he's visiting sophia university in tokyo(take live os) where he's —— he's visiting sophia universitys, meeting elderly and infirm priests. he's set to departjapan in a couple of hours, returning to rome. mariko oi has been following his asia tour and shejoins me now. it's been a busy few days for the popein it's been a busy few days for the pope in japan. he it's been a busy few days for the pope injapan. he arrived on saturday for his first visit as nagasaki and hiroshima, two cities whether he —— the atomic bombs were dropped. his message there was very clear to abolish nuclear weapons. we then moved on to tokyo to meet with emperor naruhito and the prime minister shinzo abe and survivors, victims of the 2011 tsunami so he's had a very busy couple of days in a country where he wanted to become a missionary as a young priest, although his health wouldn't allow him to do so but he spent a very busy few days there. we are seeing live pictures of pope francis at sophia university in japan live pictures of pope francis at sophia university injapan and the last visit of a catholic pope w

the final part of his trip included a speech at sophia university and a private holy mass, meeting elderlys. peru's constitutional court has ordered the release of the opposition leader, keiko fujimori, after more than a year in pre—trial detention. she's awaiting trial in a corruption case linked to the brazilian construction giant 0debrecht. the eldest daughter of the former president, alberto fujimori, she denies accepting illegal contributions from 0debrecht for her presidential campaign eight years ago. police in georgia have used water cannon to disperse anti—government protesters in the capital, tbilisi. thousands of demonstrators who are campaigning for electoral reform blocked the entrances to parliament. the protesters say the current electoral system favours the ruling party too much, and whilst plans to change it are scheduled for 2024 it needs to be brought forward. an earthquake with a magnitude 6.4 has shaken parts of albania. the epicentre of the quake and the tremors were strong enough to send some residents of the capital, tirana, rushing into the streets. there are repor

sophia rosenfeld is the walter h one and berg professor of history at the university of pennsylvania. she is the author of several books, including the forthcoming "choices we make: the roots of modern freedom and she is the author of "common sense in political history." sophia's articles and essays have appeared in the american historical review, the journal of modern history, william and mary quarterly, as well as the new york times. the washington post, the nation and dissent. at penn, sophia teaches intellectual and cultural history with special emphasis on the enlightenment and the legacy of the 18th-century for modern democracy. each of these subjects are explored in her recent book, "democracy and truth: a short history." which was published by 10 press -- pen press and provides the basis for today's talk. "democracy in truth" provides historical context for this contemporary moment. though it is only 176 pages, which is incredibly short for historians -- [laughter] jay: the book, which will be on sale in the rotunda after our event, provides a deep historical analysis of the c