evil is within the catholic church according to pope francis and the time for apologies is over. explanation suffice for these abuses involvement. in front of an audience of international bishops francis spoke not just of human sin but of intentional crimes and the need for justice. to reaffirm that the church will spend the effort. necessary to bring to justice whosoever has committed such crimes. the church will never seek to. take seriously any case. pope francis says an all out battle is necessary to rid the church of a culture of sexual abuse and cover ups but survivors criticized how much time the pope spent pointing out that child sex abuse wasn't limited to the catholic church . one said his speech was too light on any concrete reforms. very disappointing no action was taken and. we feel literature from important to take care of the hopefully to remove some of those bishops and cover up sexual abuse or search for abuse until. the church is is wholly incapable of policing itself and its its statutory practices really have allowed this to continue and they have not to this p

analyst from venezuela who's with violence institute for latin american studies thank you for pope francis has arrived in the united arab emirates it is the first time that a pope has ever visited the muslim majority kingdom guards on horseback a skordas francis to the crown prince of the dobbins palace when military aircraft flew over trailing yellow and white smoke the colors of the holy sea flag. during his two day visit the pope is due to meet leading muslim clerics and holds an open air mass now this historic papal trip is aimed at turning a page in christian muslim relations in the region have a look. for many of the one point five million catholics in the united arab emirates it's the stuff of dreams the idea of the pope visiting the arabian peninsula the birthplace of islam was unthinkable a few years ago pope francis was invited by abu dhabi's rulers local parish priest to try and hold santa says the pontiff wants to foster tolerance and promote a moderate brand of islam. it is it's definitely a signal that he wants to build bridges he wants to say look it's alarmist changing it c

of the catholic church gathers the world's leading bishops to confront sexual abuse of children pope francis who has come under pressure to address the strain of abuse scandals says the world is expecting not just condemnation but concrete action we ask a survivor of clergy sexual abuse if it's too little too late also coming up german guns being used in massacres of rotten judges find former employees of gun maker a heckler and koch guilty of the illegally exporting weapons to mexico. it was. only a lark thank you so much for your company everyone an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse is underway right now in the vatican pope francis kicked off a landmark gathering with bishops from around the world to address clerical sexual abuse he began the four day meeting by saying that the church must listen to abuse victims but some survivors say the pope's efforts don't go far enough a summit comes after an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests accusing them of molesting children and raping nuns all right i'm now joined by former priest and now victim advocate dr robert hoatson he is

this is deja vu news coming to you line from berlin pope francis outlines new steps to fight the sexual abuse of children in the catholic church the move comes as a summit in rome as harrowing testimony from people whose lives were shattered after being raped and attacked by members of the clergy also coming up. in the kenyan berlin tells us what it is like to be a lesbian in the country where persecution and patron of homosexuals are driving and how she's filling us hopes on a change in the law. i don't have a will welcome to you i'm a myth that shima people who were raped and attacked by members of the catholic clergy have been addressing a summit at the vatican pope francis called a four day gathering to try and tackle the crisis in golf in the church office speech of new scandals over the past year the pontiff a score for new measures to fight abuse but survivors are calling for more they want abusers to be expelled from the church. people are rightly it's uncharted territory for the one hundred ninety heads of bishops conferences and religious orders present here. they were summone

summit the catholic church gathers the world's leading bishops to confront sexual abuse of children pope francis who has come under mounting pressure to address the string of abuse scandal says the world is expecting not just condemnation but concrete action but is it too little too late also coming up scenes of devastation in bangladesh as a fire engulfed parts of the capital dhaka at least seventy people are killed and many more injured the blaze is thought to have started in a warehouse before spreading rapidly through the city's old town. and german guns being used in massacres abroad judges find former employees of gun maker heckler and koch guilty of illegally exporting weapons to mexico we'll hear from a lawyer for the plaintiffs. plus a medical breakthrough in the fight against breast cancer german doctors say they've developed a blood test that can detect the killer disease more quickly and non-invasively and that should be available this year. thank you so much for your company everyone. and the president at summit on sexual abuse is underway right now in the vatican pope francis kicke

so it was earlier pope francis looked on as church officials reckoned with a decades long legacy of sex abuse some have criticized francis for moving too slowly to address accusations me after his predecessor failed to address the subject at all german cardinal reinhard marx admitted to a shocking lack of transparency over the years flies that could have documented the terrible deeds and maimed those responsible were destroyed or not even created. instead of the perpetrators the victims were regulated and silence imposed. cardinal marks his words created outrage outside the vatican protesters some of them victims of sexual abuse within the church insisted that simply admitting the problem wasn't enough. cardinal marks. and he answers to me well frank says he got up in front of me and everybody else and he said we've just destroyed i know we've destroyed evidence of child sex crimes i would have stood up and i would have said who did it when did they do it and i lay on the roof. while many have applauded pope francis is willingness to take on the subject for others it's too little too la

hello i'm terry martin thanks for joining us pope francis has opened an unprecedented summit on sexual abuse in the catholic church with bishops from around the world francis opened the four day meeting by insisting that the church must listen to abuse victims and survivors have voiced concerns that the pope's efforts to raise awareness don't go far enough some it comes after an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests accusing them of molesting young boys and raping not let's listen now to more of what pope francis had to say. holy people of god are looking at us and do not expect from us simple and predictable condemnations but concrete and effective measures. and joining us now is our religious affairs correspondent martine got martine pope francis has gathered cardinals from around the world there in rome to talk about the scourge of sexual abuse in the church how significant is this for the church and especially for the victims i mean it is quite significant i think that the words we just heard are actually are actually really quite impressive i mean the question then is

while many have applauded pope francis is willingness to take on the subject for others it's too little too late. to say. we will have full coverage of the pope's address from the vatican just over an hour from now but for now here's some of the other stories making news around the world . north korean leader kim jong un has left for vietnam on his armor train the three thousand kilometer journey is expected to take two days kim will meet with u.s. president dollar trump in the noise on thursday. polls are opening in the west african state of senegal which is holding a presidential election incumbent macky sall is seeking a second term he's hoping his economic record will help him avoid a runoff for challengers who are vying to replace saul to pee on position figures were banned from running. vote counting is under way in one thousand after yesterday's election to choose a new president and parliament following have been postponed for a week due to look just tickle hitches the army says it killed six people and just described as a political hoodlums amid unrest in the south election res

: is pope francis going to resign? >> i think ty person who knows that is pope francis. you'd better ask him. >> reporter: just this month, pope francis acknowledged more instances of abuse in the church. this time, against nuns.tr >> ( slated ): there are some priests and also bishops who have done it. and i ink that it's continuing because it's not like once you realize it that it stops. itontinues. and for some time we've been working on it. >> reporter: one more crisis before a conference that sets big expectations. survivors like pier paolo zanatta hope the cference will spark meaningful change, and consequences. >> ( translated ): francis must use the event kick out every last predator priest. defrock them and kick them out; cainals, bishops, priests, everyone. >> reporter: and if he doesn't? >> ( translated ): then people won't believe in the church pymore. >> reporter: for t newshour, i'm christopher livesay, in rome. >> woodruff: a unanimous decision from the u.s. supreme court today limits the ability of stes

pope francis outlined the purpose of this summit.tice. may the virgin mary illuminate us to try to heal the serious wounds of the scandal of paedophilia. all eyes are on the vatican, as pope francis seeks to develop protocols and practices that could be applied across continents, and in a church that numbers more than 1.2 billion. one survivor, who was abused by a priest in chile, says a papal summit won‘t change anything if bishops remain a law unto themselves in their own countries. the bishops are the ones that are messing this up for everybody, because they go to their dioceses, they go to their countries, 00:09:17,862 --> 4294966103:13:29,430 and they tell a different story. they nod their heads in front of the pope and say, "yes, your holiness, we‘ll do this," but then they go back to their countries and they do quite the opposite, they keep covering up, they keep this culture of abuse and cover—up, so it‘s really, frankly, terrible. back in the hall, those same bishops heard from senior clerics, confessing, sometimes tearfully

an un president at summit on sexual abuse is underway right now in the vatican pope francis kicked off a landmark gathering with bishops from around the world to address clerical sexual abuse francis began the four day meeting by saying the church must listen to abuse victims and survivors have voiced concerns that the pope's efforts to raise awareness don't go far enough and that he's been too slow to act on the summit comes after an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests accusing them of molesting children and raping nuns people are rightly it's uncharted territory for the one hundred ninety heads of bishops conferences and religious orders present here. they were summoned to the vatican to publicly address the child abuse crisis within the catholic church it's a meeting marked by shame cardinal luis cagle of the philippines even broke into tears the wounds of the recent carry the memory of illicit suffering. but they also carry the memory of our week full. but regret alone can change decades of systematic sexual abuse here and hope francis made it clear to the priests tha

if you've just joined us let me bring you up to date the top stories at the following for you pope franciss outlined new steps to combat the sexual abuse of children in the catholic church the move comes as a crisis summit in britain anticipate second date. but survivors say the pope has not gone far enough they've won the first feast to be expelled from the challenge. and venezuelan president nicolas maduro has closed the country's border with visit he says he could also see in the border with colombia as he attempts to stop any foreign aid from entering the country. next they have business news with stephen beardsley and stephen does a company a german company which is much in the eyes off the press why a cod now it's in the news for the wrong reasons that's right this was a company that was just celebrated months ago back in september when it entered the docks which is germany's ship listing and now of course it's under fire for possible scandals in singapore branch and among its top executives so its stock price taking a tumble in recent weeks and that's had some ripple effects that we

our top stories: pope francis arrives in abu dhabi for the first ever visit by a leader of the catholic church to the arabian peninsula. very excited to see the pope, actually, even though we have seen him during the world youth day, it isa him during the world youth day, it is a humbling experience once again to see him in the united arab emirates. the us offers to send emergency aid to venezuela. nicolas maduro says his country won't be treated like a beggar. and we're just a few hours away from american football's showpiece event of the year, as the new england patriots prepare to take on the la rams at the super bowl in atlanta. i'm seth bennett live in atlanta as the new england patriots prepare to take on the la rams. tom brady against jared tom brady againstjared goff. hello and welcome to world news today. pope francis has arrived in the united arab emirates for a vist making history, the first by a pontiff to the arabian peninsula. he landed in abu dhabi where he was greeted by the crown prince. as well as a traditional greeting from musicians. during his visit, he will hold ma

visiting the middle east pope francis urges religious leaders to stand together against the region's wars. plus the warning that one third of glasses in the himalayas a doom's to melt even if carbon emissions addressed a clique of us. venezuela's president nicolas maduro is becoming increasingly isolated nineteen e.u. countries have recognized opposition leader one guy do as interim president joining much of last america the united states and canada a defiant the doura has written a letter the pope francis requesting a dialogue to help resolve the crisis alas in america as a loose in human reports now from caracas. self-proclaimed interim president chose the day that commemorates former president although chavez has nine hundred ninety two thrilled coup attempt to send an impassioned message to venezuela's armed forces. ask them to allow international humanitarian aid into the country. the moment is now patriotic soldier captain colonel navy officer general the moment is now if you have any doubts ask your families what is the right thing to do we have given you assurances of amnesty

this is a deja vue news live from berlin pope francis begins and historic trip to the united arab emirates it's the first ever visit by a pope to the arabian peninsula the pontiff hopes to improve christian muslim relations officials of both face freedom and here. also coming up donald trump warns that sending the military into venezuela is an option for him his comments come as the standoff there continues and there is no end in sight to the deepening political crisis on saturday venezuela's rival leaders held separate rallies also coming up. in the art mash up at the royal academy a controversial exhibition mixes an american video artist and the renaissance master michelangelo will find out if that works. on next peiser welcome to the program. pope francis has arrived in abu dabi it's the first time a pope has ever visited the muslim majority kingdom of the united arab emirates during his two day visit he is due to meet leading muslim clerics and hold an open air mass the historic papal trip is aimed at turning a page in christian muslim relations in the region. for many of the one point

pope francis has arrived in the united arab emirates it is the first time that a pope has ever visited the muslim majority kingdom guards on horseback and scored francis to the crown prince of the dobbins palace while military aircraft flew over trailing yellow and white smoke the colors of the holy sea flag. during his two day visit the pope is due to meet leading muslim clerics and holds an open air max now this historic papal trip is aimed at turning a page and christian muslim relations in the region have a look. for many of the one point five million catholics in the united arab emirates it's the stuff of dreams the idea of the pope visiting the arabian peninsula the birthplace of islam was unthinkable a few years ago pope francis was invited by abu dhabi's rulers local parish priest to try and hold santa says the pontiff wants to foster tolerance and promote a moderate brand of islam. it's just it's definitely is signaled that he wants to build bridges he wants to say look it's not miss changing it can change and it also wants to change. the emirates have declared twenty nineteen

wewe asked him about the role of pope francis who has not takaken action so far. listen to what he said. >> yes, he can keep avovoiding t as he has done throughout his papacycy, but it only leads t to further distreress and re-trauma desertioion of victitims. yes, he certainly can continue on this path, but it is going to leadad to a further implosion of the catholic church, which is imploding daily because actions have not been takenen t this point, a and if this susummit ds not createte substantive c chans in thehe way the church operate, then the pope probably will be called to resign. brent: that is quite a statement to make. the pope has to resign if nothing comes out of this conference. do you agree? >> no, there is a bit too much. i do not think it is true to say that nothing has happened over the last 20 years. the problem we have is that if ththis is a cover-up, and will o longer talking about sexual abuse but all the machine around it, so we're talking about a cover-up of these proportions, it's perfectly understandable that breaking apart those mechanis

pope francis will visit the city's mosque, one of the biggest in the world.ing to attend the human fraternity meeting alongside the grand imam, seen as the highest religious authority in sunni islam. also this trip is going to have a political and diplomatic undertone. the uae coalition head by saudi arabia still gained in a war against rebels in yemen. before leaving the vatican on once again great concern for the humanitarian crisis caused by that war, and he invited all the parties involved to respect international agreement and make sure that the food supply is rich, especially for the starving children, see the sending a not so subtle message also to the rulers of this country. richard, marlie? >>> claudio, thank you. >>> just ahead, the new trouble down the road for general motors. >>> and streaming gets sacked. why netflix might have been the biggest loser at the super bowl. you're watching "early today." the marriage was builyou are so awesome. but the house was built too small... this is kind of awesome? how long are we here? for one year, sparks wil

pope francis has called on all religions to unites to end wars in the middle east including in yemen the head of the roman catholic church was speaking at an interfaith gathering in the united arab emirates it's one of the coalition partners backing yemen's government in its fight against hooty rebels pope francis is on a three day trip to the u.a.e. the first papal visit to the arabian peninsula. jordan is to host new talks on exchange of prisoners between yemen's warring sides government delegates and who the rebels will reconvene in a month from tuesday for a new round of talks on the swap the deal could involve up to fifteen thousand detainees from each side it was agreed in principle as a confidence building measure ahead of peace talks in sweden in december who the rebels have been locked in a war with saudi an iraqi led coalition for four years well ahead of the prisoner exchange talks in amman our diplomatic editor james bays reports now from the u.n. in new york. these talks on a possible prisoner exchange are being facilitated by the un and by the international committee of

pope francis outlined the purpose of the summit.ancis: we must listen to the o shothe little ones that demand justice. but the virgin mary illuminate us to heal the seriousinounds. maall eyes are on the vatican as pope francis developn protocolpractices that could be applied across the continents and in a churcmowhich number than 1.2 billion. one survivor who was abused in pal summit won't change anything if the bishops remain a law onto themselves in their own countries. >> the bishops are the ones that are messing this up for everybody, becauser hey go to thuntry and they tell a different story. they nod their heads in front of the pope and say, "yes, your holiness, we will do this." but then they go back to their countries and they do the opposite. they are covering up a culture a se. it is frankly terrible. martin: back in the hall, those same bishops heard from clerics confessing sometimes tearfully to the failings of the church. carry --cent crisis cries caret the memory of innocent suffering. they also carried the memory ofs

now that acknowledgement came just after pope francis had lifted the lid on what he called sexual slavery within the order of st. john. so what did the pope's words mean for the victims? >> it was like a bomb. >> translator: it's a new beginning. >> repoter: the pontiff's recognition may come late but it does put words on a trauma that for so many that until now had been unspeakable. >> and those are really tough unspeakable testimonials there. my next guest has devoted her life to trying to change this culture of abuse in the church. marie collins is herself a survivor. she was abused by a priest as a teenager growing up in ireland. in 2014, she he was hand-picked by pope francis to sit on a committee dedicated to the issue. but when faced with resistance to her recommendations from within the vatican, three years later, maria quit and now she advocates for change from the outside. and she's joining me from dublin. marie collins, welcome to the program. you have just listened to our report on the abuse of nuns within the order of st. john in france. you've heard the pope has acknowledged

time also coming up in the program addressing the sexual abuse crisis in the catholic church has pope francis orders cardinals to attend an unprecedented summit in rome we speak to a polish back who was the pews by a priest as a child he tells us about his quest for justice. plus under the gun the verdict is expected today in the trial of several former employees of german arms manufacturer a heckler and koch choose to believe the leak exporting assault rifles to mexico. and against the club that helped make him a star leroy sunday turns a champions league match around as manchester city defeat. hello i'm terry martin good to have you with us a devastating fire has killed at least seventy people in the capital of bangladesh dhaka more than fifty people are injured there many were critical burns the fire started in a warehouse thought to contain flammable materials and then it spread. quickly to other buildings. explosions and blazing fire lit up dock us old city as the fire raced through five buildings in the district. some of the buildings caught in the blaze stored chemicals one housed a pl

latest bombshell to hit the church we now have an admission from the pope for the first time from pope francis that nuns have been victims of sexual violence by clerics the revelations of rape and systematic exploitation are not new but the pope's acknowledgment is unprecedented how important is this admission i'd like to start with you claudia what's the significance of the pope now admitting now acknowledging that nuns have been victims of sexual violence at the church it's very important. finally speaks was no one among clerics couple of years or ten years or twenty years ago i it's not new it's that. went to public to claim their case. but finally the top of the church realizes ok we have to face that and i guess that this will be a signal to nuns. to come up with a star is what do you think of race and what do you have mixed feelings about what the pope said that's because it's the that he came out and said this is a problem it came out of a by the way fashion you know at a press conference on a plane and when someone asked him a question and he made this admission so i find that i'm glad

pope francis has expelled for my u.s. cardinal theodore mccarrick from the priesthood the move came after vatican officials found him guilty of sexual abuse against both adults and minus a characters the highest ranking catholic cleric to receive the sanction in modern times in ounce when it was made just days before the pope hosts a church summit on preventing child abuse. the punishment handed down to this american cleric is unprecedented the former archbishop of washington theodore mccarrick soliciting sex from aspiring priests and abused at least two minors between one nine hundred seventy and one nine hundred ninety. he had already been stripped of his status as a cardinal last july in itself a bombshell for the church father bad hard and caught the vatican you say the move is a good thing. is that there are search law is quite clear in this regard the problem in the past was that it wasn't applied the issue was covered up people look the other way now it's simply gone through official channels with a very prominent

last summer pope francis ordered an investigation into mccarrick the vatican reached its verdict on january eleventh mccarrick of peoples were rejected beginning this thursday leaders of bishops conferences from around the world will meet with pope francis for four days in rome on the agenda abuse in the catholic church and how to protect children critics accuse the pope of doing too little too late in dealing with allegations of abuse victims of charge the vatican with not paying enough attention to their claims. with me in the studio for more on this is deep religious affairs correspondent martin gox oh hello to you martin so this punishment is of course significant but listen we know there have been thousands of cases of abuse within the church so why is it a mcharg the first former cardinal to be dismissed over these things well by and large i mean we do not really have a breast of and i mean a mother in bresson for a cardinal to be stripped are the from you know we have to make sure that people understand that he actually sort of went left he supposed us a cardinal in july of last year

news live from berlin pope francis condemns the sexual abuse of children in the roman catholic church and and wider society francis says the church would make protecting children its highest priority and the cover up of abuse that was common in the past also coming up fashion is that israel's borders as the military blocks attempts to bring humanitarian aid into the country opposition their convoy don't urges the international community to keep all options open and says he'll meet with u.s. vice president mike pence on monday. and a historic day for german soccer and for the first time ever a woman will be making her debut as the coach of a men's hires and there's a new. waiter good to have you with us pope francis has vowed the catholic church will spare no effort to bring child abusers and the clergy to justice the pontiff was speaking at the end of a four day says vatican summit to stop pedophilia and the church conference took place amid an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests and evidence their superiors concealed their crimes and has addressed francis promised the c

where pope francis has made history as the first pontiff to visit the arabian peninsula francis was welcomed in abu dhabi by iranian leaders and today he met with muslim elders at the city's grand mosque on tuesday the pontiff will lead a groundbreaking mass for the roughly one million catholics living in abu dhabi he hopes his visit will boost tolerance of their faith in the wider region. are joining me now to discuss the significance of this historic visit is martin gagne religious affairs analyst good to have you here with me martin all right it's heavy with symbolism this visit because it's the first papal visit on the arabian peninsula why that pope francis decide to go there now well i think i mean there are essentially true reasons for it happening no the first one is that there has been actually development over the last few years and reapproach months so to say of muslim communities and not the like communities especially at its theological basis on the other hand the fact is they are you actually seen a lot of conflict much of it as a lot of pressure on christian communities throug

news live from berlin pope francis condemns the sexual abuse of children in the roman catholic church and in wider society francis said the church would make protecting children at its highest priority and the cover up of us that was common in the past also coming up clashes at venezuela's borders is the military beats back attempts to bring humanitarian aid into the country opposition leader why don't we're just the international community to keep all options open and says he'll meet with us but vice president mike pence on monday. and my ash waiter good to have you with us pope francis has vowed the catholic church will spare no effort to bring child abusers in the clergy to justice the pontiff was speaking at the end of a four day vatican summit to stop pedophilia in the church the conference took place amid an avalanche of allegations against catholic priests and evidence that their superiors concealed their crimes in his address francis promised the church would end this culture of silence and decisively confront perpetrators. let's go now to our religious affairs correspondent i