killing both passengers. emergency services say the pilot appears to have lost control and struck a signalling gantry overlooking the highway, while flying at very low altitude. the body of the pilot and a passenger were discovered in the wreckage of the plane. the funeral of the physicist, professor stephen hawking, has been held in cambridge. hundreds of people lined the streets near the church, close to the college where he was an academic for more than 50 years. jo black reports. he was one of the greatest scientists of modern times, an international icon, but home was cambridge, the city and the university. the bell

pope francis has admitted what he calls grave errors ofjudgement in the case of the chilean bishopjuanred up abuse by a paedophile priest. in a letter, the pope has called a meeting of chile's bishops to discuss the sexual abuse crisis and he's promised to meet representatives of victims. many chileans have criticised the way pope francis defended bishop barros on a visit injanuary. prosecutors in los angeles are reviewing a sexual assault case against kevin spacey after an investigation by the sheriff's department. more than 30 men have made allegations against him. a spokeswoman for the actor declined to comment. police in connecticut say a man with a crush on the singer taylor swift robbed a bank as part of an attempt to propose to her. he went to the pop star's mansion on rhode island, where he threw the stolen cash over a fence to try to impress her. he was arrested after being pursued by police, and confessed his plan. yulia skripal, the russian woman poisoned along with her father in britain last month, has rejected an offer of help from moscow. in herfirst statement since leavi

pope francis has admitted he made what he calls grave errors" ofjudgment in the case of the chilean bishopjuanleged covered up abuse by a paedophile priest. in a letter, the pope has called a meeting of chile's bishops to discuss the sexual abuse crisis and he's promised to meet representatives of victims. many chileans have criticised the way pope francis defended bishop barros on a visit injanuary. prosecutors in los angeles are reviewing a sexual assault case against kevin spacey after an investigation by the sheriff's department. more than 30 men have made allegations against him. a spokeswoman for the actor declined to comment. a memorial service has been held in south africa for winnie mandela, anti—apartheid campaigner and former wife of nelson mandela. she died earlier this month aged 81. the service, open to all south africans, attracted thousands to orlando stadium in soweto. there'll be a state funeral on saturday. police in connecticut say a man with a crush on taylor swift robbed a bank as part of an attempt to propose to her. he went to the singer's mansion on rhode island and th

pope francis is delivering his traditional easter blessing and message from the balcony of st peter'silica in rome. this is the scene live at the vatican. overnight, he urged believers to break out of their routines and renew their lives. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. time for sport. the wba world heavyweight titles we re the wba world heavyweight titles were unified last night. never before have two world titles being unified on british soil, they brought all the glamour and show business with them in front of 78,000 people in south wales. joshua controlled the fight throughout earning a unanimous points victory over new zealand parker. he is now focused on the next task. i'm not elated, because, you know, i don't let the highs get to my head, do you know what i mean? and i always think, "we've got to go again, soon". if i was retiring on this high i'd be like, "yes, i'm the man". because you retire on a high. but i've got to defend my throne again in a

pope francis has delivered his easter homily from the balcony of st peter's basilica in rome.s is the scene live at the vatican. speaking without notes he referred to god's capacity to surprise. the royal air force is 100 years old today. events are being held across the country to mark the time when the raf became the world's first independent air force. now on bbc news, weather world. the team discover how meteorology has helped to shape the royal air force. this time on weather world we're marking 100 years of the royal air force. and where better than here at its biggest base, raf brize norton? nick and i have been finding out about how ground operations work with air traffic control, during times of severe weather to keep this crucial airbase operational. and i'll be at raf marham in norfolk, sharing some of my experiences of being an operational forecaster on an raf base. also on weather world, crippling cold, the uk and much of europe falls victim to the beast from the east. freak freeze... the flood that turned to ice. how a weather disaster can strike as if from nowhe

there was this touching moment, pope francis baptized a nigerian migrant turned hero. he confronted a thief armed with a meat cleaver. and his act of bravery was hailed by the italian press. >>> speaking of the pope, cnn's new episode of "pope," the most wonderful powerful man in history, i added a word there, airing tonight at 10:00 eastern. here's a sneak peek. >> i'm not a king, not an emperor, and emperors are accountable to nobody. >> in 1534, four years after henry viii's initial request for annulment, he denounces the papacy, removing himself and his country from the jurisdiction of the catholic church. he proclaims himself the leader of a new church. the church of england. >> henry says i decide that i'm not married to katherine. >> he divorces his nice catholic wife. now he's the head of a church. so he can take down catholic priests and put down people who don't follow his particular faith, and as a result it ends up destroying the catholic church for a time in england. >> he tore the kingdom apart with his break from rome. >> we have words of religion within