stay married and if you are a man, straight man you can have your wife still stay your wife. >> roman catholichurch? >> so the catholic church has never taught a married man cannot be a priest the way the catholic church taught that a woman cannot be a priest. so this is called a disciplinary issue and think of it as an administrative issue so therefore the there is reform on the structure of the catholic clergy we will see a broadening of married straight priests before we see women priests. >> so much of what we are talking about this morning has been left out thus far in the pope's speech at the white house and patrick thank you, one of the issues the pope also did not talk about in the speech this morning which he has commented on previously is his unapologetic criticism of capitalism and randall pinkston joins us with how the pope's position against extreme wealth and equality may be received during the visit to the richest country in the world the united states. >> if he is not speaking about it here he has spoken about it before and the pope is trying to practice what he preaches refusi

only teaches as the pope of the roman catholic church the morals of the church. when he talks about climate change, and so forth, he is being, not a human from the views of the catholic church. he cannot, as far as homosexuality -- you love the go withbut you don't the actions of the person. as far as marriage, and so forth, he cannot change that. he will not change that. he kind of throws the bait out , like whenhe people he was in the plane, he said, he cannot judge. of course he cannot judge. only god can judge people. he can just teach the roman catholic teachings of matters of faith, and morals. thank you very much. thank you for c-span. host: thank you for the call. jack has this tweet, he says the drieding, california is up and burning, the pope's message on global warming is well-timed and appropriate. pope, "atters" on the the worst reactions to pope francis' climate change and cyclical -- an encyclical." why isn't the pope out refugees to the vatican city, where sure they have enough money to take care and atthese people, the same time, convert them to c

it is so illegal for them. >> even more unusual for traditional roman catholics is this moment. a female bishop giving communion. >> the ire arc call church would say this is not recognized. yes, they would say jesus chose only men, which is what happened in his time, but this is a new time. the president of the roman catholic priests organization, says pope francis has made it clear he will not consider a change to the all male priesthood, created by cannon law about 1,000 years ago. but she says her group will persevere. >> do you consider yourselves about vests. >> we do consider ours activists in this movement. to bring full access of all sacraments and bring women into the church completely in all leadership roles. upon being ordained they are automatically excommunicated. >> how about knowing you are excommunicated? >> i have never felt more loved, and more a part of the catholic church than i do right now. >> lisa bernard al jazeera, santa cruz california. >> at this hour, friends and family are holding memorial marchs in alabama for a civil rights legend. she died last w

. >> reporter: a couple years ago mary nolan learned about roman catholic women priests and ordaineden worldwide. >> a light bulb went off, this is possible. >> reporter: she is an oncology nurse and spends time on end of life issues with patients like nancy who has acute leukemia. >> the other thing i would be really happy to do is we can have healing rituals. >> reporter: she says as a deacon she will be able to not able to pray with her during her illness but also lead the mass at her funeral. >> and there is something about being empowered by god to be able to offer that. >> reporter: the archdiocese in this region as well as theology schools and catholic churches no one would go on camera discussing this ceremony with us and they say the catholic church does not recognize women as priests and deacons and felt that discussing this ceremony would give it legitimacy which they hope to avoid. ♪ it's so controversial. it's like why even talk about it. it's so illegal for them. >> reporter: even more unusual and more controversial for traditional roman catholics is this moment, a fema

other catholics are catholics who are not affiliated with the roman church. ople imagine that there are no catholics not affiliated with rome. if you are catholic, you are definitely under the pope. there are a small number of catholics who have decided, the pope is not crucial to catholicism and stand apart from him. with now, i'm concerned how this pope is addressing a quarter of the u.s. population who is roman catholic and manages to attract so many who are not catholic to his messages. juan: in terms of the pope's stance on issues relating to catholic women and ordination and abortion, what are your concerns even though he has been perceived -- received too much praise for his progressive stances? thingss doing amazing with regards to the women of the world. in so far as his concerns for ,he earth, immigration, poverty runaway capitalism -- he really does lift so many women all over the world who are impoverished and in dire circumstances. however, he could do more and he is afraid of women in power in the church, namely being ordained to the ranks of cle

the largest roman catholic church in north america. 3600 u.s.eminarians and men and women novices seated in the upper church. >>> thousands are waiting to see the pope, as we take a live look. bishops walk out side the basilica. mass and homilies celebrated in spanish but you'll hear english. >> we'll bring you canonization live. watch uninterrupted on nbc 10 news aep pope francis preparing to celebrate. we'll show it next. >>> this is nbc 10 news. >> here's a live look outside the basilica, where pope francis has entered and is in front of a crowd of 25,000 people. we have about 15,000 that are seated, 10,000 people standing. he's just entered and people are very quiet. you can hear music there. getting ready to do the canonization mass. >> 25,000, 15,000 seated, 10,000 standing. all ticket holders, toop pope francis will canonize father junipero serra famous for founding the first of 21 spanish missions in california. the missions were intended to convert native people to catholicism. critics contend to do that they terrorized and enslaved ind

. >> the head of the roman catholic church has called for urgent action on climate change. pope francis made the remarks in an address at the white house. he also warned the institutions of marriage and family need to be producted. patty culhane reports. >> it is clear that pope francis is going to take on controversial topics while in the united states bringing up the priest sex abuse scandal with u.s. bishops. >> translator: and we have to hope the crimes never repeat themselves. >> reporter: that fell far short for some of the victims. still across the country this pope is overwhelmingly popular. that was clear 50 welcome that greeted him as he began his day at the white house. 11,000 invited guests to witness the pageantsary. renown for humble living he riefd ihearrived in a fiat not l limo dealimousine. the generosity of your spirit, a leader whose moral authority comes not just through words but also through deeds. >> reporter: pope francis is clearly going to try to use that authority to spur action, focusing most of his remarks on climate change. >> when it comes to

after meeting the pope you were roman catholic or are roman catholic and you said who says he tries to go to mass once a week. berra reported that the pope said, hello, yogi! and you replied? hole, pope! overnight, the yankees remembered berra saying we are deeply saddened by the loss of a legend and an american hero! >> boy, charlie youwere cracking up. it was interesting watching you both crack up. everyone who said they knew him said he was a gentleman and a class act. >> he would have a museum and i would visit him there. an extraordinary sense of a baseball hero who became an american hero. >> what an extraordinary life. >>> supervisory board of volkswagen is reportedly meeting today to discuss a massive cheat scandal own pollution tests. members are hearing directly from the vw chief executive and they want to know what he knew and when he knew it. the american auto giant faces a class action lawsuit seeking more than $1 billion in damages. the company recently admitted that 11 million diesel cars contained devices to cheat emissions tests in the united states and other countries

the poll also shows 81% of american roman catholics now have a favorable view of the church. 50% don't like the direction the church is going. >>> two americans held hostage in yemen have arrived in the country of oman. sam farran and scott darden were after oman flew them to the capital. the men were kidnapped by rebels back in march. a third american also being held in yemen, but it's not clear what his fate is. >>> the u.s. is promising a bigger welcome to refugees from syria and other war-torn nations. planning to accept 85,000 people next year and 100,000 in 2017. but that will not put an end to the tens of thousands of people pushing against europe's bodders. mary bruce has the latest from the croatia. >> reporter: as europe struggles for a solution, more lives lost. on the greek island of lesbos, this young syrian refugee, one of 13 to die when their boat capsized. across europe, refugees forceded to zig-zag from one country to another with no clear path. serbia, thousands coming night and day. and as european leaders continue to dither with quotas and things like that, refugees

. >>> roman catholics welcome the pope to the united states, but a record of americans are leaving the church. we'll tell you why. >>> hello. you're watching al jazeera. your headlines. european union leaders are about to begin an emergency meeting on the refugee crisis. on tuesday interior ministers overcame stiff opposition from eastern european countries and approved a plan to relocate 120,000 refugees. >>> germany's transport minister rejected accusations that he had prior knowledge of volkswagen's rigging technology. the carmaker has admitted fitting 11 million diesel cars with divisions designed to cheat emission results. they're holding crisis meeting agos the headquarters. >>> burkina faso's interim president is back in power and restored a civilian transitional government. he'd been taken hostage during the coup last week. coup leaders and the army loyal to the interim government have signed a truce. >>> now, china's president has started his visit to the united states by saying beijing remains committed to financial reforms and an open economy. he told business leaders in sea

. >>> also roman catholics welcome pope francis to the united states as a record number of latinos areeaving the church. ♪ ♪ >>> china's president has started his visit to the united states by saying beijing remains committed to financial reforms and an open economy. he told business lead nurse seattle that bay jinx wants to deepen investment ties, he also spoke about the controversial issue of cyber security. >> translator: the international community on the basis of mutual respect and mutual trust must work together to build a peaceful, secure, and open cyberspace. china is ready to set up a high-level joint dialogue mechanism with the united states on fighting cyber crimes. >> alan scheffler has more now from seattle. >> reporter: chinese president ping is headed for washington, d.c. in high-level talks with president obama. his first official state visit to the u.s., he'll meet with members of the congress and first spent three days in the seattle area, former washington governor gary lock served as u.n. ambassador to china under president obama. >> between our two countries flow a

anglicans and roman catholics have a wonderful relationship throughout the world.ncis and the archbishop of canterbury meet often and they speak of our churches being sister churches. episcopalians are very happy with this visit, especially to hear the pope speak about climate change, gun control, these are issues close to the heart of roman catholics and anglicans. a visit that has produced many spiritual fruits and hopefully entered the hearts of some of the legislators that need to hear the message. >> how have you seen the roman catholic church, how have you seen it evolve since francis was appointed? and beyond that, perhaps the effect on christianity as a whole? >> i think that what you are talking about is right on target. we talk about a reformer pope, but i think most of us have yet to see real concrete reforms. what we do see is a change of tone, a change of emphasis whereas in the last 30, 40 years the church was perceived as very dogmatic, very legalistic and in a way very rigid. this pope gives the church more of a human face. a face that is closer to

earlier he became the first roman catholic pope to address a joint meeting of the u.s.s. >>> saudi arabia has begun an investigation in to the stampede that killed more than 700 people during the hajj pil pilgrimagin. hundreds more were injured. >>> u.s. president barack obama hosted chinese leader xi jinx ping which he white house. sib our security and the chinese sea are likely among the issues to be discussed. >>> thousands of people have flocked to see the post on his first business to the united states. but the number of pima tending mass in catholic churches remains low. as kristen saloomey reports, a new movement is trying to bring people back to the alter. >> reporter: buffalo new york is home to 32 catholic perishs most go back to the decades when immigrants flacked here for jobs in steel and grain mills. while beautiful churches remain, many papa rinsers remain leaching behind empty pews and aging congregation. father richard zajac has been affiliated with st. an blows church for 35 year old. >> you look at buffalo back in the turn of the century. it was the s

you are an ordained priest with the association of roman catholic women priests. >> yes.e are calling for justice for women in the church and world, including women priests, and asking pope francis to make the connections between poverty, violence, and abuse of women in the world. and our second-class status as women in the church. could you explain what happened yesterday during the protest? where were you and how many people were involved in a protest? >> there were seven of us. three otherests and women priests besides myself and one former jesuit brother. , women priestsns are here, promisee of conscience, father roy how the sun "pope francis, ordain women priests." we eventually did a die-in because we otherwise would have been forced to go on the streets. as we lay down, we held our signs across our bodies. amy: and talk about where the ordination of women stands in the catholic church. well, we have been told by previous pope that it is a closed issue. and we don't accept that. it is a very serious issue. jesus in the gospels is changing the paradigm of domination,

carey was in district with brooklyn that had orthodox jew, roman catholics, this array of evangelical -- incredible clinton area. the fact that johnson knew that was incredible. carey came out with the idea of leasing books, leasing secular books and leasing equipment to parochial schools. johnson started selling it. there was a wonderful meeting with cardinal spellman from new york, billy graham and arthur goldberg, standing astride the white house pool. they were in their clothes. that is the hottest room on god's earth. hottest room. and johnson. he is working on them. in the background is bill moyers and me and a picture i have in my office. it was so hot in there you could see the sweat through cardinal spellman's black cassock. it was incredible. they worked on it. finally agreed. it was fantastic. got the bill passed. then he said to john mccormick, the speaker of the house, he said, hold the bill up, if you get a bill, don't sign it within 10 days there is pocket veto. hold the bill for a month. and mccormick said why? johnson said, because i want to sign it on hugh carey's bi

roman catholics. all of these people were in the room when they decided there was power in diversity and divisiveness would tear this country apart. it wasn't just the first amendment that this country didn't have any stated religion. it was the idea that not only will we not have religious test, but there would be nothing that would put religion ahead of the people actually assessing who would be the best leaders for this country. >> it's interesting, you have senator ted cruz for example coming out saying that he does not support what ben carson says because he obviously is a constitutionalist and he stands behind this. but this again goes back to the heat that ben carson is feeling. this is something that i think a lot of americans have been concerned for some time, even those who have no faith in that we have a country -- i believe the number was 76% in a new poll -- who said they wouldn't be comfortable with someone in the white house who didn't believe in god. >> but think about this. 15 years a

the holy father of the roman catholic church.we are joined this morning by our mayor and many of our state legislators, members of city council and other justice officials. and prison staff. more importantly, assembled before you are the men and women you saw to meet. they come together in the spirit of hope to receive your message. squeezed into an authority understand that love and respect as well as the spirit of hope and forgiveness must help of the present the combined -- confined. all of us have eagerly anticipated this day. i know i speak for everyone saying this extraordinary event will be in our hearts and minds forever. appreciation,our the chair in which he said was made by the inmates and instructors of our industries program. [applause] >> we believe it represents the talent and beauty that lies within all of us. please accepted on behalf of the inmates. you jenny has been long in the demands upon you great, but you have taken the time to be with us. thank you and god bless you. to ask time i would like the archbisho

because that put me at odds with the roman catholic church's position on the death penalty, yes, it doesnd yes, as a catholic that is a cause of concern for my soul. it is something that i pray about. but i cannot violate my oath of office. >> john thompson plans to travel to philadelphia to see the pope, hoping to hear the pontiff call for changes to america's criminal justice system. he hopes that will force lawmakers talk about things that are for him not political but deeply personal. jonathan martin, al jazeera, new orleans. >>> this weekend's world meeting of families will bring hundreds of thousands of people to the city, certainly looked like it today. in the crowd was a very determined family from pope francis's native argentina. they took a long route to get there. jennifer london has more on their journey. >> francisca is a long way from home, weary from home. >> we thought francisca was a beautiful name, in honor of the hope, a small w deal we do for e pope. >> francisca is about to meet her namesake. venturing across the americas on a spiritual journey to the largest gatheri

the pope meets the president, the head of the roman catholic church is welcomed by barack there are other aj staff who were convicted. aj says they will continue to fight for their cases to be thrown out. the happy closure of one chapter, victoria, aj. >> the acting general released the following statement, well welcoming statement. it's hard to celebrate as this whole episode should not have happened in the first place. they've lost two years of their lives when they were guilty of nothing except journalism. campaigning does work and this day would not have been achieved without you. they may not be behind bars, but their families and careers have been affected. they urge the authority to squash their cases and get on with their lives. >>> they were deported from egypt in february after the news was released. >> i'm absolutely overjoys for family. fantastic news. we've been concerned for their safety, we've been concerned for their health. there was no reason for them to be imprisoned in the first place. having them not just out of prison, but pardoned is, at least, chapters being restor

letter asking to lead the universal church to officially apologize to african-americans for the roman catholic church's role in slavery. >> he apologize d. >> when it comes to history it runs deep in the black community dating back to the 1800s. >>> not everyone agrees with father aiden and his idea that the pope should make an apology. some believe that now is not the time or place. >> people like father day matthews who is clergy at the cathedral of christ the light. >> he doesn't have time to really look at that and whom would he call? that's the thing. now i got this letter. who am i calling to really and truly dial up with. >> andrew peter would like an apology. >> people are always wanting to frame you as catholic and they don't know anything about your faith. >> in oakland, nbc bay area news. >> next at 11:00, what's in your recycling bin. double check it or you could end up facing penalties. >> his death has to mean something. it has to mean something. >> families hope for justice at the beating death of this man inside the santa clara county jail. >> he went out for a walk and tonight

attend church every day i just attended a dinner here with the roman catholic diocese here in el pasoo raise money for scholarships. i believe the pope is focusing on the wrong ideals. his eyes are turning away from the genocide going on in the middle east and the dist destruction of christianity in the middle east and the .ersecution, not just their everywhere.etnam, the wrong issues, just like global warming, like our president. i believe he is on the wrong issues. at this time, you cannot look away from 250,000 lives taken away in the middle east. then, with the muslims invaded europe, this will end christianity in europe. thank you. host: thank you very much for the call. from the front page of the francisfree press," live in america, a rockstar pope . (202) 748-8000 for democrats. (202) 748-8001 for republicans. you can send us a tweet, @cspanwj. or, send us an e-mail, journal@c-span.org. rick is up next from florida. go ahead. caller: good morning, sir. comment just on your first to callers this morning, you know, when i was taught -- i'm a catholic -- i was taught that we shoul

roman catholic priests. >> it was a light going off. wow, this is possible. >> reporter: nolan is a nurse, spending time counselling on end of life issues. >> i would be happy if we can have healing rituals. >> noel and says as a deacon, she'll be able to prey during the im -- pray during the illness, but lead the mass at her funeral. >> there is something about being empowered by got. no one will go on camera to discuss the ceremony, saying the catholic church does not recognise them as priests and deacons, and felt that discussing it would give it legitimacy, which they hope to avoid. it's like why do you talk about it. >> of more controversy is this moment, a female bishop giving communion. the hierarchal church would say it's not recognised. >> no, they would say jesus chose and would say - it is what happened. it's a new beginning. >> reporter: the president of the roman catholic priest organization said the pope made it clear he would not consider a change created by cannon law. but says the group will persevere. >> do you conside

john: pope francis is the leader of 1.2 billion roman catholics. and this week, he visited washington, new york and philadelphia. the pontiff offered a call to alms. that's alms. alms. americans, he said, should do more to help the most vulnerable citizens of the world. but while the pontiff's speeches, meetings, and parades were met with joy by many americans, not everyone was pleased. in a landmark speech thursday to 535 members of congress -- minus a few absentees, pope francis stepped into a cauldron of american partisan politics. here's what he said to the republicans, who are skeptical about his and president obama's belief in man-made global warming. pope francis: i call for a courageous and responsible effort to redirect our steps and to avert the most serious effects of the environmental activity. john: in another implicit riposte to conservatives, the pontiff also said the united states should ban the death penalty, and he suggested that capitalist economic management is morally flawed. pope francis: it goes without saying that part of th

when new york governor al smith ran for president in 1928, he was the first roman catholic nominee of major party for the white house. he was trounced in a time when people were far more open about their prejudices and american protestants were very comfortable talking out loud about their dislike about catholics. it would have been 30 years later before another nominee, this time john f. kennedy won. there's only been one catholic since, john kerry, he lost. being nominated is a big idea, just ask president obama, ben carson, a seventh decade day adventist himself . al jazeera america's del walters reports. >> i would not advocate we put a muslim in charge of this nation. i absolutely would not agree with that. is. >> reporter: dr. ben carson says he doesn't think islam is with the constitution,. >> it depends on what that muslim is and what his policies were. >> his comments ignited a fire storm, care is calling for carson to withdraw from the race. >> we ask mr. ben carson to withdraw from the presidential race because he's unfit to lead. >> but carson isn't backing down. in an int

the head of the roman catholic church has called for climate e-have climbed change. sex abuse channel and jailed al jazeera journalists boa baher mohamed and mohamed fahmy have been pardoned. but those journalists convicted in absentia we demand to their pardons. >>> nine people dead over 30 people are injured in an explosion, these are the latest petitioner we're getting from the scene in the yemeni capital is sanaa. we'llbury you more as soon as we get it in al jazeera. >>> leaders pledge an extra $1 billion to u.n. agencies dealing with the refugee cries. the meeting was overshadowed by a dispute over tuesday's deal of mandatory quotas to member states, to relocate 120,000 refugees. >> it is clear that the greatest tide is yet to come. therefore we need to correct the policy of open doors and windows. now the focus should be on the proper protection of our external borders and external assistance to refugees and the countries in our neighborhood. in light of this, leaders have agreed on increased help to lebanon jordan, turkey and other countries in the region. >>

it was a roman catholic prayer book. was contraband in 1911 because the russians were in control in the orthodox religion and difficult. i never knew my grandmother that she was one brave lady to bring the kids across the ocean with her prayer book that meant so much to her which she could use without the government telling her she couldn't. we have tried to strike the right balance between democracy from the beginning and the founding fathers i believe got it right. they said three things in the constitution about religion. but they would have the freedom to worship as we choose or choose not to worship and second the government would choose the religion that we wouldn't have an official government religion and third, there would be no religious test for public office in america. i thought those were settled principles but this presidential campaign suggests otherwise. we have the outrageous suggestion by the candidates this last weekend that should never serve as president of the united states. i would think a man of h

he discussed the importance of poverty in the roman catholic church and warn against the temptation ofan is traveling with the pope. >> they greeted him like a broth brother. >> hundreds of thousands, a giant cuban flag and the image of chai gi var ra towering above it all. the heat was smothering. no matter, nothing would dampen their enthusiasm or their faith. pope francis celebrated the mass. and in his homily he offered perhaps an indirect, gentle chiding of the communist government here. [ speaking foreign language ] >> reporter: "christians are constantly called to set aside their own wishes and desires, their pursuit of power," he said, "and to look instead to those who are most vulnerable." in the front of the crowd, we found hundreds of kids. how was it? how was it to see the pope? "i'm excited! i was like, hooray! it's the pope! we had a lot of fun!" the mood at this mass was jubilant and grateful, but cuban catholics remember that they have kept their faith through decades of official discouragement and even repression of their religion. and it continues. a protester despera

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. >>> the head of the roman catholic church has arrived in havana at the start of a 9-day tour of cuband the united states. pope francis will spend 4 days in cuba, before then, flying on to washington, d.c. it's his first visit to either of the countries. he is credited with helping bring about relations between the two former cold war rivals. joining us now from washington, d.c. is michael from the organization engage cuba which has campaigned against the u.s. embargo of cuba. thank you so much for joining us here onnays. we do know that pope francis -- it was our pleasure. we know that pope francis played a pistol role in bringing the two countries and two leaders together. what else do you think he could do during this visit in cuba and the u.n. top, i guess, make it at a time even closer? >> there are several things that we are looking forward to seeing. in cuba, we saw that the cuban government had already released or has announced that they plan to release over 3,000 prisoners just as a sign of humanitarian good will knowing that the pope was coming. we expect there will be more

otherwise i wouldn't be a roman catholic. the pope is an individual, an important figure in the world, also has political opinions and those of course we're free to disagree with. he on pines about what we should do on climate and economics. the way you balance government with society. the social issues like the sanctity of life, that goes deep to the theology of the faith. those are binding. on the geopolitical issues, he's just trying to bring people together. that's his role. from time to time, that might lead to different opinions. i have no problem with the pope. i reserve judgment if given the chance to address the public there. >> senator rubio, thanks for joining us this morning. >> thank you. >>> more politics ahead on our politics roundtable. we'll be live in cuba with pope francis and behind the scenes as officials here prepare for an historic week. >> announcer: "this week" with george stephanopoulos brought to you by pacific life. for life insurance, annuities and investments. choose pacific life. the power to he

it was a great thing for roman catholics throughout the world and especially in america. it because i went to georgetown which is the oldest jesuit university in america and he is the first jesuit pope, but i liked it because he was inclusive. you could have a fairly wide range of political views and still identify with his call to not forget the people who are the most unfortunate among us, and the fact we had to find a way to move forward together. it was very moving to me. >> it truly was. russian president vladimir putin, barack obama at the u. in. they met. they hadn't met in a couple of years but met at the u. in. they're deciding what happens with isis and syria. when they met, they gave, both gave dueling speeches. they were critical of each other, confrontational, their handshake was icy. how worried are you about how bad their relationship is? >> well, only a little bit about that. what i worry about is that putin intentionally changed the direction of russian foreign policy in general, and decided to go all in on defining russian greatness in the 21st century i

. ♪ >> reporter: friday afternoon mass for spiritual renewal at saint peter roman catholic church intville, new jersey. but these pilgrims are guests of the church having just traveled 800 miles by bus from gary, indiana to see pope francis this weekend. >> feeling very excited, ecstatic could be a good word for it. >> blessed. blessed that we have this opportunity. >> this is a man of peace a a man of mercy. >> my name is frances. so -- and frances of a sis sis is my patron saint. >> a couple of reasons why francis could not resist that is once in a lifetime opportunity. >> he is just such a wonderful role model for us and i just love the message that he's giving. report roar message of love and hope coming to the 150 brave pilgrims in this diverse group which includes a large spanish speaking population and young catholics proving spiritual growth is age less. >> i'm already on a catholic high. 36 hours lack of sleep a lot of fun and it's only going to get better i'm real excite. >> we just got off the bus, not a lot of sleep but, um, you know that the reward will be so great for e

it behooves us to think about what a remarkable gift the roman catholic church has been at the time of this collection. this is unlikely in an unlikely part of the world. he is transforming. and the first jesuit. >> after listening to those who believe in other religions a little while ago, talk about what the pope's visit meant to them and their religions, and how important it is, they have transcended, going beyond the catholic church and christians, and had a tremendous impact, and in whole message of love, this message of helping the boar. and feeding the hungry, and giving the homeless shelter. and curing disease, and lending a hand to people that need a hand it a very powerful message, going beyond the church. >> and the way that he's challenged other leaders. a striking moment on the trip. the pope addressed bishops of the united states. he said will be attractive to people when you show them love. that's not just a political point. >> it's a tough call for some of them. >> it is, that was an unspoken subtext. many catholic bishops took a far more conservative line than this pop

they are about to meet and greet the leader of the roman catholic church, the leader of 1.2 billion catholicse pope will be there greeting all the leaders and feature leaders of the catholic church. >> when we were watching him at the festival. families it was like he was reenergized. from his earliest days, he spent a lot of times being teacher of priest and going to them, he has continued to say to them, don't get caught up on what's going on in the church itself, get in the streets and be with people. just because i'm single and don't have a family, i still care a lot of about what you go through as mothers and fathers, parents dealing with your larger family, that's what he wants for these young men to be a part of the families in the lives of of their parishners. i guess he will touch on them. people are looking for comfort for forgiveness, he talks about that theme of forgiveness over and over again. he will go to the prison, saying whatever you have done, god's love and forgiveness is there for you, that's the message that he wants the men who take up this mission to go out and share.

so a big day for roman catholics and people all across, again, the east coast.ys in the united states. there's the group of nuns there. they include 7nuns from the seminary in brooklyn. four were from his native argentina. >>> the prime minister of india will have a reception in silicon valley tomorrow. more than 18,000 tickets were distributed. while many are thrilled about his trip, others are questioning his motif. >> the prime minister narendra modi will take center stage at the s&p center in san jose. it's an event many indian native americans have been waiting for. >> we want to share in the pride of having the prime minister come here. he's bit of a show man, likes to play to the gallery. enjoys being in these large venues. >> split castro valley science professor says this a plays into the prime minister's strategy to introduce new technology to india. >> it's a great opportunity for them to enter the indian market with the support of the indian government and that is probably what lies behind their invitation toss mr. modi. >> at east santa chaira stree

the pontiff says he's allowing roman catholic priest to forgive the sin of abortion for those who seek forgiveness for it. it begins the next holy year, which begins in december. pope francis says he's aware the decision is existential and moral ordeal. >>> we now know there's an alternative to making that long walk across the ben franklin bridge during the papal bridge. the riverlink ferry is running from september 25th through monday, september 28th with extended hours on saturday and sunday. all tickets are being presold online. >>> penndot will stop all construction on roads in and around center city saturdaying on september 22nd when the world meeting of families officially begins. construction will begin again after the pope leaves. >>> one church is trying to make sure one of the largest delegations of catholics coming for the world meeting of families has a place to stay. nbc10's katy zachry has that story coming up in our next half hour. >>> u.s. stocks fell about 2% today in the first day of trade for september. here's a live look at wall street. the markets, as we all know,

. ♪ >> reporter: she's also thinking about the leader of the roman catholic church and finding commonthis pope is a very gracious pope. >> reporter: right. who's also trained as a lawyer has ban lutheran pas pastor for3 years. she views pope francis calls for economic justice reforms in courts and jails, his empathy for it's poor and love of of the environment as beliefs strongly held in the lutheran faith as well. and hopes the pontiff's message here on the last weekend in september is this. >> the church is open to all people. people who are in pain. people who have felt judged by the church before. the church is willing to lay down this judgment and offer the grace of god. >> reporter: but there are divisions between lutherans and catholics. it's founder martin luther wrote from the catholic church in the 15 hundreds. his beliefs were banned. there were bounties placed. people could have killed him. >> those divides have long melted into the march of time but donna wright is a symbol of one which has not. >> here i am. i am woman. i am pastor of this congregati congregation. each s

>> this is a service calls vespers in the roman catholic that i think, monks, previouses lung play thehours five times or more every day stopping to prayers that include music, somes, in this case the pope will gym a homily or sermon. cardinal dolan. we have just heard song 31 being sung in spanish the pope's native language by a member of the choir there at st. patrick's the music was written bite director there jennifer pasqual who is the first music director at the historic church. >> terrific. have you had an opportunity to read through the pope's homily his remarks to be made later? >> i think what he will do is address the clergy of the city of new york and the archdiocese of new york. there has been a pattern established throughout the trip where the pope has spent the mornings talking about public policy. he was at the white house yesterday, congress to the. the u.n. tomorrow. and then he dedicates the afternoons and the evening eveno specifically religious sell breaks, canonizing serra yesterday. tomorrow the large mass at madison square garden in new york city. >> what are yo

pope francis announcing that he will allow roman catholic priests to absolve women who have had abortionsriest discretion in absolving the sin of abortion and those seeking forgiveness. this is a decision many had wanted the pope to make and now the decision coming out of the vatican today, pope francis saying that roman catholic priests can absolve women who have had abortions. live in our digital operations center, chris cato, nbc 10 news. >>> i'm katy zachry, live along the ben franklin parkway. this is where nearly 2 million people are expected to gather for the world meeting of families and the papal visit in late september. hundreds, if not thousands of them will be vietnamese catholics and philadelphia's monsignor joseph trinn is trying to find housing for as many as possible. more than 100 priests and deacons will say at st. helena's in the rectory and convent there. monsignor trinn helped to pay 50 singers who will sing on the stage during the papal mass on send. reporting live in center city, katy zachry, nbc 10 news. >>> i'm matt delucia, live in pennsauken. a new law in new je

. ♪ >> reporter: she's also thinking about the leader of the roman catholic church and finding commond. >> well, this pope is a very gracious pope. >> reporter: wright who's also trained as a lawyer has been a lutheran pastor for 23 years. she views pope francis' calls for economic justice reforms in courts and jails his empathy for the poor and love of the environment as beliefs strongly held in the lutheran faith as well. and hopes the pontiff's message here on the last weekend in september is this. >> the church is open to all people. people who are in pain. people who have felt judged by the church before. the church is willing to lay down this judgment and offer the grace of god. >> reporter: but there are divisions between lutherans and catholics. its founder martin luther wrote from the catholic church in the 1500s. his beliefs were banned. >> there were bounties placed. people could have killed him. >> those divides have long melted into the march of time but donna wright is a symbol of one which has not. >> here i am. i am a woman. i am pastor of this congregati congregation.