i'd say he's a man of vatican 2. >> it's amazing to me. i look at this and i listen to you speak and i go to mass on sundays and we all notice that the numbers at mass are down, the numbers at mass across the country are down and i'm wondering how the catholic faith reconciles that and i know that there are different opinions and some different suggestions, but i'm wondering if you think that it's following the path of pope francis on the path that benedict and pope paul laid out. what do you think. if it's john paul's vision, benedict's vision, francis' vision. where is that you're chatting? >> ab in all three of them together because they are all successors of the new evangelisation as john paul ii put it. benedict as well. francis as well would infer the importance of the new evangelisation. announcing priced in a way that's fresh, that uses new technology, that uses language from our time, that appeals to the generation now that's feeling more alienated. that's still the program, it seems to be, and it comes right out of the text of va

the head of the most feared authority in the vatican. ah, the files and band bookstore here go back to the counter reformation in the 16th century. it also houses records of court proceedings against your down of bruno and galileo. you as the frightened, your became famous around the world in this post earning him the nickname, the punch cardinal, and god's rottweiler fin that samson shafts. i became one of his sharpest critics because he naturally became a part of the system and rank defeated. he became increasingly authoritarian. i have to say a day ago he had taken over an offer that i could never imagine anyone taking over the sanctum, official as the name that had conducted a whole range of inquisition cylinder. so and hopefully cuz its horns persisted to assure that these included proceedings against professor kuhn himself in 1979, the congregation of the doctrine of the faith revoked his license to teach catholic theology back then writing. it was not yet prefect of the congregation. yet some the answer i have got said, no thanks

for the vatican as well. this is a big sea change that i think is about to happen and a huge person of influence who is being laid to rest today. and i think you can really see that by the gravity of this moment. and delia was talking about the fact that, you know, pope benedict xvi had wanted a more humble ceremony. of course we recall that when pope john paul ii was laid to rest it was a gigantic amount of people who came here to rome, who came to the vatican, literally millions of people who made the pilgrimage here. it seemed as if almost all of poland had come here at this point in time. he sort of wanted a smaller ceremony if something like that is possible in a gigantic body like the catholic church. and of course as bianca put it in a location like st. peter's square. but that was certainly also the kind of person that pope benedict xvi was. he was a very humble person, someone that when you met him you would not realize that he was someone who wielded the kind of power that he did wield because he wa

they were not asked by the vatican. they want to downplay this and make a smaller ceremony and quickly move on because you are not dealing with a reigning pope . >> do you think that is a sign of respect because of what pope benedict wanted or is this something that maybe they should've just died in pittsburgh that thing there are signs of disrespect and may be trying to reinforce the idea that benedict is not the reigning pope. and i think they may have overplayed their hand to go a little further here in both the liturgy. i know we know he loved the old latin liturgy. he spent his career reviving ol traditions and the internal truths and way of doing things. this ceremony won't have markings of that but there are some things that we can celebrate that i do think resonate with his vision for th church. >> you did one of the last english-language interviews wit him, which was his fourth or fifth language or its just got to be an amazing thing why wonder if he was gracious and eloquent and his prose was as gracious and e

but the vatican is used to these kind of big events and an assembly. so everybody thinks here that it will both be read very smoothly and accordingly to a dignified term procedure on pub, francis himself has his share of health problems. would stepping down be an option for him like it was from po benedict. yeah, that's a very interesting her christian, the vatican vista of a talking about this here because hope friends actually hinted at the possibility that your to mad to step down because of his age and his sir failing her health's. it's not very likely, but it's not excluded. and then you would have to have the same situation. a pope francis's 86 years old and the use of rot singer was only 85 when he resigned to w, bantering, going from porting for us from the vatican band. thank you. russians defense ministry has confirmed that 63 of his soldiers were killed in a new year's eve attack. and ukraine sch, it happened in the russian occupied and ask region for it shows the aftermath of the strike with a large building reduced to rubble and cranes. de

vatican analyst devin -- and vatican correspondent at the national catholic reporter and msnbc analyst christopher white, it is good to have all of you there and george pope francis will not be giving a eulogy which might come as a surprise to people who are not familiar with funeral masses in the catholic faith. it is going to be a traditional sermon or hollowly. but if you were eulogizing, what would you say george? >> i would say chris that this was a man who spent his entire life witnessing through jesus christ. he was in love with the lord. and i thought it was quite striking that the day he died. the church ran the gospel. and family mass on december 31st. the prologue to john's gospel. the word inward was gone joseph rap center spent over eight decades witnessing through that. explicate-ing it. theologically. preaching it. as the greatest almost i think in 1500 years. since pope gregory the great. so as i look back on my 35 years of conversation with this man. that is the thing that really strikes me. absolutely central to his life. he was in love with the lord. and he wanted ot

and the management of this droughts is something that the vatican has values to. right and debra, what can we expect in the coming days for the next day or 3 days or the slaying of state will continue and the vatican expects 4050000 people a day lining up here to get into the church. if all these people are coming to see the pope actually though the form of po benedetto is unclear because they're also the normal tories, if you want to say that, that are coming to rome, there are lots of clerics and nuns lining up here, which are also visiting that, the vatican on a regular basis and this protocol that has followed he is very new because that hasn't happened for 800 years. that a setting pope will preside over the, the funeral and proceedings for a late pope. so this is quite new. but on the other hand, it's also back to normal because now there's only poke frances, only one living pope that this the situation which is sir the, the church used to and there are some rumors that the pope francis might alter. now take the opportunity to resign himself a sooner or late

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a somber atmosphere in the vatican today. what should we expect? well, we will kept guessing until really until yesterday, because this is a pretty unique event. open meritus, right singer. but for the meredith benedict had been living in the vatican for longer as the retired pope. and he had actually been raining as pope and said we've had an effect to pope's and this was a very unusual situation. and nobody quite knew what the funeral would look like, where it couldn't be a normal funeral with which would take place for raining. but it's going to be a very simple ceremony for benedict himself said he wanted a simple ceremony. it's not going to be radically different from the kind of requiem mass that will be held for any catholic except at the end. they will be special prayers, of course, for the, for the hope a meritus. and he will be buried in the grotto beneath some pieces, basilica, and a post celebrating the funeral of a former pope. this is unprecedented. well, as i say, it's pretty well unprecedented. certainly, there was, it has been one

the 1st to do saw in over 600 years or he died at a vatican monastery on saturday. at the age of 95, a number of dignitaries attending this ceremony to day, but only to international delegations have been invited. the italian prime minister, georgia maloney is attending as that the vatican is in italy and the german president frank war to shine meyer is also in attendance. the former pope was from germany. of course, we'll keep a close eye on the ceremony at the vatican city for the funeral of former porter, poke lennox on the 16th, which will get underway very shortly. let's move on to other news. in the meantime, in california's governor has declared a state of emergency after a powerful storm cut electricity to thousands of homes in the north road have been flooded in trees uprooted in sacramento. authorities have told people to evacuate if they're in coastal areas that are vulnerable to mud slide, it is 2nd storm to hit the west coast of united states in the past week. the alley charles has more from san francisco, california emergency officials say this round o

benedict lying in state in the vatican city. live pictures now from st peter's square is thousands of catholics are making their way to the vatican to pay their respects to the former leader of the church, who died new year's eve at the age of 95. the body of the pope emeritus, will lay in an open casket in saint peter's basilica until his funeral thursday. abc s n s delicate terra has more on benedict's final farewell. preparations underway for the funeral of pope benedict, the 16th who died saturday at the age of 95, the vatican, revealing his last words reportedly picked up by a nurse in the middle of the night, benedict saying an italian lor i love you body now lying in the chapel of the vatican monastery. this before the former pope is brought to st peter's basilica, where it will lie in state for three days for the faithful to pay their respects. why was it important for you to be here at this time? because i understand that his his passing is a momentous occasion and is cause for reflection. benedict's funeral will then b

kitley a correspondent banter eager to is at the vatican. and i asked him earlier to describe the scene at saint peter's square. and in st. peter's basilica. the doors to the basilica open, the since the early morning. and thousands and thousands of people are lining up on the sand, beat the square to get into this enormous huge church, one of the biggest churches in the world. and if you enter, you see this, this whole, this remains architecture marble. gold. and under the copper law, there's the, the body of pope benedict lying. not in the coffin, but are on a little pedestrian. and you can, you can see, and actually from all sides, people can stop, say, a little prayer and say their own personal good bye to look benedict. and many did so, and many more expected 40 to 50000 people a day. and amongst the 1st visitors or the president of the italian state child, sergio, martha rella and also your kens why and the private secretary of the pope and his long time lifelong confidence. one was of course, a rather unusual situation to have 2 parks

he was very active in the second vatican council and working in the vatican, in the congregation forand pope emeritus. when you look out and see all the people that knew him and the impact he had for decades on the catholic church. very profound moment for me and for so many catholics. >> is it as you would imagine the service would unfold? >> it is. you know, one of the most beautiful things about these masses is that this is essentially the same kind of mass that any catholic would have, right? obviously it's not in saint pe peter's square but the liturgy, the eucharist, the prayers, the final commendation. in death benedict is like all of us, like all catholics and the sacraments, this is a sacrament, funeral mass, is something that unites us all. it's another sign of humility that this is the same kind of mass that all of us would have. >> given this is an incredibly rare situation, to have had two popes simultaneously, how did that, if at all, change the shape of the catholic church worldwide, having current pope, pope francis, associated with the more progressive wing of the ca

peter's square at the vatican. pope benedict asked for a simple ceremony. >> pope francis presided over the funeral delivering the homily a short while ago. before that, nearly 200,000 people paid their respects to the late pope during the last three days of public viewing. benedict will be buried in the vatican crypt inside the basilica. t the. >>> now that the funeral services are over, what are your personal reflections? what did it mean to you as a catholic? >> well, one of the things that i was thinking as i looked out and saw all of these people that pope benedict had known for so many years was the real sort of scope of his career, if you will, in the church from a priest to a theologian who was active in the second vatican council in the '60s, to the dock trip of the faith, to pope, a writer, a scholar, then finally a grandfatherly figure. it just struck me that this man has given his entire life. this was my thought, this person who gave his whole life to the church was being honored as that. i thought pop

here at the vatican, city for the foreseeable future took her to us. now we're a 7th round of voting is getting underway in the house of representatives. as republicans attempt to break a deadlock and elect a new house speaker as one of the most important jobs in us politics are, we're seeing a live pictures here of the latest right in real voting on the previous 6 rats ended in defeat for republicans having a copy some 20 right wing, members of his own party blocking his election even after former president trump appeal for unity. mccarthy is the 1st candidate in a century who has had face multiple dollars. now did of you a washington bureau chief in his fall joins us from washington. d. c. in his said today is the 30 mccarthy is trying to get the votes he needs. what is chances? well again, mccarthy is facing another valid which outcome or remains really uncertain. what we know is that he has been meeting with 20 or so defectors, also known as rebels or that have stalled or his election to the speakership members of the far right. they are also known

his body is currently lying in state and the vatican. the current pope, pope francis. more on that as always on bbc news. hello again. the weather for most of us today is going to be fairly settled. a lot of sunshine around but it is cold. as you can see from the across the chart. that cold weather does not last. as we head towards the latter part of the week, cooler air spreads and from the north. so a lot of sunshine today. we've got some showery rain moving from the east, and the cloud left behind it will tend to break up at a few showers peppering the northern parts of the west but many of will mist them. it could be wintry on higher ground across scotland. light breezes and cooler than yesterday. through this evening, temperatures under clear skies will fall away quite quickly but we've got a new weather front coming in from the west introducing heavy and persistent rain, strengthening winds and milder as a persistent rain, strengthening winds and milderas a by persistent rain, strengthening winds and milder as a by the end of the n

you have outlined the _ vatican when he did. you have outlined the sort _ vatican when he did. did. you have outlined the sort of influence l outlined the sort of influence that he has had in australia. what is the reaction likely to be there regarding his death? i think the short answer is complicated and mixed. i remember when we were covering the hearing into his appeal being outside the high court in canberra and a number of his supporters were out there. they were carrying placards supporting him, they were carrying his pictures. and he had always maintained his innocence. we actually got reaction from the archbishop of melbourne, who called him an influential and a significant church leader, sending prayers to his family. but of course, we also know that many were angered by the fact that he was freed. we know that the father of one of the choirboys who had since died but who prosecutors allege was abused by the late cardinal pell had launched a lawsuit against him and against the catholic church here. so it is a complicated legacy, and so the reaction to his death is bou

paulette magana's family telling her she had to be at the vatican.r family in el salvador asked you to come here. >> yes. >> reporter: this franciscan brother saying catholics around the world will unite to mourn his passing. >> just like when your grandfather dies or your father ies, only then do you realize the value of family. >> ines de la cuetara joining us from vatican city. ines, this is uncharted territory, really, with the passing of a former pope, so what are you learning about the funeral arrangements in the days ahead? >> reporter: hey, whit. yeah, still lots of questions here because this hasn't happened in 600 years. we know what happens when a reigning pope dies but not when a former pope passes. in this case, the vatican saying his body will lie in state here in st. peter's basilica starting monday. his funeral will be held thursday and it will be presided over by pope francis who's also expected to mention benedict tomorrow during mass. whit? >> ines, thank you. >>> turning now to the passing of our colleague here at abc news, barbar

but the vatican is used to these kind of big events and an assembly. so everybody thinks here that it will boot b, b very smoothly and accordingly to a dignified term procedure or pump francis himself has his share of health problems. would stepping down, be an option for him like it was for po benedicts. yeah, that's a very interesting question. the vatican vista of a talking about this here because hope friends actually hinted at the possibility that your to mad to step down because of his age and his failing her health's or it's not very likely, but it's not excluded. and then you would have to have the same situation, or pope frances 86 years old and he was, i forgot saying i was only 85 when he resign. did have a banjo, great reporting for us from the vatican band. thank you. let's take a look now and some of the other stories making headlines around the world. thousands gathered in the west bank town of janine for the funerals of 2 palestinians. they were killed and clashes, sparked by the israeli military's demolition of homes in the area. the i

but the vatican is used to these kind of big events and an assembly. so everybody thinks yeah, that it will both be the very smoothly and accordingly to a dignified term procedure or pub, francis himself has his share of health problems. would stepping down be an option for him like it was for po benedict. yeah, that's a very interesting question. the vatican vista of a talking about this here because hope friends actually hinted at the possibility that your to mad to step down because of his age and deserve failing her health's or it's not very likely, but it's not excluded. and then you would have to have the same situation, or pope frances, 86 years old, and the use of rod singer was only 85 when he resign. did have a banjo, great reporting for us from the vatican band. thank you. well, ukrainian air defenses shot down dozens of rush and drones. launch of the capital camp over night mer vitale. quit go. says the strikes cast, heating and power outages in and around the city drowns, made in iran also targeted energy infrastructure across the southern

bell ring, they're reporting a from the vatican. thank you. back to your crime. now, officials say add offenses shot down dozens of russian drones launched at the capital. overnights keeps may of italy glitch grocers, the strikes caused heating and power outages in and around the city. kamikaze drones made in iran also targeted energy infrastructure across southern and eastern ukraine. just as moscow had announced, there was no let up in the tax over the new year's holiday weekend. early i asked the w correspondent, emerald shows for more details on the heavy strikes on the ukrainian capital overnight. exactly, it has come under attack again last night for hours of wait while ukraine an air defense shut down around 40 iranian made, the head drove over the capitol. this has unfortunately become a pattern for the past 3 nights. we've had 4 large scale attacks here over the capital r n a. it has become of course, quite exhausting for people here because every night they have to spend hours in the shelter when they do go to the shelter. explosions could be heard to d

the vatican decided to give 3 days.eady open will benedict wrote it in german in 2006 immediately after his election, but since then he has not changed a single line, do not let you confuse remain firm in the faith, the personal secretary of the honorary pope georg ganswein, who remained by his side until his last breath. told. what were the last words of the dying benedict before the agony began christ i love you warrior heru was 95 he was weak, almost did not speak in recent months, he could no longer hold books. a nun read to him, and on christmas eve he started having trouble breathing. visiting him at the monastery. pope, francis asked the catholics to pray. glad son. hera did not stop at 9:00 34 minutes, december 31st time. papa, it was very touching to see him like this. after death, you prayed, yes, we brought him the rosary with his prayers and thoughts. we prayed for him and for the whole world with the death of benedict for the vatican ends a very delicate moment 600 years this has not happened, two popes ben

. >>> the unprecedented moment at the vatican today. the first time in 600 years one pope paid tribute to another upon his passing what pope benedict's death means for the future of the catholic church >>> remembering a legend barbara walters, the trail blazer who smashed through the glass ceiling. what she said was her true legacy. >> the suspect in the murders of four idaho college students has now waived extradition, new details on his studies of criminology. he asked former prisoners how they chose their victims fellow students tell us how he behaved the weeks prior to the murders, and our correspondent one on one with the police chief and the suspect's lawyer. >> did he kill these four students >>> and before you pop that bottle of champagne, watch our report in this blind tasting, do people prefer a $200 bottle, or one for just $18 >> you both prefer the cheaper one. [ laughter ] >> announcer: this is "nbc nightly news" with jose diaz-balart. >>> good evening i'm kristen welker in for jose on this christmas eve. on this new year's

that's jack parrot at the vatican innovative. ok, let's take a look at some of the other stories making headlines around the world. israel's new government has unveiled a plan to overhaul the judicial system and weaken the powers of the supreme court. the proposals would allow parliament to override some supreme court decisions with a simple majority critic say. the plan would append israel system of checks and balances and undermine its democratic institutions. anti government protests in peru over the ousting of former president petro castillo, have resumed after a brief pause. during the past week's authorities reported that roads had been blockaded in dozens of provinces, protest as in lima, tried to reach congress to demand the resignation of lawmakers. e commerce joined amazon says it is causing more than 18000 jobs site. think current economic . a consistency and rapid hiring for the pandemic. some of the terminations will take place in europe. amazon announced 10000 job cuts in november. you are watching d. w. news still

here at the vatican city for the foreseeable future. to hurricane reporting there from rome and i am now and in the studio by john barrick, who was covered the form of a benedict election back in 2540 w jon at bennett. it has requested a simple funeral. what was your impression of the ceremony today? there were, it was simple in, in comparison with kind of a sitting pope would experience. it was based on the same ceremony, but there were fewer of the trappings. ultimately it was a decision of po frances, what form it would take. he obviously went along with the wishes of benedict. it was basically the kind of recreate mass that a bishop would have been in any country. now for the past 10 years, there were 2 living popes in the vatican. how do you think better the death will change things? now for francis, i don't need to change very much actually because per benedict despite what people feared with a pope ameritas in the, in the vatican that there would be, he would be a focus for opposition to the, to the new pope. in fact, benedict wa

very sort of in keeping with the traditions of the vatican and the catholic church. there were the official estimates from the vice vatican as that there were about 75000 people in attendance. saint peter's square, frankly, was not full, as you might have, it might expected if it was a, a sitting coat whose funeral was taking place. but much of this has been unprecedented. i spoke to one nun after the after the funeral, who'd come here of her own volition. she said she'd felt compelled to come here. and she said that she found the, the funeral ceremony. very sad, but profoundly beautiful. there was a stillness, a calmness of quiet the, obviously the hymns singing out around the square. and this is, i think, probably exactly what pope marriage, hispanic, the 16th had wanted. he said he didn't want to sort of fool pomp and ceremony of a normal paypal funeral. the funeral is now over there. benedict, the 16th will now be interred in the vault of saint petersburg silica is that right? yes, that's right. so the wooden casket that was brought out into saint peter's square

let's go straight to our europe correspondent, bethany bell, who's in vatican city.py new year however up offence gone so far this morning? —— happy new year, how have at the events gone so far this morning? this new year, how have at the events gone so far this morning?- gone so far this morning? this is where benedict _ gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will _ gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will lie _ gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will lie in - gone so far this morning? this is where benedict will lie in state i gone so far this morning? this is l where benedict will lie in state and where benedict will lie in state and where the public will be allowed in to pay their respects to the late pope benedict xvi. the vatican has published a spiritual testament of former pope benedict and nmt said he was gratefulfor the former pope benedict and nmt said he was grateful for the gifts god had given him, with his family, his great friends and people he had worked with and he also asked for forgiveness for anybody who he had

but the vatican is used to these kind of big events and an assembly. so everybody thinks here that it will both be very smoothly and accordingly to a dignified term procedure will pub, francis himself has his share of health problems. would stepping down be an option for him like it was for po benedict. yeah, that's a very interesting a christian vertica, mr. of a. talking about this here, because the hope fred's actually hinted at the possibility that you're too much stepped on because of his age and his failing helps. it's not very largely, but it's not excluded. and then you would have to have the same situation. a pope frances, 86 years old, and the use of rot singer was only 85 for the resign t w's boundary current reporting for us from the vatican band. thank you. let's get you up to speed now and some of the other stories making news. this our thousands gathered in the west bank town of janine for the funerals of 2 palestinians killed in a gun battle with his really forces a fire fighter update. when israel, the security forces arrived to demoli

more coverage from the vatican throughout the morning. coming up next. the new bombshell from the british royal family, plus the self driving baby stroller that has the internet buzzing. if you are moderate to severe crohn's disease are all sort of colitis. symptoms are stopping you in your tracks. do you still lara from the start and move toward relief after the first dose. with injections every two months. stelara may increase your risk of infections, some serious and cancer before treatment. get tested for tv. tell your doctor if you had an infection flu like symptoms, sores, new skin growth havehad cancer or if you need a vaccine, bres, potentially fatal brain condition may be possible seriously. reactions and lung inflammation can occur. feel unstoppable. ask your doctor how lasting remission can start with stelara jansen can help you explore cost support options. she is fearless on the line depends silhouette, keeping leaks off her mind, comfortable and shapewear fabric. she moves with ease. confident on nights like these depend silhouette. the onl

the body, our former pope benedict, the 16th line state of the vatican for 3 days. and he's alive images from saint peter's square and rome, where people are expected to gather to pay their respects. a public viewing is due to begin in the next hour. on sunday bennet exp body was placed in the chapel of the vatican monastery where he lived until his death. it was the 1st pontiff to resign him all the 700 years. his successor, pope francis paid tribute to benedict lifetime of service and catholic church. in his new year's day mass provide over that you reside over the funeral on thursday. so really on george we can join our correspondent band reagan, who is at the vatican. are welcome banter. how will people be able to pay their respects? while the cops of fir, the former pope will be displayed in st. peter's basilica under the huge capua. a people will have the opportunity to stop shortly at his corpse, maybe to pray and to pay their respects. the pope will not be in a coffin, his displayed actually are a little pedestrian lying there in a well humble white dress, h

bell ring, they're reporting from the vatican. thank you. back. if rain in air defense is shot down, dozens of russian drones launched at the capitol. keith overnights, the mayor of italy, crisco says there strikes calls, heating and power outages in and around the city. drones made in iran also targeted energy infrastructure across southern and eastern ukraine. there was no let up in attacks over the new year holiday. and earlier i asked the w correspondent in manuel shows that in kiff for more details on the latest strikes. exactly, it has come over or under attack again or last night for hours of wait while ukraine an air defense showed down around to 40 or iranian, made, her head drove over to capitol. this has unfortunately become a pattern for the past 3 nights. we've had 4 large scale attacks here over there, capital r n a. it has or become of course, quite exhausting for people here because every night they have to spend hours in the shelter when they do go out to the shelter. explosions could be heard to day in the city center or with dam

thanks so much this jack parrot at the vatican, innovative the ne. so x ray, general e n stanton that has warned that it would be dangerous to underestimate russia and president vladimir persons war aims in ukraine's. dalton berg said there was no indication that putin had changed his goals and the war ukrainian forces bracing for a possible russian offensive following the deadly astride against a building that was housing. russian soldiers attack has been fueling growing criticism in russia against its military leadership. and in a booth for ukraine, france says it will now provide keep with light tanks, it would be the 1st western country to do so. the w correspondent, roman con, trendkite, is following developments for us from key. and we asked him what he's been hearing about ukrainian warnings that russia is planning to call up more troops for a major new offensive. well, yes, we're hearing. i'm such of such statements nearly every day. hear from top ukraine and officials from president himself, from the ukraine and military. they're saying that

a radical precedent that will define the future of the vatican. >> molly joining us now from the vaticanolly, what are we learning this evening about former pope benedict's funeral arrangements >> reporter: we understand that pope francis will preside over the funeral mass on thursday morning just behind me in st. peter's square lester, we are also learning tonight where benedict will be buried in the same vatican vault under st. peter's basilica as pope john paul ii. lester >> molly, thank you. >>> turning now to the war in ukraine, russia tonight acknowledging a ukrainian strike killed dozens of its troops while ukraine puts the number in the hundreds matt bradley is in kyiv with more on how russia is retaliating. >> reporter: tonight ukraine's single deadliest attack against russia in months using american-supplied himars rockets to level this vocational college that russia had been using as a barracks for newly recruited troops in the east russia's ministry of defense saying 63 russian soldiers died. earlier today ukraine's military said as many as 400 newly recruited russian soldier

the vatican said that the _ pay's wishes. yes. yes. the vatican said that the pope _ pay's wishes.ay's wishes. yes. yes. the vatican said that the pope wanted their - said that the pope wanted their solemn, sober, simple affair and it will, though, be breaking new ground for the church. pope benedict's biographer told us this will be the first time in their 2000 —year—old history of the church that the sitting pope will preside over the burial of his predecessor, a pope emeritus. benedict of course became the first pope to resign and over, and almost 600 years. and pope francis will lead the funeral and then benedict will be buried, we understand, in the crypt underneath saint peter's basilica.— thank you. in brazil, people are preparing to bid a final farewell to the football legend pele. his casket has been transferred from the hospital where he died in sao paulo on thursday, to his adopted hometown of santos. fans from across the world have been mourning the loss of the 82—year—old. tom grundy reports. a country with a new president saluting the man they called their king. at lu

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bbc news, at the vatican.ra: let's turn to kyiv, where for decades, women have been banned from boxing competitions. now, the cuban governor -- government has allow women to compete, and there will be a national women's xing team. our correspondent wet -- met the women hoping to be the first boxers to represent cuba at the olympics and paris next year. will: it is seconds out for women's boxing in cuba. after decades of watching from the sidelines, as cuban men dominated the sport, women on the island were banned from competing under an arcane and sexist rule, until now. among those hopeful of progressing to the olympic games in paris next year is this woman. the recent selection for the first cuban women's boxing team, she was chosen to represent her country in the featherweight category. >> we are behind the rest of the world because this change has just been passed, and i'm already 30. but training hard and under the people who know about boxing and putting all my effort into it, i'm sure we will bring home

for the past 10 years, they have been to pope's in the vatican. how did that dynamic work for the catholic church? i mean, it's really no secret that the current pope and his predecessor had very, very different opinions. the pre assess a po benedict, the former pope is more of an academic, more somebody who spent a lot of time for reading and writing and praying. while the current pope is more interested in a pastoral work and, and had generally more liberal views. so you know, the tension in their opinions and in the style in which they led the church is very, very different. at the same time, outwardly, at least, their relationship was a amicable. and as i mentioned, the sitting pope made an effort to regularly visit his predecessor and speak well of him in public. and so there were some tete tensions in thought, but at the same time outwardly, they wanted to give a united front. thank you so much. i abraham reporting for us from the vatican in rome. thank you. i i and here's a look now at some of the other stories making headlines around the w

that is defend to say he pushed through key changes and how the vatican handled had a fall, priests china for him. how to pops, been it like no one before him. pope benedict has made it clear. every abuse is a crime and we need structures in the church that deal with these crimes appropriately for our bite. said progressive catholics, benedict beliefs did not reflect the realities of the modern world. i think he's quite conservative, like as a young person, i always found him really conservative. benedict upheld the churches, traditional opposition to homosexuality, contraception and women precinct as acreage and a devotion to dot train service that is upon to her hoping her different catholicism or earlier we talk to our special correspondent, i abraham in rome and she told us about the preparations for benedict funeral. i'm outside in peter's square here in vatican city, where the preparation for the final goodbyes performer hope benedict. the 16th are in full swing. authorities have put the railings just in the past couple of hours, and these are meant to give the crowd a space to q. a

a surgeon cases pope frances his life, the vatican's traditional new year mass a day after the death of his predecessor frances praised the former pope benedict lifetime of service to the catholic church. benedict died at the age of $95.00. he was in poor health and made few public appearances. pope frances praise for his predecessor thousands, listen, as woman had been addict is remembered. no more to these hear me going, let us all join together with one heart and one soul and thanking god for the gift of this faithful servant of the gospel and of the church is benedict leaves a complicated legacy. his era was marked by scandals of sexual abuse in the church. it is defend to say he pushed through key changes and how the vatican handled pedophile, priests. china for him. hot pops, been like no one before him. pope benedict has made it clear. every abuse is a crime and we need structures in the church that deal with these crimes appropriately for our bite. for progressive catholics, benedict beliefs did not reflect the realities of the modern world. and i think he's quite conservativ

now, for the past 10 years, there were 2 living popes in the vatican. how do you think better the death will change things? now frances, i don't even turn very much actually because benedict despite what people feared with a pope ameritas in the, in the vatican that there would be, he would be a focus for opposition to the, to the new pope. in fact, benedict was very tactful and he remained very much in the background. but francis has been quietly introducing his own reform program making quite significant changes to the church. and i think he will to simply continue doing that. you will have to cover benedict election. i reported from the papal trips that he, that he made. would you have any personal memories? gosh, yes, many. i think when it comes to mind is in 2006. when he went to the united kingdom, the 1st a visit by a united kingdom. i remember he's going to scotland. i was on that occasion travelling in the papal play and that the, the privilege of seeing him really close up. and so and the and but when he got out of the car very come back littl

also coming up tens of thousands head to the vatican to paid their last respects to former pope benedict and 2013. he became the 1st pontiff to resign in hundreds of years. i or too old fashion with the right direction for the catholic church. but it said he was the leader. so, but i would say that it was, this is he was not afraid to face the questions of today. he was very open in that regard. welcome to the show. russia has admitted suffering, the deadliest strike honest troops since fulton launched his full scale invasion of ukraine 10 months ago. the kremlin has confirmed that 63 of its soldiers were killed in a series of strikes on a temporary barracks in the eastern donnas region. the ukrainian defense forces have claimed responsibility for the new year's eve attack and say the true death toll is much higher, is footed shows the aftermath of the strike. russian media have sharply criticized the senior officers involved. here is part of the kremlin rare admission. 2 days after the attack is due to zillow, leave, the key of regime targeted, a temporary deployment point of one of the

the body of former pope benedict the 16 for line state of the vatican for 3 days. as take a look at some live images from saint peter's square in rome, where people are expected to gather to pay their respects. a public viewing is due to begin in the next hour of sunday. benedict spotty was placed in the chapel of the vatican monastery where he lived until his death. he was the 1st to pontiff, to resign in 700 years. a success approached frances paid tribute advantage lifetime of serves the catholic church. in his new year's day mass. we'll provide, he'll preside over the funeral on thursday. when john roy bo none no less joined our correspondent, band reger to the at the vatican. welcome a band to people starting to arrive the doors of furs and peters pacifica open. now for the mourners who want to pay a lost tribute to the former pope. and as you can see behind me, there's already a huge crowd gathering you a huge que forming a several 100 meters, sir, thousands of people who are waiting to get into the church. and the very can also expects about around 40000 peo

he was a professor in on, in the holy c band and he got their reporting from the vatican. thank you very much, back to ukraine, our officials and if say, added frances, a shot down, dozens of russian drones launched at the capital over night, cleaves may of italy clutch cro says the strikes caused heating and power outages in and around the city. kamikaze drones made an iran also targeted energy infrastructure across sovereignty and eastern ukraine. just as moscow had announced, there was no let up in a tax over the new year's holiday weekend on its crossover to ukraine. well correspondent manuel shaws is standing by and kia fair. manuel. ukrainian capital has come under heavy strokes overnight again. what can you tell us? exactly. it has come under attack again last night. full hours of wait, while ukraine an air defense showed down around 40 iranian made to head jose over to capitol. this has unfortunately become a pattern for the past and 3 nights. we've had 4 large scale attacks here over the capital r n a. it has become, of course, quite exhausting for people here bec

do not forget that the pope is the head of the vatican state, and when such a distinguished delegationsisting of citizens of our country comes there, it means that good relations are being established between the state of ukraine and the vatican, problems are discussed there not only of the religious variety, and let's say cultural, economic , political, even social, we know how the vatican state is currently helping ukraine to overcome the consequences of aggression that we have from the russians. there are 15 members of the all-ukrainian, in general, 16 members of the all-ukrainian council of churches of religious organizations, a week, in fact, boxing is nearby, which means that it also strengthens internal ukrainian interreligious relations , today it is very important, and despite the fact that, as you know, we have one church so special, but its representatives there was such a person in the composition of this delegation. i am referring to proteire mykola danylevich , who onufry himself was not there, why? interreligious dialogue inside ukraine, well, i consider it too low for m

i think that's key to him, that he was a man of vatican two.g of being the american pool correspondent who went with president george w. bush into the vatican, so i was there in the papal library as president bush and pope benedict were meeting. and i was struck that day and as i've thought about his time as the pope of him succeeding john paul ii literally a saint. what about that aspect of his time as pope? if i mean, literally replacing a legend, a saint. >> i think he was very aware of the fact that he was following this world historical figure. he always referred to him as john paul the great. and john paul did have this enormous impact on not just the church, but the wider society. and i think benedict knew he himself was a much more retiring person. he was a man of books and ideas and an demicks. he wasn't one naturally to move, you know, with dramatic confidence on the world stage the way john paul was. so he was aware of that. he said, you know, i'm just a humble worker in the vineyard of the lord. now, having said that, he was an enor

peter's basilica at the vatican.ers will be allowed to file past the casket until the funeral. reporter: the late pope was moved from the monastery in the vatican where he died. for the short, solemn, final procession to st. peter's basilica. there, he was taken through the nave, to be placed in front of the altar. outside while the ceremony was taking place, thousands formed a queue that snaked around st. peter's square. these were among the first allowed in through the doors to pay respects in just the first five hours. vatican police say 40,000 people filed past pope benedict xvi. they came from all over the catholic world. >> it is a once-in-a-lifetime moment. you feemore emotional as you get closer to viewing the pope's body and realize the impact he has had on everybody. it is a somber mood. reporter: what was that moment like for you, paying respects? >> i felt so honored because pope benedict was a servant of god. we honor him, follow his example. reporter: there was discussion in recent days about some of th

aleem maqbool, bbc news, at the vatican.ere three people have died after a fire at a hotel in perth. guests at the building in the centre of the city were evacuated shortly after 5am. 0ur scotland correspondent james shaw has more. around 5am this morning, flames burst from a window at the new county hotel. the fire is burning fiercely but appears to be confined to the second floor. video captured by another eyewitness shows the scale of the emergency response — 21 ambulance crews and around 60 firefighters. 0ur firefighters worked extremely hard in a very complex and challenging environment to prevent the further spread of fire and damage where possible. after the blaze had been put out, firefighters discovered three bodies. a dog also died in the fire. no other guests in the hotel were seriously injured. from those that were evacuated, i can confirm that the 11 people were given treatment by the scottish ambulance service but did not require hospitalisation. the police have sealed off a large part of the centre of the city

at the same time, he is a former head of state of the vatican as well as the pope. you know, he has a dual function and so we can expect dignitaries, heads of state representative of diplomats and delegations to the holy see to also be present at that funeral. i abraham reporting there. well, there's a look at some more stories making headlines around the world. preparations have been taking place in brazil for the integration of president elect, luna, the silver, the left when politician won his 3rd term in office in october. and we'll take over the job on new year's day, he beat his right wing opposition. shots are not by less than 2 percent. croatia is now officially part of the use open border shank, an agreement and has also adopted the euro. common currency. people were able to withdraw euro's from cash machines in the country from midnight to joined the blocks monetary system croatia had to fulfill a set of strict economic conditions. a norway base human rights group says at least one person has been killed in javin road. a kurdish city in western iraq video