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Poverty, immigration, and Climate Change. Today he heads to capitol hill, but the popes visit to washington has not been without controversy. Seven people were arrested wednesday after staging a diein calling for the ordination of women. We will speak with one of the women priests who were arrested, as well as the granddaughter of dorothy day, founder of the catholic worker movement. Then when exxon knew about Climate Change. Newly uncovered documents show the companys own scientists confirmed G...

And call for the global abolition of the Death Penalty. Plus, pope francis highlights the work of a catholic radical. Two catholic radicals. In these times when social , byerns are so important dorothy day. Amy we will look at the lives of dorothy day and the trappist monk Thomas Merton. Pope francis described the two of them as great americans along with Abraham Lincoln and Martin Luther king. All that and more, coming up. Welcome to democracy now , democracynow. Org, the war and peace report. ...

In his speech before the u. S. Congress, the first ever by a pope, he also addressed Climate Change, poverty and migrants. And call for the global abolition of the Death Penalty. Plus, pope francis highlights the work of a catholic radical. Two catholic radicals. In these times when social , byerns are so important dorothy day. Amy we will look at the lives of dorothy day and the trappist monk Thomas Merton. Pope francis described the two of them as great americans along with Abraham Lincoln and...

Trade. In his speech before the u. S. Congress, the first ever by a pope, he also addressed Climate Change, poverty and migrants. And call for the global abolition of the Death Penalty. Plus, pope francis highlights the work of a catholic radical. Two catholic radicals. In these times when social , byerns are so important dorothy day. Amy we will look at the lives of dorothy day and the trappist monk Thomas Merton. Pope francis described the two of them as great americans along with Abraham Linc...

Amy in his first trip ever to the United States, pope francis speaks at the white house about poverty, immigration, and Climate Change. Today he heads to capitol hill, but the popes visit to washington has not been without controversy. Seven people were arrested wednesday after staging a diein calling for the ordination of women. We will speak with one of the women priests who were arrested, as well as the granddaughter of dorothy day, founder of the catholic worker movement. Then when exxon kne...

Coming up, Deborah Potter on the controversial life of the late dorothy day. She was a convert to catholicism who fed the poor, defied authority, opposed all war, and is now being considered for sainthood. And this weekend of the Grammy Awards, kim lawton looks at the new mainstream success for contemporary christian music. Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. There was more attention this week to the ethical debate weaponized drones in the war on terror. The discussion came ...

Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. There was more attention this week to the ethical debate weaponized drones in the war on terror. The discussion came amid a Senate Intelligence Committee Confirmation hearing for john brennan, nominated to be the next head of the cia. Brennan helped lead the obama administrations largely secret drone program. A leaked memo revealed the justice departments view that it is legal for the government to kill u. S. Citizens overseas if it believ...

Welcome. Im bob abernethy. Its good to have you with us. There was more attention this week to the ethical debate weaponized drones in the war on terror. The discussion came amid a Senate Intelligence Committee Confirmation hearing for john brennan, nominated to be the next head of the cia. Brennan helped lead the obama administrations largely secret drone program. A leaked memo revealed the justice departments view that it is legal for the government to kill u. S. Citizens overseas if it believ...

Friends and colleagues remembered Richard Gaillardetz, who died on Tuesday, as a perceptive theologian, mining in his talks, articles and books the ecclesiology of Vatican II and Pope Francis’ vision for the church. They also noted the powerful witness of his reflections on his final months of life.

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