Ratko Mladic Found Guilty Of Genocide, Crimes Against Humanity
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: The war crimes trial for a former Bosnian Serb leader ended today. The trial was at The Hague in the Netherlands. The crimes took place in...
View ArticlePope Francis To Visit Myanmar And Bangladesh Amid Rohingya Crisis
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Pope Francis leaves Sunday for a weeklong trip to Myanmar and Bangladesh. Bangladesh is mostly Muslim, Myanmar predominantly Buddhist, and its...
View ArticleIn Myanmar, Pope Francis Didn't Mention The Rohingya Minority By Name
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: Pope Francis followed the advice of Catholic leaders in Myanmar and did not name the Rohingya, the Muslim minority who are being persecuted...
View ArticleIn Bangladesh Visit, Pope Francis Again Does Not Mention Rohingya
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Pope Francis visited Bangladesh today. And in a meeting with dignitaries, he called for them to care for the plight of refugees. (SOUNDBITE OF...
View ArticlePope Francis Addresses Rohingya Refugees By Name In Bangladesh
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit KELLY MCEVERS, HOST: When Pope Francis was in Myanmar earlier this week, he did not talk about the Rohingya, and that disappointed many people who hoped he would...
View ArticlePope Francis Uses Christmas Message To Bring Up World Issues
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit NOEL KING, HOST: And we're going to turn now to the Vatican. Pope Francis appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica today to deliver a Christmas Day message...
View ArticleAfter Defending Controversial Bishop, Pope To Send Sex Abuse Investigator To...
When Pope Francis visited Chile earlier this month, he lashed out at victims of sexual abuse and accused them of "calumny" regarding a bishop who is suspected of covering up abuse they endured by a...
View ArticleAnti-Migrant Slogans Are Overshadowing Italy's Election Race
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWbTiAlNXII A satirical movie that envisions dictator Benito Mussolini staging a comeback opened in Italy just as the campaign for March 4 general elections was getting...
View ArticleItaly's 5-Star Movement Leads In Polls, But Some Past Supporters Vow 'Never...
In Italy, polls ahead of Sunday's general elections suggest the maverick 5-Star Movement is more popular than any other party. Founded in 2009 on an anti-establishment platform by Beppe Grillo, a...
View ArticleAfter Italy's Election, 2 Rival Populist Parties Claim Right To Lead Next...
The Italian political world has been struck by a populist tsunami — 50 percent of voters in Sunday's parliamentary elections chose candidates from anti-establishment, anti-immigrant and euroskeptic...
View ArticleAfter 5 Years As Pope, Francis' Charismatic Image Has Taken Some Hits
Every Sunday when he is at the Vatican, Francis ends his remarks to the crowd in St. Peter's Square with a typical Italian saying: "Have a good lunch and arrivederci ." It's that common touch that has...
View ArticleThe Sistine Chapel Gets Its Own High-Tech Spectacle, With Music By Sting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4IbAeb4NTyA One of Rome's must-see sights is the Vatican's Sistine Chapel — but it's usually so packed, visitors have a hard time absorbing the majesty and beauty of the...
View ArticleIn Italy, Populists' Bid To Form Government Fails After Presidential Veto
Italy is on the verge of a constitutional crisis after anti-establishment party leader Luigi Di Maio called for the impeachment of President Sergio Mattarella. An angry Di Maio, of the 5-Star Movement,...
View ArticleItaly's Role In The EU Questioned After New Government Is Formed
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Italy's president has allowed two populist parties to form a government there. It's a development that raises major questions about the...
View ArticleAscendant 'Italians First' Politician Vows Mass Deportations And Challenges EU
European Union leaders wrangled over migration policy reforms in an all-night meeting in Brussels. And one of the bloc's newest and loudest critics, the barely month-old government of Italy, is...
View ArticleItalian Bridge Partially Collapses, Sending Vehicles Crashing Below
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Maybe you've seen the images already this morning - images out of Genoa, Italy, where a bridge that towers over buildings around it is...
View ArticleItalian Officials Say Dozens Of People May Have Died In Bridge Collapse
Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit DAVID GREENE, HOST: Italians are mourning the victims of a devastating collapse of a heavily trafficked highway bridge over the city of Genoa Tuesday. Local...
View ArticlePope Francis Expresses 'Shame And Sorrow' Over Pennsylvania Abuse Allegations
After two days of silence and a barrage of criticism for failing to address the latest clergy sex abuse scandal in the United States, Pope Francis has spoken. "The Holy See condemns unequivocally the...
View ArticlePope Francis To Visit Ireland Amid Church Scandals Across The World
The official purpose of Pope Francis' visit to Ireland this weekend is to attend the Vatican-sponsored World Meeting of Families held every three years. But with multiple sexual abuse scandals...
View ArticlePope Francis Visits Ireland Amid Latest Clergy Sex Abuse Scandals
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