Never sat down for an extended, wideranging interview with an American Broadcast Network until now. [bell tolls] [whispers] wow. Buongiorno, your holiness. Tonight, our global exclusive with pope francis. He may be the 266th pope, but he is a man of firsts. Are we okay to start . Pope francis [speaking spanish] si si, como no . We have a new pontiff. Norah elected to the papacy in 2013. Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio in argentina, hes the first pope to hail from the americas and from the Southern Hemisphere. This is incredible, to hear the crowd there that has jammed into st. Peters square. The 87yearold is the first pope to choose the name francis, after Saint Francis of assisi, known for his simplicity and humility. Hes the first jesuit pope. The pope of the holy see. Norah and the first pope to address the u. S. Congress. Pope Francis America continues to be, for many, a land of dreams. [applause] norah pope francis took charge of the Roman Catholic church at a crossroads. Between the c
Two big developing stories. Overseas where overnight israel launched air strikes against targets in gaza amid fallout from a series of killings of israeli and palestinian teenagers. Many fears this morning that the region could be plunged into war. Well get to that in a moment but first to the southern border where that Immigration Crisis is deepening, and this weekend, more arrests in marietta, california, where protesters from both sides of the debate continue to clash over buses carrying undocumented migrants to new detention facilities. And this week, a special congressional hearing held near the texas mexico border on that surge of immigrants streaming in from Central America. Well speak with two of the witnesses who testified there including Texas Governor rick perry, but first heres abcs jim avila. Turn around and go back. Reporter the humanitarian crisis on the border now ripping at the fabric of american society. Flash point, marietta, southern california, where the demonstrat
Overseas where overnight israel launched air strikes against targets in gaza amid fallout from a series of killings of israeli and palestinian teenagers. Many fears this morning that the region could be plunged into war. Well get to that in a moment but first to the southern border where that Immigration Crisis is deepening, and this weekend, more arrests in marietta, california, where protesters from both sides of the debate continue to clash over buses carrying undocumented migrants to new detention facilities. And this week, a special congressional hearing held near the texas mexico border on that surge of immigrants streaming in from Central America. Well speak with two of the witnesses who testified there including Texas Governor rick perry, but first heres abcs jim avila. Turn around and go back. Reporter the humanitarian crisis on the border now ripping at the fabric of american society. Flash point, marietta, southern california, where the demonstrators stopped Homeland Securit
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Government officials would be infringing on religious freedom if they were to restrict the Catholic Church s work serving migrants along the U.S.-Mexico border, says a top U.S. bishop.