she was criticized by the vatican for that decision. tonight brittany maynard's mother has written a response that she has asked us to read. but first, mitch mcconnell and john boehner have insisted that they will not shut down the government over immigration. but some republican members of congress didn't get that memo. >> president obama is back from his week-long asia trip and squaring up for a renewed fight with republicans over immigration. >> i think all bets are off as far as what the next two weeks look like. >> members of congress are bracing four executive action on immigration. >> are they willing to risk a government shutdown against executive action? >> i don't think anyone wants to shut down the government. >> republicans, chris, are looking at different objections about how best to respond. >> a government shutdown is not off the table. >> we're looking at all options. they're on the table. all the options are on the table. all options are on the table. >> take a breath. >> mitt romney pressing president obama to put the

live to our correspondent at vatican city, i can see the vatican behind you. why is president abdul fatah al-sisi decided to pay a visit to pope francis? >> well, that's a good question. and president abdul fatah al-sisi's motor kad left the vatican about 10 minute ago. in a two hour meeting with pope francis, he - they are supposed to have centered on the relationship with the roman catholic church and egypt. a relation that abdul fatah al-sisi is keen to improve. also during the wars, between the vatican and sunni muslims highest institution of learning. at the university that has had a falling out with the vatican in 2011, following comments that were made by pope francis predecessor pope benedict xvi. what we know is they have been talking about normalizing this relationship, and the tour or the visit to the vatican by president abdul fatah al-sisi - it is expected to accelerate that. as we speak, abdul fatah al-sisi is on his way to a meeting with the italian p.m. renzi. >> live from vatican city. thank you. >>> now, the international labour organization,

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then, in 2002, the vatican sent him to boston. were you worried? >> o'malley: yes.rified. >> o'donnell: terrified because the archdiocese of boston, the onetime symbol of american catholicism, was dissolving, thanks to what was then the biggest sex abuse scandal in church history. >> o'malley: there were a thousand lawsuits against us. the seminary was empty. as i say, such anger, disappointment, upset on the part of the people. >> o'donnell: this was a pretty tough assignment? >> o'malley: it was... somebody described it as a "fixer-upper." ( laughter ) >> o'donnell: and he began fixing it up on his first day on the job, 11 years ago, by doing something bishops seldom do-- admitting what had happened and apologizing for it. >> o'malley: at the beginning of this installation ceremony, i again ask forgiveness for all the harm done to young people by clergy, religious, and hierarchy. >> o'donnell: sean o'malley set a new tone in boston. the first thing he did was sell the palatial archbishop's residence and the 28 sprawling acres it sat on. >> o'malley: the archbishop

they were told when they were at the vatican earlier. are you spliced we found out as earlier today? -- surprised thae learned about it today. >> yes. it gives the city time to prepare. >>> one of them is having a soft spot for those that are poor. we have many in our city that have poverty as an issue. do you think it's memoriable to those as well. >> he reached out to those people that are marginalized. to express the inclusivity of all people that needelp. >> monsignor charles hagen thank you. >> your welcome. >> you can see pope john paul ii's visit back in 1979. and the canonization of pope francis this year. it's all on 6abc.com. >>> a prison guard and sergeant are recovering today. the three were attacked while trying to break up a fight in the housing unit. they are all three in hospital for treatment. prison is currently locked down. >>> jury selection is against eric torez. he is accused of trying to kill edward davis, a police officer. the shooting happened outside of the feltonville mini-mart last august. he spent a month in

the vatican police.the italian government police. >> reporter: described as a welcoming and inclusive leader, pope francis made it his mission to bring people back to the church by not staying silent on important social issues. >> do you think that the church, the catholic church has needed someone like pope francis? >> oh, definitely. i think we've gone through hard times. i think he's just the man to get us back on track. >> reporter: of course a major event like the world meeting of families is expected to bring in a lot of revenue to the city and region. it's going to cost a lot to put on as i mentioned, the budget is $45 million. organizers say that right now they're about halfway to that fund-raising goal. reporting live outside of the art museum, rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> well, less than a year now, hotels getting a rush of calls. >> cydney long has been looking into that part of the story. are there rooms still available? >> reporter: well, jim and ra may, i can tell you, we've been doing

. >>> if i, pope francis is officially coming to philadelphia, vatican made the announcement just about an hour ago. it is monday, november 17th, good morning, everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehlment back to the major breaking news, vatican pope francis is coming to philadelphia. >> the pontiff visited this part of the world meeting of families set for next september. jan carabeo joins us now inside the archdioces offices in center city. jan, good morning. >> reporter: ukee, erika, good morning, that's right, mark the calendars, pope francis will be here in philadelphia next september for the world meeting of families, that announcement made earlier today while the plans aren't yet finalized he is expected to be here on the 25th through the 27th, for closing event. now, this has been a long time coming this announcement, and the pope made it this morning in rome. the philadelphia delegation of the world meeting with families, see them earlier here in rome when delegation from pennsylvania was there. now, details of the papal visit will be released in the spring or the

the formal invitation came in march at the vatican when mayor michael nutter and governor tom corbett asked, first lady susan corbett revealed a secret. >> the will holy father answered our invitation by whispering three words in tom's ear: i will come. we were sworn to seek resize. >> reporter: confirmation came at 3:00 a.m., philadelphia time in, eye tall yan. >> reporter: philadelphia could welcome as many as 2 million people, for a papal mass, on the parkway, on the steps of the art museum. it would be the biggest event ever hosted here. >> we are deeply honored that pope francis, one the of the world's most transformative leaders is coming to the city of brotherly love, and sisterly affection. >> reporter: philadelphia archbishop chaput was in the vatican audience when the pope confirmed his visit here. in a statement from the vatican the archbishop says that it is the answer to the countless prayers of so many people, who have asked god to guide pope francis to philadelphia. we will welcome him joyfully with open arms and prayerful hearts. well, philadelphia a won't be the only

john allen is cnn's senior vatican analyst joining me now. john, why did the pope choose to get involved with this cause and why now. >> reporter: well, this is a conference that's being put on by the vatican, it's called the pontiff call council for health care. it's a department within the vatican the focuses specifically on health care issues. the catholic church is the largest nonprofit provider of health care all around the world. so it's been on the front lines of trying to cope with the realities of autism and the challenges that the families face that have members that suffer from this disease for a long time. pope francis of course is a pope who like to reach out to people he believes have been marginalized or forgotten about or ignored. this was right in his wheel house. and i think he wanted to come to this meeting today to make a statement that he wanted to pledge the support of the catholic church for what he called encounter solidarity and outreach to people who suffer from this disease. obviously theest here, zain, is to try to

including an announcement from the vatican, the pope is coming to philadelphia. a live report is coming up. >> fire crews made a gruesome discovery in a boarding house fire that injured four police officers. we'll have the details. >> rain is coming down heavily in some areas, we're tracking fog at philadelphia international. it will be a messy monday morning commute. >> let's go over to david murphy and karen rogers with the very latest. good morning. >> reporter: it has been raining overnight. it started sleeting in delaware county write live before changing over to rain. up in the poconos a little bit of mixed precipitation be this is the first batch getting ready to pull past us and get out of here, but we have a wave of low pressure coming up from the south that will give us another batch later on. as you look a radar and satellite, you can see the rain extending into the appalachian also. if you go up into new york state we have a chance of snow. in the poconos, any snow or sleet will change over to rain. but you want to be careful driving up in the mountai

the vatican announced early morning that pope francis will come to philadelphia for the next career world meeting of family. the pontiff will celebrate mass on the benjamin franklin parkway. good afternoon, everyone, rick williams will be along later, matt o'donnell joins us this noon. the big story on "action news" is the pope coming to philadelphia. >> the catholic faithful from all over were planning on attending the world meeting of families in september of next year. the announcement that pope francis will be there, could attracted 1 million people to the city. >> we have live team coverage of the up coming papal visit to philadelphia. let's go to david henry at the philadelphia museum of art where city officials held a news conference. >> reporter: yeah, sarah they are walking on air with the announcement. they held the press conference at the museum because this will be the backdrop for the event. here's what mayor nutter had to say. >> what an historic day and unparalleled day for the is citf philadelphia. this will be the largest event in the city's modern history. >> this moment

in vatican city i'm lauren dugan fox 29 news. >> way to go. >> upcoming reporter this will be the the scene. oh, know, there will be 2 million people on the parkway as pope goes by in his pope mobile. we better get out there early. steve already has his seat. it is not until september 25th. the mass will be sunday the 27th. >> yes, 2 million people. >> he will to have reserve it. he is smart one here. we shouldn't be laughing. >> that is hilarious. >> steve is ready to go. >> i have us a seat, steve. >> traffic cones and lawn chairs out there. >> there we go. >> september 25th, 2015, steve. >> my goodness. >> imaging into work on monday, pull up at the stop light there, steve keeley. >> yes. >> in a lawn chair. >> waiting for the pope. >> turnaround and drive home and go back to bed. >>> 9:20. i love this place an italian restaurant the food is so good we will take you to south jersey and have you meet the man, the chef, propriety for of this great south jersey restaurant after the >>> well, last year mike went across the bridge to collinswood new jersey to check out italian restauran

they're actually there for several meetings with different vatican offices. and they'll be talking about some of the logistics that we are planning for the world meeting of families and also how we will be interacting with the vatican over the months to come. as you can imagine, the logistical challenges around something this big are pretty tremendous. >> yeah, give us some of the highlights, for people who haven't really been paying attention, have just heard, oh, i think that the pope's coming. now we know it's official. give us the highlights of the event when he's here. >> sure. the world meeting of families philadelphia 2015 will take place from september 22nd until september 27th of 2015. pope francis is expected to be here toward the end of the week. the first portion of the week is a congress at the pennsylvania convention center. and then at the end of the week, there are two really wonderful, big events in philadelphia, both of which will take place on the ben franklin parkway. one will take place on saturday, september 26th, and that is the festiva

vatican time 3:00 a.m. here, and phones started to ring are. >> the pope is coming to philadelphia. >> reporter: great hall of the philadelphia museum have of art was backdrop for the history making announcement. francis becomes the fourth pope to visit the u.s. the second to come to philadelphia john paul the second electrified the benjamin franklin parkway in 1979, with a papal mass that drew 1 million. september have of 2015, could draw nearly 2 million for a papal mass wrapping up the five day world meeting of families. >> this will be the largest event in the city a's modern history. philadelphia, the big city, for big events, and we could not be more excited. >> reporter: with the number of the visitors expected to grow across those five dates, security will be intense, and expensive. having a world leader here brings extra pressure. >> the fund raising goalies set at 45 million-dollar. >> business community, civic community has been very responsive and we're slightly more than halfway to our goal. >>

the whole nature of the event, which is sponsored by the vatican and is put on by the vatican is incrediblyouraging. it's a great awareness opportunity for people of all faiths. and the fact that the pope is going to attend at the end and actually be talking to people at the end of it is very, very encouraging and exciting. an enormous ability to reach people all over the world. and we're hoping he will ask for some prayers and explain how important it is for families to take care of their children -- >> pope francis meets the world of autism. >> the fact is that he can communicate acceptance and love in the way no other human being on the globe can. what does this mean to you, suzanne? >> yes. i'm sorry, andrea, i didn't hear you. >> i'm sorry, i know we have a big satellite delay. communicating acceptance and love on behalf of the family, of the families of people with autism. >> yes. and for including them in his compassion and telling the 1.2 billion people of faith that we need to be including these children and families with autism who have been isolated for so long and his message of

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. >>> if i, pope francis is officially coming to philadelphia, vatican made the announcement just aboutonday, november 17th, good morning, everyone, i'm ukee washington. >> i'm erika von tiehlment back to the major breaking news, vatican pope francis is coming to philadelphia. >> the pontiff visitedhi

the vatican's top officials calls maynard's decision rep hencable. but also says maynard herself should not be judged. >>> we now know the co-pilot that was killed this last week's crash was from santa cruz county. 39-year-old michael grew up in scotts valley. he was killed. the pilot of that spaceship was hurt last friday. >>> tragedy at a bay area high school after a student apparently takes his own life. and he's not the only first. coming up the troubling trend in how authorities are trying to stop it. >> it was an easy victory for jerry brown and the race for governor of california. the reason this may not be the last time we hear from his opponent neil kashkari. >> and we're still off to a great start on this wednesday. you can see it in almost every traffic stop we see. highway 24 looks good heading out to the tunnel. >> well, we have a full moon out there. and it's blended in the morning sky because the skies are clear. it's also getting warmer. >>> not all the ballots have been counted but one candidate for mayor is declaring victory. >> plu

it's the first time in eight years that an egyptian leader has visited the vatican. what do we know about the visit between the leader of egypt and the leader of the catholic church? >> reporter: well, it's still going on. it started an hour ago. it comes six months after vermont fattah al sisi came to power, and slowly egypt is regaining its national standing. with this visit president al sisi wants to improve relations between egypt and the roman catholic church, and the talks between him and the pope are expected to address the relationship between the vatican and sunni islams' highest theological institution, the allah university following comments made by pope francis to minority muslims in egypt. it is hoped that this meeting here between president al sisi and the pope will accelerate the normalization of relations between them. >> president sisi also due to meet with italian prime minister renzi. what is the state of die ties between italy and egypt? >> well, italy and egypt have very cordial relations, but it is the economic ties that really important here. t

in the first visit to the vatican by an egyptian leader in eight years. we more now with the president's meeting with pope francis. >> a meeting that took two hours between president if a tall al sisi of egypt and pope francis has just concluded. the meeting centered on the ro roman catholic church and egyptian, a relationship that president al sisi is keen to improve. they discussed the institutions of learning that had a falling out because of comments made by pope benedict xvi. now they are expected to accelerate their relationship between the university and the vatican and getting peter. now one of the main reasons that president fattah al sisi is in italy is toepiece economic ties with italy. italy has investments in egypt that amount to billions of dollars. now he's accompanied by big businessmen from egypt, and they'r there is supposed to be a trade summit between businessmen on tuesday. >> libya's airport has come under attack from the air at a low flying fighter jet fired in tripoli. it's unclear who is behind the attack but it's controlled by a

pope francis has now removed cardinal burke from his post as the vatican's highest court.nstead in a position that's most notable for its lack of responsibleties. it was as if chief justin john roberts had been sent to call balls and strikes at a little league game. the catholic church is 1.2 billion members strong. it has been a remarkedly political entity for most of the time that it has existed. cardinal burke has spent what's left of his career using conservative politics as the means of his advancement. does his very public demotion now signal upon plans to operate in american politics? or how he doesn't want to. joining us now is editor in chief for the religion news service. thanks very much for being here. i appreciate your time tonight. >> good to see you, rachel. >> so i'm a lifelong catholic. but i'm not sure i always understand the the church hierarchy and all of these things. how big of a demotion was this for cardinal burke? >> as big as they get. this is like president obama coming in and telling john roberts, you know, i don't like your style. i don't like

they were sworn to secrecy until there was an official announcement from the vatican.orting live outside of the art museum, i'm rosemary connors, nbc 10 news. >> the archdiocese says pope francis is expected to arrive september 25th. besides the parkway mass, francis is expected to attend the intercultural festival of families on the 26th.ç the vatican will reveal more detailed plans in the spring or summer of next year. >>> we welcome you to the great city of philadelphia. >> you know that voice, former mayor frank rizzo greeting the last pope to visit philadelphia. pope john paul ii came to philly in 1979. now, coming up, i talked to former nbc 10 anchor terry ruggles who covered that visit and the security threat to the then pope that's just being revealed today. >>> a 23-year veteran of the philadelphia police department finds himself on the wrong side of the law. police lieutenant george holcomb was arrested after authorities say he got into an argument with the mother of his children and threatened her. he said he then asauled the responding officers. the police

the vatican announced he will go to philadelphia next september and make stops in washington d.c. and new york. lauren green is live in the new york city newsroom with more details. >> reporter: hi, shannon, it is long suspected pope francis will make a pilgrimmage to the united states. he announced in rome this morning he will travel to the united states in philadelphia. it will be a focus in philadelphia for world meeting of families and held on u.s. soul for the first time ever. there will be a arch bishop that spoke in rome after the announcement. >> i applauded the loudest. we are doing a lot of planning for the families and 90 percent of that is based on the fact that the holy father will join us. >> philadelphia mayor said it will be the largest event in the city's modern-day history. >> our city will work with and support the world meeting of families and the philadelphia 2015 team with our extensive knowledge of hosting big events safely and successfully. >> now, the vatican has not expressed a itenity yet. but expected that he will go to washington d.c. if he addresses t

this week at the vatican, pope francis urged prayers for ebola victims and called on the international community to do everything possible to eradicate the virus. the world health organization said the rate of new cases may be slowing in liberia, the worst-hit country but the fight was far from over. during a visit to west africa, u.s. ambassador to the united nations samantha power said a much greater international response is needed to defeat ebola. >>> a delegation of top religious leaders came to the u.s. this week seeking help for their besieged community in iraq. isis has particularly targeted the anxious religious minority, which isis calls pagan. more than 300,000 have been displaced and now need humanitarian aid. the delegation says it has documented the names of nearly 7,000 girls and young women who have been kidnapped by isis and forced into sexual slavery. the group urged the international community to do more to stop what it called the extermination of uzites. >> we knew there was hatred, but not to this extent where people did not see us as human beings. >> they should n

i know that they're just pushing ahead and doing things in defiance of the vatican and they're showing a complete disrespect for the church and its parishioners. >> the arch diocese sees things very differently, telling us tonight it was the parish's new pastor who asked that the items be removed. worrying that the decaying structure is not safe for keeping such sacred pieces and that the vacant building may attract break ins. >> it's heartbreaking. and it's shocking to me that an important piece of our history in this community would be treated so shabbily. >> george spencer reporting there. arch diocese leaders also say each item removed from st st. larurentios will be cataloged and stored. >> we're learning more about what's in store for next year's world meeting of families in philadelphia. today, world organizers outlined what to expect. among them, tackling everydayish shies like keeping your family financially afloet. most of the events programs will hit on practical problems like this. millions of people from arnold the world are expected to come to philadelphia along with pope

the announcement came from vatican city was during a speech. the 27th. the pope will be here from the 25th through the 27th. there will be a formal before he is conference later on this morning. live from the archdiocese, katherine scott channel 6 "action news." >> reporter: thanks, katherine, let's check out the scene. this is what it look looked likn hour ago, i-95 northbound ramp jammed to blue route. we're getting word of an accident on lincoln drive expect major delays coming south toward rittenhouse. >> reporter: most of the roads are wet, it's falling right now, wet leaves on the roads, take it slow. as we roll through the days, 50s this afternoon, today's high 56 the 2:00. the rain is heavy at times this afternoon and tapers off this evening. >> we are receive word that there are delays at philadelphia international airport. if you have a flight check ahead. for tamala edwards, david murphy, karen rogers i'm matt o'donnell. "g.m.a." is next. i hope you'll watch. hey! it's mister monopoly. and the new monopoly millionaires' club lottery

. >>> at the vatican, pope francis conferred sainthood on four italians and two indians.indians were a priest and a nun from india's state of kerala, and they were honored for their lives of service to the poor and sick. francis also visited strasbourg, france this week to address the council of europe about the high rates of unemployment throughout the continent. the pope warned that europe had become "tired and pessimistic," and he called for more job creation.ç >>> now, a special report on an irish catholic priest's ministry in camden, new jersey. father michael doyle loves his parishioners and has led great ç improvements in housing and education. but drug wars have killed so many people he says conditions overall are worse now than they were when he arrived nearly 40 years ago. earlier this year lucky severson told father doyle's story. >> reporter: sunday mass at sacred heart in camden, new jersey. this is a special one that, sadly, has become a tradition. >> dontae perkins, 25, shot to death. >> reporter: it's a mass for the 55 young men and women murdered in camd

so you can imagine our dismay when we learned that until the vatican made the official announcement, the pope's visit was not confirmed. we were sworn to secrecy, and we are very optimistic, smile, wink, wink, was the mantra of the day and of the last few months. we are delighted that the pope's first visit to north america is finally confirmed, but more importantly, how thrilled we are that hundreds of thousands, if not millions, of pennsylvanians will share the humbling and heartening experience that the world meeting of families delegation experienced last march. this is a moment that truly all can share, whether catholic or not, and we invite all families to participate. tom and i are very much looking forward to sharing this amazing experience with our children and our grandchildren, and by then we will have gone from one grandson to five grandchildren. [ applause ] yeah, i'm pretty happy about that, too. pope francis has emerged as an inspiring leader for these complex times, and the governor and i are grateful that the love and care he has shown to millions around the world wi

building last march saying it was in imminent danger of collapse, but the church has appealed to the vaticanving the sacred items before the appeal is complete feels like a violation. >> i was angry because i knew they're just pushing ahead and doing things in defiance of the vatican and showing a complete disrespect for the church and its parishioners. >> the archdiocese says it was the parish's new pastor that ask that items are removed. archdiocese leaders say each item removed from the church will be cataloged and stored in a warehouse, at least until a decision on that appeal is made. >>> 18 minutes after 5:00 and time for a check of the roads as traffic picks up on what is a foggy morning for some of you. >> katy zachary has been monitoring the fog from some of the cameras. what are you seeing, katy? >> fog is an issue in new jersey and it is still an issue on some of our roadways. in mt. laurel a live look at 295 right at route 238. fog is an issue and the low beams are in order for at least the next hour or so while the fog is out there on the roadways. in abington we are following f

days later the vatican's top bioethics official called maynard's choice reprehensible.ments came as the family was grieving and felt like more than a slap in the face. maynard had supported the rights of terminally ill people to end their lives on their own terms before she did so herself. >> if teenaged girls could afford their own homes this one would be offer the market today. the home where justin bieber spent much of his childhood is on the market. his grandmother is selling the house for $248,000. the home has been updated but justin's room was left the same decorated with logo of his favorite cock hockey team the toronto maple leafs. >> the sexiest man alive is, there he is, chris hemsworth. people magazine announced that thor was their choice for 2014. our jimmy kimmel scored the big reveal. online sources that widely expected chris pratter, neil patrick harris to take the crown. singer adam levine who was the sexiest man last year. >> laying down the hammer, isn't he. >> gorgeous man. >> 4:57 now. a deadly storm dumps 6 feet of snow in parts of upstate new york

. >> arch with happen chaput was at the vatican for today's announcement. he released this statement "it is the answer to the countless prayers of so many people who have asked god to guide pope francis to philadelphia... we will welcome him joy physical with open arms and prayer full hearts". >> it has certainly been a long road for those praying for papal visit. it really got underway back on march 26th when delegation that included philadelphia mayor michael nutter, the fir lady and governor corbett and arch with scholl karl chaput traveled to the vatican where they met with pope francis inviting him to attend the world meeting of families. today their efforts paid off as mayor nutter made that announcement at the art museum that the pope had officially septembered the invitation. let's take look at the preliminary schedule for the holy father when he arrives in philadelphia. we know he'll get in town on friday, september 25th. then the next day he'll participate in one cats called the festival of families with prayer and music. when will of course take

this is the home of the vatican city, headquarters of the roman catholic church and some of europe's most sacred christmas traditions. for centuries, pilgrims have hiked from all over christendom to this great city. domes and ancient obelisks still serve as markers, lacing together relics and sacred stops... including the tomb of st. peter, marked by the greatest dome anywhere. and through the ages, pilgrims have stopped here at the basilica of santa maria maggiore. the faithful believe the original planks from jesus's crib are in this ornate container. and here in the capital of catholicism, each christmas, lovingly constructed manger scenes, called "presepi," pop up all over town. st. francis of assisi is credited with assembling the first manger scene in 1223. he used it as a tool to teach people the story of the first christmas. since then, in the creative teaching style of st. francis, manger scenes often put bethlehem in a local context. instead of the middle east, italians have long set the holy family right here in italian settings. st. francis knew that by putting jesus in a

poll seen as a test of taiwan's relations with china >>> also this hour - hoping to strengthen the vatican's ties with islam. pope francis makes a key visit to istanbul. [ ♪ music ] >>> and using ballet to honour venezuela elcomondante >>> we begin in egypt where former president hosni mubarak has been cleared of all charges after his latest retrial. he'd been accused of conspiring to kill protesters during the 2011 resolution and was facing charges of corruption. this was the reaction inside the court, after the verdicts were handed down. hosni mubarak and his sons, former interior minister and six aides were cleared of charges. before delivering his ruling the judge warned anyone making trouble in the court would face a year in prison. let's take a look at the charges ruled on today. the court threw out charges for killing protesters, and cleared six of his aides on charges. corruption charges of hosni mubarak and his son were thrown out on a technicality. hosni mubarak was cleared of corruption charges over sending gas to israel with a co-used, an aide, to hosni mubarak. here is how the j

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vatican. reasoning for his removal was not released from the vatican. but the traditional cardinal is known to be radicily out spoken, criticizing pope's reformative agenda. during the 2014 bish opens berk emerged as leading opponent to the proposal to allow divorced and civilly reunioned catholics to receive. >> when the midterm report that was published welcoming language of same sex and civil unions a statement from pope francis affirming the state doctrine was long overdue and his public criticism was continued when he said they're a ship without a rutter. they're feeling sea sick because the church lost its compass. >> and although it is hard to ignore the timing of berk's criticism and removal from hovs officials confirmed no direct relationship and in his new position berk plans to continue to confirm daily life and tradition. i'm lawsh lauren, fox 29 news. >> this has usual talking in the newsroom. school children may need toe grab at large clocks and make big changes. it doesn't make sense to ship high school students to a little later in the m

those comments follow those of a senior vatican official condemning brittney's decision.tholic church's top official says assisted suicide is an absurdity. dignity is something different to putting an end to your own life. adding, society does not want to shoulder the cause of disease and this risks becoming the solution. brittany's mother deborah responded to the vatican and other critics tuesday in a strongly worded letter online. such strong public criticism from people we do not know, have never met is more than a slap in the face. it's like kicking us as we struggle to draw a breath. itontinued. the right to die for the terminally ill is a human rights issue, plain and simple. the imposition of belief on a human rights issue is wrong. when we spoke last month with deborah, she told us she had come to terms with her daughter's choice. >> as an adult, you are in charge of how much pain and how much suffering and how much plodding forward that you want to do. >> now, this statement was the first time anyone from brittany's family has commented since her death. today wou

. >> the 77 occurred steve vatican to start searching for his successor. the announcement came. >> will lead the chicago area 2 million catholics. >> george also told those in attendance that he has at times been too fearful to speak to enact into law generously. he believes he is left behind a congregation that is more generous and bluffing. >> has think it is beautiful that he was ablloving. >> as a cardinal no one else has ever been able to do this. >> it has been joyful. to be here with the last two years. >> i think he was all of my heart.i fink you withl of my heart. >> received a collection of letters from the prisoners. >> especially when there are moments when i lay little low. i will bring them out and be cheered. >> >> tonight's reception is considred one of the most symbolic. more than eight members of blase family will be there. celebrations end wednesday with morning and evening services. in the newsroom, judy wang w-g-n news. tomorrow's installation begins at 2 p-m . w-g-n will carry the mass and service live from holy name. pope francis pla

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the vatican said the pontiff will travel to philadelphia to attend an event celebrating the family's society. vatican correspondent dealy gallagher told us more about the visit. >> reporter: the pope is going to philadelphia for this meeting on the family. if you remember, just a few weeks ago here at the vatican he himself called a meeting on the family called the international synod, which raised a lot of questions among the cardinals and catholics around the world because the pope wants to deal with problems modern families are dealing with. we have questions on contraception, questions on divorce, questions on gay marriage, and children of gay marriages. pope francis clearly putting emphasis on what are some of the issues for modern families today. the visit for philadelphia will fall into that category although obviously it's not symbolic just for that reason but that is the principal reason the pope will be visiting philadelphia in september of next year. >> and the pope's u.s. dance card, you could say, could be quite full. he's also been invited to address the united nations

official as criticizing brittan menage decision to end her life. >> pam: the vatican officials as heon reprehensible. >> pam: may not was not catholic and the church should not be imposing police on people that do not share their views. >> pam: she ended her life this weekend rather than direct later of a brain tumor. >> pam: general motors is now offering gift cards to urged car owners to fix faulty ignition switches the automaker is almost nsf almost half haven't been fixed gm started recalling millions of vehicles 9 months ago faulty ignitions have tied been tied to 29 deaths now the company says the car owners of giving will give them a $25 gift card to various stores if they take their cars to be repaired by december 1st. >> pam: still ahead today oakland's new mayor in lack is still is now looking ahead. >> pam: this problems coming up >> reporter: you can't tell from here with their lot of drivers that are behaving badly in severance cisco all explained in the next edition of people behaving badly. >> reporter: of tell you what we can expect for the days ahead in the weather.

standing onto the vatican complex.rs of delegation if they got a sense of the pope whether he would commit. he was optimistic but non-committal. they were playing coy with he leaned into tom corbett said whispered "i will come." >>> the impact of the papal visit will not be limited to center city. businesses and hotels are expected a big boost. "action news" caught up with a director at the university of delaware. bill have been in talks about blocking rooms. >> the city will we sold out obviously. to be able to drive in half an hour to 45 minutes from delaware is great. >> sullivan is excited to see pope francis again. his family had a chance to watch the holy father in st. peter's square on vacation last month. and more details about his upcoming visit to philadelphia on 6abc.com. go there to see video. pope john ii visit back in 1979 and pictures from our "action news" crews of the canonization. that was earlier this year. it's all free on our mobile app. >>> camden, new jersey, that is where a social worker was sta

. >> the vatican says it is not judging britney maynard, but is condemning her actions and ending her own life. the right to die advocate committed suicide this weekend after being diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor. she said she had wanted to die with dignity, but the vatican says that suicide is reprehensible and dignity is something other than putting an end to one's own life. >> let's get a check on the traffic situation here. standing by at the traffic center, what are we looking at? >> a fairly calm rush-hour right now. with the overcast day it is rather subdued around the beltway. just three slowdowns around montgomery village and on the inner loop. heavy up to 270. interstate 95 southbound, south the express lane merges generally doing well on the trip south. 395 is not doing badly as we come out past seven area road. no incidents along the way. beltway traffic on the inner loop in connecticut headed away from us here. volume therethrough college park. right, thank you, bob. >> what a nice day. >> clouds at times, temperatures close to 70 at spots. and then some changes

during his four day tour of the vatican sisi will also meet french and italian leadership. >>> mohamed ado, the message from pope francis seemed to be one of interfaith dialogue and encouragement along the path of transition. >> reporter: indeed, yes, martine. he said that he was supportive of the transition that is going on in egypt and said that he hoped the authorities there would protect minorities and there would be interreligious dialogue to continue bringing people of different faiths closer. >> and mo, then he goes on to meet the italian leadership. we know he's meeting the italian prime minister before he goes on to france and that is essentially about business and trade. >> reporter: indeed, that is basically about strayed and just outside the venue where the meeting of president abdel fattah al-sisi and the italian prime minister martino renzi is going on. they immediate about 15 minutes ago and are still meeting. president sisi is here hunting for more trade volumes for egypt and also investment in the country so that egypt's economy which has been shuttered by the disturba