francis and his third encyclical and first sermon to the world. in the world's -- the words of the beautiful canticle st. francis a sissy, the world is like assist -- a cc -- assisi. the name of the encyclical is praise be to you my lord. he says sister earth is hurt by the use and abuse that we have inflicted upon her. it is a call to renew the earth and make it a religious calling. it was the first big deal encyclical from pope francis. ron, how about you.>> i was going to say another story. but when you start with pope francis, let me add a quote from dr. martin luther king junior when he said that religion that is not concerned only for the souls of people, but all four -- also for the political, social and economic issues. i think some of the stories with the political and social issues of the time. pope francis came to america. he first came to cuba and then he came to america to address washington in the congress. he was also in new york and in philadelphia. i mention him because in the speech to the joint session of congress, he mentioned for persons that have influenced us. our values and so forth. thomas merton and dorothy day who started the catholic s

st. francis of assisi church in west des moines to celebrate their safe arrival home this evening. des moines police have released the identity of this year's first homicide victim at 4:30 this morning, des moines police were dispatched to pioneer road in des moines on a welfare call.. and when they arrived, officers found a deceased female inside the home... the woman was later identified as 71 year old norma jean mcneeley. detectives are investigating the case as a homicide, but they do not have bring you more information as it becomes available you might have noticed some snow beginning to melt today.. but don't count your chickens before they hatch - we're expecting some freezing rain and a little snow in the metro tomorrow... we'll now go to meteorologist amber alexander to take a first look at the forecast. fog and freezing drizzle are possible late tonight as the next system moves in for monday. temperatures will remain very mild overnight, but will drop throughout the early afternoon hours, so precipitation will start as a mixture of rain and freezing drizzle and transition

st. francis of assisi with super bowl fever. the dress code was relaxed so the students in this class could wear those jerseys. we will be with the panthers for super bowl 50. our special live coverage begins this sunday live from santa clara as the team arrives. you can get in-depth coverage online at abc11.com/panthers. duke basketball fans will see new security measures in place at the indoor stadium. metal detectors will debut for the home game against unc. after 20 detectors will be inside and outside the entrances and all those in attendance will be required to pass through. this is part of a pilot program to enhance security at sporting events. new information about the hundreds of animals found living in deplorable conditions in an animal shelter. close to 300 dogs are being central north carolina. they were removed from the animal shelter in gray for good it is the largest animal cruelty shelter there had to put together. all of the animals will be kept there, where they will receive medical treatment. >> the animals ar

. >> reporter: st francis of assisi is a long way from england.these are devout anglican christians practising the faith as thought to them down the generations. on gay marriage they're not sure what to believe any more >> translation: this thing of being gay and lesbian, i don't understand it because when you are born, you are told that you are a girl or we are a boy i >> in the olden days it was not proper, but now in today's life a we have our kids falling into this and we can't cast them aside >> there are voices that are in favor of same-sex union, there are voices that are not in favor of that. so we have to discern the voice of god in that mix and in that chaos. >> reporter: the global church of 85 million worshippers is sharply split. the united states church supports it and has appointed an openly gay bishop. on friday its stance saw it excluded from anglican debate for the next three years >> this has been a disappointing time for many and there will be heartache and pain from many, but it is important to remember that we are still part

st. francis of assisi, he wanders the earth, doing good works. ghting the ancient arts of butchery, sausage making, and the preparation of many of the lord's creatures. as he, himself, would no doubt like to see them prepared. >> what have you heard about budapest butchers? >> not much. >> we have about 70 butchers in budapest. >> 70? >> you can find us on a small corner with roasted meats. >> it's very -- >> in five minutes, you can find a butcher where you can eat something. >> and on this particular corner, one of daniel's favorites. >> so, you are not a butcher. you're not -- >> no, no. >> what is your -- what do you do? >> i am an economist. >> i understand it, you go from butcher shop from butcher shop, investigating butchers. why do you do that? >> because i like it. and i thought, i'm not alone with this. so we should make a fan club. and it started to rise on facebook. nearly 10,000 likes. >> it's so unusual that there are so many. because in france, germany, in the states, the old school butchers who know how to do all of these things, t

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of 2015 comes from pope francis and his first encyclical. his first sermon to the new world. in the words of st. francis assisi, coming home is like sharing our life with a beautiful mother who embraces us . praise be to you my lord. that is the name of the encyclical. he says the earth cries out because of the harm we have inflicted with irresponsible use and abuse. it is a call to renew the earth and to make that a religious calling. a beautiful, wonderful first sermon and encyclical from pope francis. ron, how about you?>> i think that when you start off with pope francis, let me add that i think of a quote from dr. martin luther king junior. he said that religious that is not concerned only for the souls of people and not for the political, social and economic conditions that strangle us all, it drives religion. i think faced with some of the political and social issues of our time. pope francis along with the environment. he came to america. he first came to cuba and then to america and he addressed washington and the congress. he was also in new york and in philadelphia. i mentioned him because in that s