Today marks the beginning of a week of commemoration. South afte afterallan how are pg Nelson Mandela and his legacy. Well rochelle they are celebrating Nelson Mandela with song and chanting and fraser prd laughter. Its been an open air festival all day long. Earlier today we went to a huge Catholic Church not too far from here celebrating his 50th anniversary and celebrates the life of one of the worlds great statesmen. Attendance today mor more than a thousand. The sounds of sowest tweto an that is not just another sunday the congregation of the largeste church celebrates mandela in song and prayer. As Similar Services are held across south africa in a day of reflex. Reflection. We gather here to thank god for his life and we thank god for the blessings that he bestowed on the life of ma d ma. Madiba. The police were sending tear gas inside of the church to get him out. It was very bad. Father sebastian show us the bullet holes from a decade ago. We could have filled them saul l but
Being with me. Im fredricka whitfield. President trump is spending the weekend at the golf resort in bed minu bedminister, new jersey. The news of a booming economy and the president fulfilling a Campaign Promise overshadowed by the latest bombshell in the russia investigation. The man who once said he would take a bullet for trump is now telling special counsel mueller the president knew about that infamous 2016 Trump Tower Meeting ahead of time. This is something the president has repeatedly denied. And now the president is doubling down on that denial. Cnns White House Reporter Sarah Westwood joins us live from new jersey near the president s golf club where he is spending the weekend. How is the president handling
this . Reporter President Trump is settling in for a weekend facing many Unanswered Questions about that 2016 Trump Tower Meeting involving his son, donald trump, and a russian lawyer. Trump refused to answer questions about those claims from his attorney Michael Cohen. T
This is bbc news. The headlines. The Prime Minister says the coronavirus pandemic must be a catalyst to speed up social and economic change in his Party Conference speech. After all weve been through, it isnt enough just to go back to normal. A damning report says the church of england failed, for decades, to protect children from sexual abuse preferring instead to protect its own reputation. President trump urges americans not to be afraid of covid, after leaving hospital. Dont let it dominate you. Dont be afraid of it. Youre going to beat it. We have the best medical equipment, we have the best medicines. Figures obtained by the bbc show that firms planned to cut nearly half a million jobs during the first
five months of the pandemic. And coming up well hear how red nose day will be plastic free after schoolchildren persuaded comic relief to switch to a natural alternative. Borisjohnson has delivered the closing speech of the virtual conservative Party Conference, adopting an upbeat
Around. Which was giving outlines and thumbnail stretchs for the last several weeks. So it was stunning. Bruni president degioia, as surprising to you as father mcshane . It was, this combination is truly extraordinary and poses a unique moment for the church bruni had you hoped for him . Was he on your mind at small no. Like father mcshane this came as a surprise but we were all wondering whether this might be the moment where the conclave might turn to the south. Look to where the church is right now in the americas, this is the largest part of the Roman Catholic church and the church in the southened s growing and we thought this might be an opportunity to be inclusive in terms of the leadership. Rose father mad mad reese, youre a jesuit. Was he on your radar and in your hopes before today . Like so many other people i was confused by the number of candidates that the media was presenting. Rose laughs really . Sy thought the conclave would go on for days and days but i happened to c
From our studios in new york city, this is charlie rose. Welcome to the program, im frank bruni filling in for charlie rose who is on assignment in rome. Around the world, millions watched for a glimpse of white smoke from the chimney of the sistine chapel. Just after 7 00 p. M. , the signal came. Cardinal jorge mario bergoglio, a jesuit from argentina, has been elected the 266th pope. In his brief address from the balcony of st. Peters basilica, the new pope asked for the crowds blessing. Many say this papacy heralds an era of change in the Catholic Church. Cardinal bergoglio succeeds benedict xvith, who was the first pope to retire in 600 years. Pope francis is the first to take the name francis and hes the first pope in the history of the church to be chosen from the global south. Joining me now father joseph mcshane. He is the president of fordham university. Father walter modrys, he was pastor of st. Ignatius loyola patience in new york city for 19 years. John degioia, he is the p