abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. in arizona, a tough new immigration law is prompting widespread protest from many in the religious community. it requires police in the state to check the status of anyone they suspect may be in the country illegally. to protest it, many in the faith community have designated this weekend as a special time for prayer for immigrants. among those condemning the law are the u.s. catholic bishops, who have long lobbied for comprehensive immigration reform. we want to talk now with one bishop on the front line of the battle. he is gerald kicanas, bishop of the roman catholic diocese of tucson, arizona. bishop kicanas, welcome. several lawsuits were filed this week, more are promised, more are in the works, some of them from clergy. where does the church stand on this? are you going to try to stop this bill, this law? even the arizona legislators, bob, are considering modifications to the bill, which suggests
lawton: coming up, doctors pleading with patients to write instructions in advance about their end of life care. we have people who are terminal who are on aggressive life support measures. clearly, they are not going to survive. we are spending all this time and money taking care of them. they are suffering and it s completely inappropriate. lawton: and, the monastic life of benedictine sisters. the particular work of a monastery is community, and believe me, that s hard work. captioning sponsored by the lilly endowment lawton: welcome. i m kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. haitian president rene preval came to washington this week to thank the u.s. for its generous earthquake response, and to ask for more aid to meet the ongoing needs. he said with food and shelter shortages, a second humanitarian disaster may be looming. a new report said americans have given haiti nearly $900 million in private donations, much of that throug
lawton: coming up, major humanitarian challenges, now in chile as well as haiti. and, are seminaries adequately preparing future clergy to deal with sex and gender issues? plus, promoting middle east peace by bringing bereaved israelis and palestinians together to share their pain. captioning sponsored by the lilly endowment lawton: welcome. i m kim lawton, sitting in for bob abernethy. thank you for joining us. it was a demanding week for global humanitarian groups as they raced to get emergency help to chile, even as they continued relief efforts in haiti. more than 800 people were killed and two million left homeless by last weekend s earthquake and tsunami along chile s coast. faith-based groups were among those delivering immediate aid anassessing the potential long-term needs. at the vatican, pope benedict the sixteenth offered special prayers for the victims in this predominantly catholic country. meanwhile, work continues in haiti after the devastating earthquake
abernethy: coming up, the new federal hate crime law. does it threaten religious speech? and, muslim immigrants in germany, where integration is talked about much more than it is practiced. plus, the monastic life of benedictine sisters. the particular wo of a monastery is community. and believe me, that s hard work. captioning sponsored by the lilly endowment abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. in afghanistan, gunmen attacked a house where aid workers were staying and killed five u.n. staff members, including one american. the workers were to monitor afghanistan s runoff presidential election this coming week. the attack prompted the u.n. to halt work and reevaluate its mission in that country. meanwhile, president obama traveled to dover air force base in delaware to meet a plane carrying the bodies of americans killed in afghanistan. october has been the deadliest month for american troops in afghanistan since the war began eight yea
abernethy: coming up, the new federal hate crime law. does it threaten religious speech? and, muslim immigrants in germany, where integration is talked about much more than it is practiced. plus, the monastic life of benedictine sisters. the particular work of a monastery is community. and believe me, that s hard work. captioning sponsored by the lilly endowment abernethy: welcome. i m bob abernethy. it s good to have you with us. in afghanistan, gunmen attacked a house where aid workers were staying and killed five u.n. staff members, including one american. the workers were to monitor afghanistan s runoff presidential election this coming week. the attack prompted the u.n. to halt work and reevaluate its mission in that country. meanwhile, president obama traveled to dover air force base in delaware to meet a plane carrying the bodies of americans killed in afghanistan. october has been the deadliest month for american troops in afghanistan since the war began eight y