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>> i know. im so honored that i was able to step into the role, though. its the most beautiful episode on easter sunday. it will break your heart and it will heal your heart. its the darkest of times and then its the lightest of times because we see the death and the suffering of jesus on the cross, not even what they did to him, but what he did for us. then we see, of course, the risen lord, the miracle of the resurrection. we go through to pentecost, which isnt often seen on screen. the discip...

What they want. >> exactly. thats amazing. what about the significance of washing the feet of men and women? when we talk about all these issues of womens issues with the church, especially in developed countries and things like that. >> well, broke his own norms and rules much the norms say you only wash the feet of men because the disciples, the apostles were men. so he goes and he washes the feet as pope for the first time two women, not only that, one of them muslim and another muslim as par...

The church, especially in developed countries and things like that. >> well, broke his own norms and rules much the norms say you only wash the feet of men because the disciples, the apostles were men. so he goes and he washes the feet as pope for the first time two women, not only that, one of them muslim and another muslim as part of the group. so interfaith including women. you know, st. francis his patron said "preach the gospel always and when necessary use words." in other words, your acti...

Passover and the religious holidays in his own special way, pope francis, the first in rome last night following the example of jesus at the last supper, where he washed the feet of the disciples, washed the feet of 12 young convict prisoners outside of rome. it was his own special way of marking easter and also saying that we need to be humble in serving the needs. >> steve: thank you very much. >> gretchen: lets talk a little bit about this topic cause i know yall know about it. yep. texting a...

At the university of pittsburgh. he has been clean and sober for the past two years now. and a few hours from now, pope francis will celebrate his first good friday service as leader of the catholic church. part of holy thursday mass, he washed the feet of juvenile niles at a youth detention center, the move mirrored jesus washing his disciples feet and keeping with this popes emphasis on humility. and the obama administration is expecting to unveil a plan calling for cleaner gasoline. the n...

The city still hasnt released details of a transportation plan. meetings have to shall held before the board of education votes on the plan in lay may. >> thank you. >> great to be here. soledad will speak with barbara byrd bennett as well as karen lewis, president of the teachers union. that is at 8:30 eastern time. just a few hours from now, newly elected pope francis conducts a mass and performs a tradition that dates back to the time of jesus. but even with this ritual hes choosing his o...

To prison. there he washed the feet of 12 out of nearly 50 inmates of a juvenile detention center commemorating the act of jesus washing his disciples feet. the images today intended to signal how francis is mixing things up at the vatican by putting the poor front and center and by pursuing more modest trappings. he kicked off holy week by riding through st. peters square on palm sunday in a popemobile without bullet proof glass. popping out to greet the faithful and kiss seemingly every baby i...

I mean he didnt live in the palace. he lived in an apartment. he did go to the prisons to wash feet. he didnt do it in the church. so hes consistent with who he was. the vatican pr, as far as im concerned is really bad. so if they suddenly stepped it up and able to do it this good, i think you have given him too much credit. i think its the man -- >> its the man that they cant control. >> i think thats what it is. the mass is supposed to be in the basilica. this holy thursday mass. >> where he i...

Fire departments that are now involved in trying to get that extinguished as quickly as possible. the jodi arias trial back ontrack after a delay for a day. the judge canceled court yesterday. sources are telling our sister network hln that the reason was arias health apparently suffering from a migraine headache. today, well, were seeing a domestic violence expert scheduled to testify. you know the trial. weve been following it. arias shot her boyfriend in the face, stabbed him multiple times...

Previous popes have only washed the feet of priests as a way to reenact jesus dressing up as a servant to wash the feet of his disciples. pope francis appears to be different in other ways, too. you may remember he chose to ride in a volkswagen instead of the official vatican limo. he is staying in a guest house instid of moving into the grand papal apartment and he is also choosing a fishermans ring made of silver rather than a ring made solely of gold. so what difference if any are these moves...