Important, i cannot fail to mention the servant of god dorothy day, who founded the catholic worker movement. Her social activism, her passion for justice and for the cause of the oppressed, were inspired by the gospel, her faith, and the example of the saints. How much progress has been made in this area in so many parts of the world. How much has been done in these first years of the Third Millennium to raise people out of extreme poverty. I know that you share my conviction that much more still needs to be done, and in times of crisis and Economic Hardship , a spirit of Global Solidarity must not be lost. At the same time, i would encourage you to keep in mind all those people around us who are trapped in a cycle of poverty. They too need to be given hope. The fight against poverty and hunger must be fought constantly and on many fronts, especially in its causes. I know that Many Americans today, as in the past, are working to deal with this problem. It goes without saying that part
Politics is instead an expression of our compelling need to live as one in order to build as one the greatest common good, that of community which sacrifices particular interest in order to share injustice and peace, its goods, its interests, its social ife. I do not underestimate the difficulty that this involves. But i encourage you in this ffort. Ere too i think of the march which Martin Luther king led from selma to montgomery fifty years ago as part of the campaign to fulfill his dream of full civil and Political Rights for african americans. That dream continues to inspire s all. Am happy that america continues to be, for many, a and of dreams. Dreams which lead to action, to participation, to commitment. Dreams which awaken what is deepest and truest in the life of a people. N recent centuries, millions of people came to this land to pursue their dream of building a future in freedom. We, the people of this ontinent, are not fearful of oreigners because most of us ere once forei
Funding planned parenthood. The plan is to put it to Congress People who have a backbone, people who have a spine. Thats the plan. [applause] you know, i think this barbarism that is going on in our country, this is not who we are as people. I spent my entire professional ineer trying to save lives to create a better situation for young people. Sometimes staying up all night long operating on little premature babies, even operating on babies while they were still in their mothers wombs. Sometimes, i now get a chance to see those people as adults, as productive adults. Theres no way you are convincing me that they are not worth anything. [applause] doctor, your life story was butonly made for hollywood it was made for the white house. [applause] mr. Carson thank you, thank you. I will tell you i had an incredible life and i had a medical career that i cannot even explain. If someone sat me down in front of it can unit and said i want you to type out career you want have come could not u
Pope francis has left washington and traveled to new york city. Tomorrow he will address the United Nations general assembly. Following his u. N. Speech he will attend a religious service at the 9 11 memorial museum. It begins at 10 00 a. M. Eastern on cspan 3. The cspan Networks Feature weekends full of politics, nonfiction books and American History. The popes visit to the United States continues saturday as he travels from new york to philadelphia. Live coverage starts at 4 30 p. M. Eastern as pope francis speaks at independence hall. Then at 7 30 p. M. The pontiff attends the festival of families, part of the world meeting of families. Join us sunday evening at 6 35 eastern as harvard professor and president ial connecticut Lawrence Lessig talks about his decision to run for president and changing political system. And on cspan 2s book tv saturday night at 10 00 p. M. Fox news Host Bill Oreilly speaks with Babe Buchanan on his latest ook killing reagan. On sunday afternoon at 1 00,
Good morning. You are going to hear two statements. One in spanish, one in english. Thank you for your efforts to ake this meeting possible. Here i think of a person whom i ve, someone who is and has been very important throughout my life. An s been a support and inspiration. He is the one i go to whenever m in a bind. You make me think of st. Joseph. Your faces remind me of his. Joseph had to face some difficult situations in his ife. One of them was the time when mary was about to give birth to ave jesus. The bible tells us that while they were in bethlehem, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a manger because there was inn. Ce for them in the the bible is very clear about this. There was no room for them. I can imagine joseph with his wife about to have a child with no shelter, no home, no place to stay. The bible the son of god came into this orld as a homeless person. The son of god k