pope francis is the 266th pontiff and he leads the church's 1.2 billion followers. he's a new kind of pope, a humble latin american jesuit more devoted to the poor than the royal pomp and circumstance that comes with the thrown of st. peter. that's convinced some powerful critics that the holy father is a left wing liberal. and they're coming for him. led by, of all people, an american who loves upsetting the established order. >> the administrative apparatus of the church has to be changed. they even admitted they need help, right? i would love, and i'm rallying people, you know, lay people today in the united states. >> why is steve bannon now taking the vaticansy? >> because nobody else has stepped up to do it. >> president trump's former campaign chairman steve bannon is on a new crew skr crew said. >> are you feeling confident you can also impact change here? >> absolutely. no doubt. >> his goal is to save the catholic church from the pope, who he says is failing to deal with the biggest crisis facing the church today. >> my problem with the pope today is about

in 2013, pope den addict stepped down from the papacy, making way for pope francis. ury that is a pope adbdicated. then yesterday the former pope spoke out in a way that seems to challenge the philosophy of the more liberal pope francis. in a 6,000 word letter, pope benedict addressed the scandal by priests saying it was caused by the break down in traditional values. he cited the 1960s sexual revolution that led to sexual freedom that no longer conceded to any norms and led to the rise of homosexual cleeks in various seminaries. this stands in contrast to the approach by pope francis who has taken a firm stance in the promised by a culture of corruption and abuse of powers by leaders. the conflicting views are between the conservative and aggressive views. more on that after this break. s more on that after this break. what if other kinds of plants captured it too? if these industrial plants had technology that captured carbon like trees we could help lower emissions. carbon capture is important technology - and experts agree. that's why we're working on ways to impr

one president is office is pope francis citing one opinion. another president is pope benedict.but speaking out. he's being active. this is just what the catholic church doesn't want. it creates more confusion. pope francis hasn't made any advances with regard to pedophilia in the catholic church, but this letter is a greater setback. >> mitchell, thank you so much. >> thank you. >>> still ahead it's a shocking statistic. native american women far more likely to be murdered than people in other demographics. what members of congress are doing about it next. if you have moderate to severe psoriasis, little things can be a big deal. that's why there's otezla. otezla is not a cream. it's a pill that treats plaque psoriasis differently. with otezla, 75% clearer skin is achievable. don't use if you're allergic to otezla. it may cause severe diarrhea, nausea, or vomiting. otezla is associated with an increased risk of depression. tell your doctor if you have a history of depression or suicidal thoughts or if these feelings develop. some people taking otezla reported weight loss. your

pope francis has condemned the attacks at an easter mass in the vatican, saying he is close to the christians by ‘mourning and pain‘ this easter. the main easter celebrations in paris will be held at the church of saint eustache following monday's devastating fire at notre—dame cathedral. deaf children, who can't use standard hearing aids or implants, will be offered cutting—edge brain surgery to help them hear, says nhs england. now on bbc news dateline london, hello and welcome to dateline london. i'm carrie gracie. this week, it's easter weekend for two billion christians — the world's biggest group of religious believers. in the early 21st century, our world is becoming more religious, not less. muslims are not far behind christians in numbers. in third place come more than a billion hindus. then buddhists at about half a billion, with folk religionsjust behind, and smaller groups including sikhs and jews bringing up the rear. surveys suggest more than 84% of all humans identify with a religious group. so in today's programme, we focus on how religion impacts our world. my guests — cather

pope francis after his easter sunday adding his voice full of course of condemnation and showing the world leaders reacting to this reluctant also coming up. could have comic actor become ukraine's next president voters casting ballots in today's runoff election incumbent president petro poroshenko faces. a comedian who played the president on television now he's going to feel. thanks for joining us in a series of easters. sunday bombings at luxury hotels in churches filled with worshippers has left at least two hundred and seven people dead hundreds more wounded police say most of the eight bombings of peer have been suicide attacks the government has blamed religious extremists but so far no group has claimed responsibility. so hospital in the capital colombo was overwhelmed people brought in victims anyway they coat. that. outside shock and disbelief at the scale of the violence. no one expected easter sunday to end in this way but the explosion and then the roof fell on us we took the children and ran out but when i came to the hospital i saw my brother in law and son on the grou

traditional blessing for the city of rome and the world from the balcony of st peter's basilica pope francis mourned the dead and condemned the bloodshed you see there no money for studying them yet through said i want to express my love and support to the christian community. targeted while they were gathering in prayer and all the victims of cruel violence. and i entrust to the lord all those who were tragically killed and pray for the wounded in all those suffering as a result of this traumatic event francis appealed to political leaders to put aside their differences and work for peace. that's what made the one who gives us his peace and the roar of weapons both in areas of conflict and in our cities and inspire the leaders of nations to work for an end to the arms race and the troubling spread of weapons and. the pont of then ended his speech with the traditional or be at or be people blessing it minute they put in. but this. it's speak to. this in. nine minutes. now some of the other stories making headlines around the world today police in northern ireland have released two men withou

have played a role triggering fear among the faithful from the balcony of st peter's basilica pope francis mourned the dead and condemned the bloodshed. this season of money fist. said i want to express my love and support to the christian community. targeted while they were gathering in prayer to eat and all the victims of cruel violence. i entrust to the lord all those who are tragically killed and pray for the wounded in all those suffering as a result of this dramatic event francis appealed to political leaders to put aside their differences and work for peace. that's what made the one who gives us his peace and the rule of weapons both in areas of conflict and in our cities and inspire the leaders of nations to work for an end to the arms race and the troubling spread of weapons. to. the point of then ended his speech with the traditional or be at or be people bless him it minute they put in. but this. the tea leaves. its feet to shine through this in the super room who. are right a look now at some of the other stories making news around the world tripoli's only working airport has r

pope francis at the vatican this easter sunday adding his voice to a chorus of condemnation and sorrow from the world leaders reacting to this really like attack also coming up. there's a comic actor about to become ukraine's next president polls in today's runoff election are due to close in an hour incumbent president petro poroshenko runs against polygamy selenski a comedian who played the president on television but can he do it for real. i'm michael thanks for joining us world and religious leaders have condemned a devastating wave of easter sunday bombings in sri lanka at least two hundred seven people were killed and hundreds more wounded luxury hotels and churches were targeted police say most of the eight bombings of peter have been suicide attacks the government has blamed religious extremists but so far no group has claimed responsibility. the hospital in the capital colombo was overwhelmed people brought in victims anyway they coat. that. outside shock and disbelief at the scale of the violence. no one expected easter sunday to end in this way i heard the explosion and then

. >> he's not alone in his criticism of pope francis. does he fit into the bigger picture? >> you said it right at the top. pope francis has been very critical of the nationalist, populist movements that are spreading in the united states, all across europe that bannon spearheading. he's pushing back and he's not alone. he's grabbed this issue, a real issue, that many have been criticizing the catholic church about which is the sex abuse scandal. he's using it, as you heard in that clip, to hammer pope francis because bannon and others around him think this pope is a liberal. >> he's got this beautiful monestary. what is he intended to do there? >> he has leased this monostary and they want to turn it into an institute. the idea is to arm modern politician, nationalists politicians with the political skills that bannon used during the trump campaign. he is setting up this institute and he thinks that pope francis is an opponent to this entire political movement. >> people need to watch this and understand what's going on there. thank you

that's a lemon choreography of this event is somewhat at odds with pope francis who likes to be very pope francis is playing for the victims of sri lanka now, it's important that i say that. although he did not make reference in his text that we followed word for word in his address, he is now offering those players, i think that's an important update. yes, it is a solemn service but bear in mind, it's a happy occasion in the christian calendar for catholics. just in the crowd, i was able to follow pope francis only put my bill, he was smiling, people were waving, they were smiling when he went by. she was beaming with happiness when he was shaking hands. that is a happiness. but that was not much by happiness by the pope we saw afterwards. many people who are catholics around the world... james, thank you very much, james reynolds in rome. and meanwhile, here in britain, the queen and the royals are attending an easter service at st george's chapel in windsor, helena lee is there for us now. we set like beautiful easter weather, couldn't have picked a better day, plenty of people ho

so there is this loose coalition of people who have grievances with pope francis who think that pope cis is really deep down a liberal and they don't like him, and steve bannon is doing what he always does. he is energizing this movement and he is front and center of this movement. >> i was at a church meeting a couple of weeks ago, and it was off the record but i got to tell you, there's a lot of anger in my church, the roman catholic church about the sexual abuse of young people, not just people who were prepew b-puberty, it'se of their role as a priests with young boys and young women in some cases and it's been covered up. that's the problem. and how does bannon connect that cover up with liberalism? >> so bannon is focussing on this issue. most of the time that i spent with him, he wanted to talk about the abuse scandal and he says that the church isn't handling it, that the church has been covering it up and that is very legitimate criticism. you hear that all the time. you have been hearing that for many many years. and what people, however, who are critical of bannon and what

>>> pope francis celebrated mass at st. peters basilica in the vatican this morning. ♪ >> tens of thousands of people filled the square for easter mass. in his "to the city and the world" speech, the pope offered a pardon for sins and a reflection on the world's war-ravaged areas. he also showed faith to the catholics who pray with persecution. >> reporter: we inspire the world leaders to reach an end to the arms race and the troubled spread of weaponry, especially in the economically more advanced countries. >> pope francis also called for peace for the entire world. >>> one of america's largest crosses is located right here in the bay area. pto hike up there this morning o catch the sunrise and celebrate easter on san francisco's highest peak. abc 7 news the controversy on the world's largest cross. >> reporter: the emblematic white cross is impossible to miss. >> it signifies faith, hope and mystery. >> reporter: mystery that dates back to president took notice. >> this cross was donated by teddy roosevelt. >> his face wi

pope francis skimmed giving a formal homily to the thousands gather in the st. peter's square. instead he spoke about conflicts in the middle east and he asked leaders to put aside differences and work for peace. he specifically called for a renewed effort to end the ongoing civil war in syria. to the east bay, the catholic cathedral celebrated music there the notre dame cathedral in paris. the choir and organist performed sheet music sent directly from the choir organist of the his, to cathedra. bishop barber said while the music cannot be heard at notre dame this year, it can be heard in oakland. it tells the story of mary magdalene finding the empty tomb. >>> a san francisco church shared a message of redemption this easter. ♪ abc7 news was in the tender loin where music poured from glide church. it performed with a band at their side bringing a full audience to their feet more than once. glide provides three free meals every day to the homeless and less fortunate. today they provided a special easter breakfast and a fried chicken lunge. >> it isn't just about the meals. bit

. >> pope francis celebrated mass in the vatican this morning. tens of thousands of people filled the square. the pope offered pardon for sins and a reflection on the world's war ravaged areas. he also paid tribute to catholics who practice their faith in the face of persecution. pope francis also called for memo chuh ias event.san sc today's message is about liberation and redemption at two services. the church feeds those who might not have place to go for the holiday. they have been providing meals and health care to those in need for more than five decades. >>> in paris, easter celebrations are being lelheld without the notre dame cathedral. here is abc news reporter with the update. >> reporter: today, notre dame is empty. inside the golden cross and the virgin mary standing alone. a scene of devastation. >> this is educate anyo gin mary. she's the saint of our country, our city. she's going to help us rebuild it. >> reporter: easter is all about renewal. today across town, an emblem of that. ur.s is paris' bke masterpie completed inonth trie

pope francis says the feet of south sudan's rival leaders are urging them not to return to civil war the vatican has been hosting president salva kiir and opposition leader react machar to encourage them to strengthen peace efforts which are said the pope's unprecedented gesture has given them a welcome boost the unity government is due to be set up in may under an agreement struck last year. pope francis made it possible for me to come here and participate in my participation with president. has given me moment home. and to be appealing to us has given a new momentum for the stakeholders in the peace agreement to ensure that this peace agreement is implemented so to us this is a gift. from god. voter turnout was more than sixty percent on the first day of india's six week election nine hundred million people are eligible to vote they'll do so in seven phases the results are expected in late may from the city of noida pradesh elizabeth for a number of ports on the main issues for voters. happy to have their say voters lined up across the country to choose who ran the world's largest

. >>> at the vatican, during easter service, pope francis condemned the sri lankan attacks as acts ofel violence. ♪ >> tens of thousands of people filled saint peter's square at the vatican for the mass. the pope offered a pardon for sins and reflection on the world's war-ravaged areas and paid tributes to catholics who practice their faith in the face of persecution and pope francis called ford. >>> a high flying rescue has they pluck two kayakers out of the bay. >> coming cash for his legal fees by making an appearance at a strip club. >>> and we are soaked in sunshine, a warmer afternoon out there compared to yesterday, but we are in store for a very warm week ahead. we'll have the details and the active forecast ahead. and because redfin.com is america's #1 brokerage site our agents get more eyes on your home so you sell for thousands more than the one next door. don't get stuck in the past. sell with a redfin agent. >>> in the north bay two kayakers stranded for more than two hours in frigid waters after capsizing are safe today. 21-year-old kayakers called 911 after capsizing ne

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. >>> pope francis led a bittersweet easter this weekend. after mass he gave his annual easter speech and talked about conflicts and other difficulties around the world. pope francis touched on not only today's massacre but also the fire that destroyed paris' notre dame cathedral. >> catholics around the world honored the firefighters who saved what they could. they prayed for a swift reconstruction of that beloved monument. the fire forced worshippers to find other places to attend easter services. they were invited to join other masses. >>> it is not just any easter for the royal family. it is also queen elizabeth's birthday. she is celebrating her 93rd birthday today. the royal family posted this video that shows, well, you can see it in a minute. a slide show of her life. she spent part of her birthday going to church with prince william and prince harpy even though her birthday is today, public celebrations are held on the second saturday in june. king george the second started that tradition in 1748 so that kings and queens could enjoy

. >>> pope francis led a mass this easter trying to deliver a joyful message while discussing the bombingsn sri lanka. the pope did not deliver a homily. after, he gave lihis easter speech. he touched on conflicts around the world. pope francis touched on today's massacre in sri lanka but the fire that destroyed much of notre dame. >>> the archbishop of catholics around the world, honored the firefighters who saved much of the church. they prayed for the monument to be restored. now because of that fire at notre dame during holy week, a lot of people had to find another place to attend easter service. >>> it's queen elizabeth's birthday. she's celebrating her 93rd birthday today. they posted this video. it shows a slideshow of the queen throughout her life. she part of her birthday going to church. even though her birthday is today, public celebrations are held on the second saturday in june. king george started that tradition in 1748 so kings and queens could enjoy their birthday in the summer. >> when you are a king, you can do stuff like that. >> you can do anything you want. . fr >>> w

no, we don't yet have a comment from pope francis. he is moments away from delivering his homily.s the sermon that heal deliver for easter sunday mass. the vatican sent out an advisory this morning saying he would be speaking without a prepared text. and so it is -- we would expect that he will have something to say about the bombings in sri lanka. later today, of course, at around noon rome, so any about an hour and a half, the pope will be delivering his traditional urbi etorbi address. we would also expect he will have something to say on sri lanka at that time. >> just to the point of have i lanka, it was just four years ago that the pope visited sri lanka. he prepared peace and reconciliation after the country's long civil war there. >> reporter: yeah, it is of course, deep lie ironic. but we should say, george, this is while tragic not surprising. both christmas and easter, the most sacred moments on the christian calendar, are also moments when churches around the world are full. that makes them ripe targeted for people who have an objection to christians to christianity or

the two leaders spent a couple of days in rome, at a spiritual retreat led by pope francis. of hope. from rome, our religion editor martin bashir. this is not happy peace summits normally end. salsa dance leaders had spent two days on retreat when hope francis due matters to a close in dramatic fashion. the symbolism of kissing the president and vice is at its feet brought many to tears. this, after he had issued a direct unscripted appealfor he had issued a direct unscripted appeal for these he had issued a direct unscripted appealfor these enemies he had issued a direct unscripted appeal for these enemies to seek the common good. i ask you as a brother, stay in peace. i am asking you with my heart. there will be struggles, disagreements amongst you, but in front of the people, hold hands, united. south saddam plunged into civil war two years after gaining independence in 2011. after the president from the majority fired his deputy. 400,000 have lost their lives and more than a third of the country ‘s 13 million people were displaced. the latest peace agreement signed in sep

. >> pope francis denounced the sri lanka attack calling it cruel violence.ope francis skipped giving a form formal and spoke about the conflicts in the mideast, africa and the americas. the pope urged national leaders to put aside political differences and work for peace. we sent out a push alert when the attacks happened this weekend. you can download the abc 7 news app and enable push alerts to have breaking news sent to your mobile device. >>> elizabeth holmes is expected to appear in a san jose courtroom. holmes is accused of falsely claiming her company could run dozens of blood tests with a drop of blood. they say she hid the failures from customers and investors. they're ready for a judge to set a trial date. lawyers for holmes want more time before a trial. defense attorneys say they want more documents from the government. they've received close to 20 million pages. >>> an attempted break-in at a biotech company ended with officeers in south san francisco shooting at the suspects. three men are in custody for burglary and attempted murder of a polic

president trump into the white house has a new crusade, this time working against a world leader, pope francis. chief foreign correspondent richard engel sat down with steve bannon to find out why. >> reporter: pope francis is a new kind of leader, a humble priest who reaches out to immigrants, gays and muslims. and now the same person who helped elect president trump is going after the pope. >> the administrative apparatus of the church has to be changed. >> reporter: that's president trump's former campaign chairman steve bannon, now on a new crusade. >> reporter: are you feeling confident that after you helped bring pretty significant political change to the united states that you can also impact change here? >> absolutely. no doubt. >> reporter: bannon's goal is to save the catholic church from the pope who he says is failing to deal with decades of sexual abuse by priests. >> my problem with the pope today is about this crisis on pedophilia that they are not treatings as a crisis. >> reporter: but ona catholic, is using the sex abuse scandal to attack a pope he and the movement around him

the catholic church has brought together scientists and ethicists to discuss these issues, and pope francishe human community, which emphasises the urgent need to study the relationship between humans and emerging technologies. the pope presented the letter to the pontifical academy for life to open the special conference called robo—ethics: humans, machines and health. one of the star attractions here is japanese professor hiroshi ishiguro, the creator of extremely humanlike robots. i am a humanoid. i am a copy of professor ishiguro. he has used them before to speak at his place in conferences but this time he has come in person. professor ishiguro presented his vision of the future of humanity, a world where humans evolved into robots, leaving behind our organic bodies of flesh and blood. professor ishiguro says his vision of one day abandoning our current human form is several thousand years away. still, many here have doubts about this brave new world. this dream is a terrible dream. it is impossible to unify algorithms and love. algorithms and artists. it is crazy, it is part of us. i

with a very clear principle of leadership, in the past couple of days in the run—up to easter, pope francishe feet of prisoners, his easter message, so much about the poor and the miserable and the deprived, it is the framing of social and economic and political life which is very much about the needs of the powerless. since the growth of communism in the 19th century and the development of marxism the catholic church has striven to offer the world teaching that focuses very much on society, and it has something within its teaching code social sin and that's obviously rooted in what christ says and the gospels. one thing that intrigues me about where we are at with the catholic church in the wider world at the moment is what pope francis has to say about climate change, for example, reconciliation, bringing people together from south sudan recently in the vatican, or poverty or peace, many people, including non—catholics, find that attractive, but what they do not find attractive are religious leaders trying to say something to them about their own personal sexual morality, certainly in the

1.6 million christians in the vast majority are roman catholics of this hits close to home to pope francis and this morning during his easter sunday and blessing he expressed his sadness after learning of easter morning attack and pray for those who were injured as well as those who lost their lives. >> i want to express my loving closeness to the christian community targeted while they were gathered in prayer and the victims of such: violence. reporter: at least 27 foreigners were killed in the attacks including at least one from the netherlands. the dutch foreign minister tweeted: horrified by these terrible attacks in sri lanka. thoughts are with the victims including one dutch national. at this moment the netherlands since their condolences to the sri lanka people. un secretary general's office said he's outraged by the attacks and on twitter he said i condemn that payment this-- heinous attacks on easter sunday, sacred day for christians and the un stands in solidarity with sri lanka community to fight hatred and extremism. holy sites must be respected. us ambassador to sri lanka also

pope francis said, the following today we unite in prayer with the people of france. transformed into hope with reconstruction, holly mary our lady prey for us. what do you expect from pope francis this week, any chance, he is a jesuit, sometimes he is tricky. >> jesuit like myself. do you expect him to go to paris and have a easter mass or stay at the vatican. >> i know he will be preying in solidarity with the people of france, perhaps he will have the opportunity to go at some point during the reconstruction. he sets the right tone as he usually does. we have to be with people in the loss, that's huge, it's massive but not the end. and that is the message of holy week that people coming together, not just catholics, but ought eight wrists, muslims and jews, story are so polarizing and divisive, this story is uniting people and people are coming together and that is the message of hope that pope francis is pointing us to, that is the message of holy week is both the horror of this situation but hope through this devastation. people will come together as the presiden

>>> on this easter sunday, pope francis celebrated easter mass at the vatican this morning. ♪ >> tensf thousands of people filled the square for easter mass. in his message to the city and the world speech, the pope offered a pardon for sins and a reflection on the world's war-ravaged areas. he also paid tribute to catholics who practice their faith in the persecution. >> translator: may he make us builders of bridges, not walls. and may there be an end to the arms race and the troubled spread of weaponry, especially in the economically more advanced countries. >> pope francis also called for peace for the entire world. >>> one of america's largest crosses is located here in the bay area. hundreds of people are planning to hike this morning to catch the sunrise and celebrate easter on san francisco's highest peak. abc 7 news reporter lee pepepepe the story of the most controversial cross. >> reporter: elevation 128 feet. the white cross at the peak of mt. davidson is impossible to miss. >> it signifies faith and hope and history. >> reporter: history that dates back to 1934 when even

speaking at his annual easter day address at the vatican, pope francis said he stands by the victimsat christians have been hit by'mourning and pain'. our rome correspondent james reynolds reports. days after one catholic monument in europe was badly damaged by fire, attention turned to another of the church's most iconic structures, st peter's basilica here in rome. under grey skies, worshippers, pilgrims and tourists gathered in the square. the pope celebrated easter mass. he called for peace in conflicts in the middle east, africa, and latin america. from the basilica's main balcony he offered prayers for the victims in sri lanka. translation: i heard of the serious attacks in sri lanka today with great pain and sadness, that on easter sunday have brought mourning and suffering. i would like to express my closeness and affection to the christian community, struck while gathered in prayer and to all the victims of the cruel violence. the archbishop of canterburyjustin welby this morning leading a service in canterbury cathedral called on people to stand with sri lanka in prayer, co

well the attacks in sri lanka overshadowed easter festivities at the vatican and pope francis was holding easter mass as news of the attackers came in were gathered in st peter's square to hear his traditional blessing for the city of rome and the world from the balcony of st peter's basilica pope francis mourned the dead and condemned the bloodshed. money. said i want to express my love and support to the christian community. targeted while they were gathering in prayer and all the victims of cruel violence. i entrust to the lord all those who were tragically killed and pray for the wounded in all those suffering as a result of this dramatic event francis appealed to political leaders to put aside their differences and work for peace. that's what made the one who gives us his peace and the rule of weapons both in areas of conflict and in our cities and inspire the leaders of nations to work for an end to the arms race and the troubling spread of weapons. the pont of then ended his speech with the traditional or be at or be people bless him if they put in. but these. it's speak to. this i

blessing from the city of rome and the rest of the word from the balcony of st peter's basilica pope francis mourn the dead and condemned the bloodshed. if he did a money fist. i want to express my love and support to the christian community. targeted while they were gathering in prayer and all the victims of cruel violence . i entrust to the lord all those who are tragically killed and pray for the wounded in all those suffering as a result of this dramatic event francis appealed to political leaders to put aside their differences and work for peace. that's why i made the one who gives us his peace and the roar of weapons both in areas of conflict and in our cities and inspire the leaders of nations to work for an end to the arms race and the troubling spread of weapons. the pont of then ended his speech with the traditional or be at or be papal blessing it minute they put in. but they say. if he leaves. it's easy to spank you see this in the super bowl. they've been having up to date with some other stories making news around the wild police in northern ireland have released two men withou

speaking during his easter sunday mass at the vatican, pope francis expressed his sympathy for the victims dear brothers and sisters, i heard with sadness the news of the horrendous attacks which on this very day, easter sunday, have brought mourning and pain to some churches and other places in sri lanka. i would like to express my heartfelt closeness to the christian community attacked while gathered in prayer, and to all the victims of such a cruel act of violence. i entrust to the lord all who so tragically died, and i pray for the wounded, and all those who suffer because of this traumatic event. 0ur correspondent, james reynolds, is in the vatican. james, tell us more about this reference to sri lanka and to the pope's why the message today? —— wider message. the pope offered to those players to the victims of the sri lankan attack after his ethernet address, he devoted a lot of time to that sri lanka thought. —— the address. it is worth mentioning that the pope visited sri lanka, a very early to be made during his papacy. it isa early to be made during his papacy. it is a country he

>> reporter: well, let's bear in mind that pope benedict ask pope francis's permission and asked the is the pope's number two guy for their blessing before doo -- before doing this. so this came preapproved. you have to take him at face value. in the opening of this thing, what he said is that because the sexual abuse scandals have been such a cancer for the church, he wants to offer his reflections. now, of course, he would be the first guy to concede, he is not the sitting pope any more. he is not in charge any more. so people are free to make of this what they want. >> as they are. as they are clearly. john allen, thank you so much in rome for me this evening. appreciate it. >>> hour two, you're watching cnn. i'm brooke baldwin. we begin with the president praising his attorney general for comments that have outraged democrats. president trump saying bill barr told it like it is when he testified that, quote, spying did occur on the trump campaign. barr later clarified saying he meant that he had concerns that improper surveillance may have happened. but that did not stop the pres

pope francis is appointing archbishop wilton gregory of atlanta as the new archbishop of washington. >> he's a longtime leader in the catholic church. he was the president of the u.sf conferenceishops from 2001 two 2004. during that time the church was dealing its first major sex abuse scandal. local experts church say archbishop wilton gregory has a lot of challenges ahead within the archdiocese ofn washin >> joining us on the phone right now is ed condon, d.c. editor for "catholic news agency." thanks for joining us. >> good morning. >> tell us what this announcement means for the washington archdiocese and for the catholic church. >> well,ost immediately it means that there's an end to what's been a long period ofspection -- speculaicon for cath cardinal wuerl's resignation was accepted by the pope in october. since then everyone's been waiting to find out who the new leader's going to be. that's the first reaction to the news, just to say it's a relavf to they name. >> how important is it to have someone like archbishop gregory who has a steady hand andas dealt with the current s

. >>> steve bannon -- is taking aim at pope francis. he considers the pope too liberal when it comes s to the scandal rocking the catholic faith. richard engel has an exclusive one-on-one interview with bannon. and richard is joining us now this morning. richard, you've got this exclusive interview. can you tell us why we believe bannon is doing this. >> reporter: sure. so he wasn't just an interview. we spent some time with bannon and this is a story about what he'sdoing, not so much about his opinions. bannon, who has considerable political talents, came up withb a pk to help president trump into the white house is now using the veryy same strat of bringing different people who have different grievances and energizing them and turning them into a political force and directing that playbook at the vatican at pope francis. s said that unl pope francis does more to address the sex scandal t vatican will go broke. now people who are critical of bannon and others around him say, yes, the sex scandal is absolutelyegitimate issue. but that b

pope francis celebrating mass in front of the faithful. what he said about the attacks in sri lanka and a difficult easter sunday in paris as well, as it's all quiet at notre dame for the first time in nine centuries. >>> tiger attack. a zookeeper attacked inside the tiger's pen. right in front of visitors. >> the tiger is still next to them, still attacking. >> how she's doing this morning and what will happen now to the tiger. >>> search for a.j. the missing 5-year-old and the mother's plea. >> he's one of my kids. that's my life, my kids. >> the overnight vigil as his parents reportedly are now longer cooperating with the investigation. >>> and dragged by a train. the woman caught in a door falling on to the tracks. >> she was dragged for like 15 feet, easy. >> what san francisco officials are saying about those doors this morning. >>> good morning and happy easter, everyone. i wish we had happier news to report on this morning that has so much meaning for so many americans. >> sadly the news is not good. a series of bomb attacks in the

thousands of washed as of turned out to join pope francis the easter mass and some pieces square where he talked about sri lanka the sacred holiday commemorates the resurrection of christ after his crucifixion as you know this year's holy festival has been mobbed by violence. dear brothers and sisters i heard with sadness the use of the horrendous attacks which on this very day sunday have brought mourning and pain to churches and other places intra longer i would like to express my heartfelt closeness to the christian community attacked while gathered in prayer and to all the victims of such cruel acts of violence i entrust to the lord all who so tragically died and i pray for the rooted in all those who suffered because of this tragic about it. let's bring in get one cannot select an oxford via skype is a human rights lawyer and the legal director of verité research in sri lanka dan we've been hearing numerous accounts of what happened in sri lanka but the one thing in common is shock absolutely and i think i heard some of the other speakers saying these attacks were completely unpre

i also wished both pope francis and president macron a very happy easter.dicial source close to the investigation telling nbc news that an accident remains the likely cause of the fire and no criminality is suspected. >>> a new jersey man was arrested outside of new york city's st. patrick's cathedral carrying gasoline. the 37-year-old had two gas guns, a lighter fluid and lighter as he attempted to enter the landmark cathedral last night while it was opened with visitors inside. he was stopped by security before entering and taken into custody shortly after gasoline spilled on to the floor while leaving. nypd officials say he did not make any reference from notre dame in his initial statement. st. patrick case they dollar rally maintains around the lock security and nypd presence which has been increased in recent days. the cathedral is outfitted with a sprinkler system and flame retardant roof unlike notre dame which was undergoing renovations at the time of the fire. >>> still ahead much more on what we can expect from mueller's redacted report and what

if one looks at the latest tricks of the pontiff pope francis. pope francis has picked two destinations are the united out of any raids and and more rock which gives a very clear indication of what the vatican where the vatican stands italy's not going down the same path so for once at least this is early and the vatican are taking opposite directions at least when it comes to this we just which however is our near abroad right he's our neighbor enable that's and that's very interesting that you talk about the the difference in visit the difference in position between the vatican any time government all of them eyes the tie ins have been warning that libya could become another syria do you said at the u.n. do you think of that was the case could we see another foreign military intervention in libya. well first of all can i just make a point out a bit surprised to have a count of the italian position without mentioning the question of migrants because italy is very sharp interest in libya at the moment it is the problem of the migrants who are com

also thousands of worshippers turned out to join pope francis for easter mass instant peaches square where he talked about sri lanka of course this sacred holiday which commemorates the resurrection of jesus christ after his crucifixion. so. dear brothers and sisters i heard with sadness use of the horrendous attacks which on this very day easter sunday have brought mourning and pain to churches and other places intra longa i would like to express my heartfelt closeness to the christian community attacked while gathered in prayer and to all the victims of such a cruel act of violence i entrust to the lord all who so tragically died and i pray for the rooted in all those who suffered because of this tragic event. last hour we spoke to rashad but the dean who is sri lanka's minister of industry and commerce had just come out of a meeting of a meeting with the prime minister. has been false i didn't write and. then again because i was not suspect the howard dean already at it said law enforcement has also the situation i'm not on board all. the souls in media on the maps are being. all