Their homes as a wildfire blazes through woodland southwest of the german capital berlin the rapidly spreading fire covers an area about the size of four Hundred Sports Fields and a number of hundreds of firefighters are battling the flames right now but their work has been made harder by old munition from World War Two buried in the forest where this fire is happening right now police have said people though are not in danger at the moment. To ireland now where pope francis is due to begin a two day visit this weekend it is the first papal visit nearly forty years his trip comes as the vatican faces growing pressure from catholics to cooperate with criminal investigators on allegations of current and past Child Sex Abuse damning new revelations in the United States chile and australia have called into question the leadership of bishops and cardinals francis is expected to meet with some of
the victims but critics want accountability now. These are troubling times for the vatican the u
Nineteen sixty eight. The global revolt starts september first g. W. This is due to be news live from berlin the party throws australias Prime Minister out of office Malcolm Turnbull exits after all week of political turmoil Scott Morrison takes over as the six Prime Minister in a decade panel still use had enough of the revolving door at the top well find out from sydney also coming up. Pope francis bears the flight to ireland the first
papal visit in four decades there but revelations of Child Sex Abuse by priests and its cover up are rocking the Church Will Francis respond to the growing pressures to cooperate with investigators. Plus bonus League Football is back tonight the new season kicks off with byron taking on hoffenheim but german football has a lot to prove after a disastrous world cup look at the challenges ahead. Im brian thomas a very warm welcome australia has a new Prime Minister after his former leader Malcolm Turnbull was ousted by a majority in his own party the for
president came to pittsburgh with the first lady. his daughter ivanka and son-in-law jared kushner. they spent about four hours in pittsburgh to show solidarity and support for the community. the democratic governor and mayor turned down an offer to accompany mr. trump. republican congressman paul ryan and mitch mcconnell did not make the trip citing what they described as scheduling conflicts. at the tree of life synagogue where on saturday 11 people were shot and killed, the president was welcomed and joined by the rabbi. as is jewish custom mr. trump placed a number of rocks brought from the white house on a makeshift memorial. the first family also brought with them flowers. later the president met with the widow of one of the shooting victims and several police officers one who had been shot seven times. during the visit hundreds of protestors took to the streets.
around one hundred sixty cases of abuse and in germany hundreds of cases of abuse have come to light one of the most shocking five hundred fifty children at a catholic school in the pagans book were victims of sexual molestation up until the one nine hundred ninety s. . the streets of dublin are getting ready for pope francis visit hundreds of abuse cases have been uncovered across ireland francis wants to meet with some of the victims but that hasn t made his visit any less controversial. let s talk about this more now to do that i m joined by peter saunders he s the founder of britain s national association for people abused in childhood and is themself a survivor of abuse peter thank you so much for being with us i d like to this question the global organization ending clergy abuse is calling for pope francis to commit immediately to an action plan to end clergy abuse and stop the cover up do you expect him to do that in ireland today. well it might be
a deal is alleged to have the views children for decades he was considered one of the country s most important church figures state prosecutors are now investigating around one hundred sixty cases of abuse and in germany hundreds of cases of abuse have come to light one of the most shocking five hundred fifty children at a catholic school in the pagans book were victims of sexual molestation up until the one nine hundred ninety s. . the streets of dublin are getting ready for pope francis visit hundreds of abuse cases have been uncovered across ireland francis wants to meet with some of the victims but that hasn t made his visit any less controversial. and for more on this story i spoke earlier with peter saunders he s a member of a global organisation on ending sex abuse by priests and this himself a survivor i asked him if he expects the pope to answer the growing calls to require church authorities to report abuse to police for prosecution. well you know i hope so on a man of faith