lithuania to be more open. the pope also visited vilnius cathedral where he met clergy and local religious leaders he'll spend two days in lithuania before continuing on to latvia and estonia. well for more i'm joined by constantine fun agatha political analyst and journalist in vilnius is following the pontiff's visit constantine today is also the seventy fifth anniversary of the near extermination of lithuania as jewish community during the holocaust how does that fit in with the pope's message that it's a very well rebecca it actually continues on he's a seam of being a welcoming strangers that he develops yesterday and i think it's a very significant thing also because all three baltic states are struggling with their memories of the holocaust because elements of local copulation two parts hounding and eventually extermination of jews in the three baltic states and this is a painful memory which decides it because they really did a successful at trying to tackle but there is still there the think the pope's message fits here very well and modernizes if you push these memories makes them relevant to societies

correspondent constantine for an egg in vilnius lithuania thank you and. now to some of the other stories making headlines around the world the main opposition candidate in the maldives ibrahim mohammad saudi is claiming victory in the country's presidential election local media said official results showed he had scored an upset win over president of do and i am being. his first time in office was mobbed by a crackdown against a sentence. by the indian prime minister narendra modi has launched a new health insurance scheme the promises pre coverage for half a billion of the country's poorest citizens the launch of the so-called more program comes ahead of national elections next year critics have questioned how the government will fund the one point six billion dollars. serious voters have rejected two proposals aimed at protecting farmers and promoting ethical and sustainable food voters appear to be put off by concerns about the cost and governmental position to the so-called fair food initiative the government argued the proposal could limit choice rai

the pope prayed silently at the vilnius ghetto memorial and met members of lithuania's existing jewish community today numbering about three thousand one woman who survived the ghettos liquidation now ninety six years old was there. last night yes this is important. it's shameful that in the world today there are people who say the holocaust is a lie that there were no ghettos and no such thing happened but what is most important is that the pope came here pray it shows that he supports us morally no no no that's the idea that. pope francis then toward a former k.g.b. prison in vilnius it's now a museum documenting the hundreds of lithuanians who were murdered there and thousands more including many priests shipped to forced labor camps in siberia the soviets for a decade occupation is still fresh for many lithuanians. we other but oleg's and we really appreciate that then shown on the boat on the what's in the. and then sexually held the fourth wall of freedom and especially the catholicism as a christianity it actually helped us. to fight against the soviet regime and. the pope leave

correspondent constantine for an exit in vilnius lithuania thank you. a sound look at some of the other stories making headlines this hour the rain and president has said rouhani has lashed out of the u.s. following saturday's deadly attack on a military parade in the city of as gunmen killed twenty five people including twelve soldiers civilians and a four year old girl granny said the quote bully us and its gulf state allies had enabled the attack washington has dismissed the allegations. swiss voters have rejected two proposals aimed at protecting farmers of promoting ethical and sustainable food voters appeared to be put off by concerns about the cost and government opposition to the so-called fair food initiative the government argued the proposal could limit choice raise prices and dangerous space trade agreements. now an australian filmmaker who was jailed in cambodia on espionage charges has arrived back in sydney sixty nine year old james ricketson was granted a royal pardon last week and deported after his release from jail cambodia has come i

correspondent constantine flynn eggert reporting from vilnius lithuania many thanks indeed thank you. now should he stay or should he go the leaders of the three german coalition parties are discussing the fate of the country's embattled domestic spy chief right at this moment last week there were calls for hans-georg mohsen to be sacked after he questioned the authenticity of a video apparently showing farid violence in the city of chemists he was removed from his post but then received a promotion to the interior ministry well that infuriated even more people including members of the social democrats their leader and analysis then demanded that the decision on mohsen be renegotiated the fallout from the case has threatened to topple merkel's coalition government. our chief political editor michelle there has been following the story for us and she joins me now for more on all this so michelle the coalition leaders are still in talks at this very moment but has anything a leaked about a possible new solution for the muslim case what we think is the vision is very near and here mr haa

his visit still up in the story all right correspondent constantine fine egret reporting from vilnius lithuania many thanks indeed thank you. and now to some of the other stories making headlines this hour iranian president hassan rouhani has criticized the u.s. following saturday's deadly attack on a military parade in the city of oz gunmen killed twenty five people including twelve soldiers civilians and a four year old girl rouhani said quote bully u.s. senate gulf state allies had enabled and the attack for its part washington has dismissed the allegations of vote counting is under way in the maldives after hundreds of thousands of people cast ballots in the country's presidential election opposition candidate ibrahim mohamed so lead cast his ballot in the capital. he's looking to unseat the president still guy hume who's been criticized for cracking down on democratic freedoms. swiss voters have rejected two proposals aimed at protecting swiss farmers and promoting environmentally and emanuel friendly food voters appear to be put off by concerns about the cost and government opposition to

lithuania to be more open. that. the pope also visited vilnius cathedral where he met clergy and local religious leaders. he'll spend two days in lithuania before continuing on to latvia and estonia. the world's largest beer festival october fest is now officially underway here in germany in the bavarian capital munich the event attracts revelers from all over the world most of whom wouldn't think to show up for the party without the proper attire. i. the was soft is he cries it's tapped in english the start of the one hundred eighty fifth october fast as announced by munich. and as tradition demands he's joined by the various state premier. and there's no shortage of pomp and ceremony at the start of the festival both inside. and outside the beer tents. an estimated six million locals and tourists are expected to descend on munich for the festivities which run for sixteen days and for many they have only one thing on their mind. and very rarely to get a ten in trick all day lots of beer lots of. city this year and there won't be any problems it would be nice to see the hill over there not used as a toile

the pope prayed silently of the vilnius ghetto memorial and met members of lithuania's jewish community today numbering about three thousand people one woman who survived the ghettos liquidation now ninety six years old was the. lever. this is important. it's shameful that in the world today there are people who say the holocaust is a lie that there were no ghettos and no such thing happened but what is most important is that the pope came here and prayed. that he supports us morally you know god oh that's right yeah. pope francis then told a former k.g.b. prison in vilnius it's now a museum documenting the hundreds of millions from a murdered burner and thousands more include many priests shipped off to forced labor camps in siberia the soviets for decades occupation is still fresh from a little rain ians. we other but all it's and we really appreciate that then on the pope on the what can follow in the pendency actually before father freed on and especially the politician as a christianity it actually helped us. to fight against their soviet regime and their. pope will end his trip wi

pope francis has arrived in lithuania to kick off a four day visit to the baltics he plans to visit the vilnius ghetto where nazis massacred jews in the second world war he'll then move on to latvia and estonia. iran.

during the nazi and soviet occupation the pontiff is in lithuania as the country marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the destruction of the vilnius ghetto the culmination of a nazi campaign that resulted in the deaths of an estimated one hundred ninety five thousand jews. several thousand people were also killed during the decades of soviet occupation that then followed the pope warned against the rebirth of the pernicious anti semitic to change that fueled the holocaust. australia contaminations countless spread across the tasman sea after a needle was found inside a packet of strawberries in new zealand the australian soil strawberries were purchased at a supermarket in oakland the supermarket chain is now withdrawn the brand of strawberries as a precautionary measure police in australia are investigating more than one hundred reports of sewing needles found in strawberries which have caused demand for the fruit to plummet. still ahead for you on the program a man who's devoted eighteen years of his life to creating a replica like sistine chapel in mexico. added or sometimes starting out in front isn't always a good thing well

pope francis has arrived in lithuania to kick off a four day visit to the baltics he plans to visit the vilnius ghetto where nazis massacred jews in the second world war he'll then move on to latvia and estonia. iran's govern.

constantine von eggert in vilnius constantine good to have you with us what would you say was the pope's overarching message. i think the overarching message was very much of lithuania becoming a bridge between east and west that's what he said in his first public appearance yesterday in venice and i think it's also very much a message of let's say anti-nationalism. and later i think you'll be talking about a very tricky subject which is holocaust remembrance when he visits the memorial to the jewish people that were killed in venice during the holocaust generally i think it's a message that will go down well with sound here but some people really think that's maybe twenty five needed thirty years of early twenty regained its independence from after the collapse of the soviet union probably it's a big to early to say that's it when he needs more people coming in because it still needs to kind of rebuild its national life it's an ongoing debate and in lithuania but i think generally he was very well received especially rebecca when one saw this tens of thousands probably up to eighty one hundred thousand people in calling us today really really being very much in syn

pope francis has arrived in lithuania to kick off a four day visit to the baltics he plans to visit the vilnius ghetto where nazis massacred jews in the second world war he'll then move on to latvia and estonia. iran's government is vowing a crushing response to an attack on a military parade dozens of people including members of iran's elite revolutionary guard were killed and many more and.

during the nazi and soviet occupations the pontiff is in lithuania as the country marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the destruction of the vilnius ghetto the culmination of a nazi campaign that resulted in the deaths of an estimated one hundred ninety five thousand jews several thousand people were also killed during the decades of soviet occupation that followed. the pope warned against the rebirth of a pernicious anti semitic attitudes that field the holocaust in while china's catholic church has reaffirmed its loyalty to the country's ruling communist party while welcoming a landmark deal struck with the vatican on appointing new bishops scott brown has more from the chinese city of chengdu. in what's being described by both sides as a provisional agreement the vatican will now recognize seven bishops here in china that were originally appointed by the chinese government now that is a big move because previously the vatican said that the pope himself had to appoint all bishops but they are now recognizing the seven essentially the catholic community here in china has worked on two different levels there's been a church that h

during the nazi and soviet occupation the pontiff is in lithuania as the country marks the seventy fifth anniversary of the destruction of the vilnius ghetto the culmination of a nazi campaign that resulted in the deaths of an.

pope francis has arrived in lithuania to kick off a four day visit to the baltics he plans to visit the vilnius ghetto where nazis massacred jews in the second world war he'll then move on to latvia and estonia. iran.

of lithuania's jews murdered in the holocaust lithuania uses this day when seventy five years ago the nazis fully liquidated the ghetto in the capital vilnius to remember that destruction it was the pope's moment to remind the country now eighty percent catholic of the dangers of forgetting the murder of more than two hundred thousand jews but your mind more . let us think back on those times and ask the lord to give us the benefit of hindsight to prevent the return of that resurgent attitude in. the quote we must remove any with of anti-semitism among those who did not experience the holocaust and can therefore be seduced. the pope prayed silently of the vilest ghetto memorial and met members of lithuania's jewish community today numbering about three thousand people one woman who survived the ghettos liquidation now ninety six years old was there. at the level a it this is important. it's shameful that in the world today there are people who say the holocaust is a lie that there were no get a's and no such thing happened but what is most important is that the pope came here and prayed it shows that he supports us morally you know god oh t

ancestrydna.com >> quijano: pope francis celebratdass lithuania, and honored the victims of nazi and soviet crimes in the baltics. he prayed at the vilniustto, where thousands of jews were executed, or sent off to nt oentration camps, and visited a museum dedicated to the edrrors of the soviet occupation. .his weekend, the vatican announced a historic agreement between the catholic church and china, on the appointment of bishops. the diplomatic breakthrough could open the door for a papal visit to china. seth doane has more from rome. >> reporter: the vatican sees china's 1.4 billion people as a land rich for evangelization. the country's estimated 12 million catholics have historically been split: one branch in churches recognized and controlled by the officially atheist chinese government, the others in "underground," or secret churches, loyal to the pope. previously, each side had appointed their own bishops. for the first time now, they've announced they appoint those church leaders together. how that would work and how much power the pope would have is not yet clear. it has been reported the pope may have veto power. ahead of this w

baltic states in lithuania right now france is holding a mass of a tens of thousands of catholic faithful encounters platelet lay said he'll pay tribute to the holocaust victims of the vilnius ghetto morrill will get more from our correspondent also coming out. of a precarious hundred.

>>> an >>> pope francis celebrated sunday mass in lithuania and honored the victims of nazi and soviet crimes in the baltics. he prayed at the vilniuswhere thousands of jews were executed or sent off to concentration camps and visited a museum dedicated to the horrors of the soviet occupation. >>> this weekend the vatican announced an historic agreement between the catholic church and china on the appointment of bishops. the diplomatic breakthrough could open the door for a papal visit to china. seth doane has more from rome. >> reporter: the vatican sees chin's 1.4 billion people as a land rich for evangelization. the country's estimated 12 million catholics have historically been split. one branch and churches recognized and controlled by the officially atheist chinese government. the others is an underground or secret church loyal to the pope. previously each side appointed their own bishops. for the first time now they've announced they'd appoint those church leaders together. how that would work and how much power the pope would have is not yet clear. it has been reported the pope may have veto power. ahead of this weekend's an

to the balkan states in lithuania this morning francis held a mass for tens of thousands of catholic faithful encounter place it will pay tribute to holocaust victims of the vilniuset a memorial will get more from our correspondent also coming up. a smoldering wildfire north where.

pope francis has arrived in lithuania to kick off a four day visit to the baltics he plans to visit the vilnius ghetto where nazis massacred jews in the second world war he'll then move on to latvia and estonia. iran's government is vowing a crushing response to an attack on a military parade dozens of people including members of the rounds elite revolutionary guard were killed and many more wounded when gunmen opened fire on crowds both sunni arab separatists and the so-called islamic state have claimed responsibility for the attack. a woman who's accused the u.s. supreme court nominee brett kavanaugh of sexual assault has agreed to testify in front of a senate panel and lawyers for christine blasi ford are said to be negotiating the conditions of her testimony the committee has delayed a vote on cavanagh's confirmation. and the world's largest beer festival october fest is now officially underway here in germany the berrien capital munich some seven million liters of brew are expected to flow at the two week celebration the event attracts revelers from all over the world. earth home to millio