these women don't want to just play supporting roles in the catholic church with their weeklong church boycott and protests they hope they can change the face of the catholic church. or the artist ai wei wei has called berlin home for the past 3 years he left house arrest and forced censorship back in china you may remember well he recently announced that he's leaving germany and he's signing off with the largest european exhibition of his work in the german city of dusseldorf as ever the show mixes human rights advocacy with some of the unexpected. beyond sr an activist by way way opens his largest european show ever into suitable for germany and he's in an expectedly unpredictable mood. the show comprises a huge range of his work some not so well known. and some now famous in their own right. he's lived and worked from berlin since he fled china in 2015 i think. i'm. sure. this is. off. and he's maintained his provocative style. his most recent work focuses on the plight and experience of migrants and refugees exhibiting all the clothes left at a greek refugee camp before it was clea

these women don't want to just play supporting roles in the catholic church with their weeklong church boycott and protests they hope they can change the face of the catholic church. in. the u.s. state of missouri has approved a sweeping bill to ban abortions at 8 weeks of pregnancy becoming the latest state to join alabama in severely restricting the procedure but pro-choice supporters say these laws violate roe v wade that's the landmark supreme court decision in 1973 that up held a woman's right to an abortion in the u.s. they're trying to safeguard access to the procedure our correspondent helen humphrey traveled to alabama to talk with people on both sides of the divide the on about mistake capital has become the latest front line in a fight for reproductive rights that most pro-choice activists thought that one in the 1970 s. inside this building republican governor k. i.v. signed the bill into law and now she has a battle on her hands she has the support of proponents like the lori mullins who runs the copd pregnancy center in montgomery alabama offering baby items and parenting

now the reporting involves reporting to catholic church authorities and not to civil authorities, and it will be most important for those countries that do not yet have this kind of system in place. in europe and in many english-speaking countries there's been a procedure in place for some years now in terms of reporting a sexual abuse. the vatican's top sexual abuse investigator archbishop says that the new document sends an important message to catholic church leadership and that they are not above the law. the new rules go intoey effect june 1st for a three-year trial period, and it remains to be seen how much this will affect the catholic church's overall approach to fighting sexual abuse. delia gallagher, cnn, rome. >> i want to bring in mitch emgarebedian who is an attorney representing clergy, sexual abuse victims around the world for decades now. mitchell, good to see you. you have said that these new rules actually allow the catholic church to self-police and basically stopping police from calling and asking you. why do you think that? >> first of all, happy mother's day, fre

priests and nuns but also the entire catholic church to report abuse to their of superiors and every diocese in the world is required to set up an office for handling complaints by twenty twenty that there's a separate legal protections for whistle blowers there are procedures to hold bishops and cardinals accountable flanagan's of the views made against them but also its pacifically cover ups that they are accused of so it's about creating a culture of disclosure to replace what had been a culture of silence and cover up and i think as a as a universal law for a one point three billion member church it is quite significant step forward for the church in grappling with what is be the greatest crisis it's faced in probably five hundred years and correct me if i'm wrong or focusing on the clergy nuns and priests but actually any any member of the faith can can report is that correct. yes that's correct and there's a juicy soup or because earl i do both good save god you can choke protection practices is that there is a collective responsibility but commuted c. to disclose you used to r

these women don't want to just play supporting roles in the catholic church with their weeklong church boycott and protests they hope they can change the face of the catholic church. the internet is in mourning the fraud that launched a 1000 means has passed away social media sensation grumpy cat has died at the age of 7 cats famous cow calls fyfield morphism shot her to online fame and even prompted his owner to quit her job and set up a company promoting her star pet who needs numerous t.v. appearances and starred in her own. give are now on this feline thanks and i am joined by d.w. social media editor data raghav so 1st of all i mean this is a cat why did she become so popular. well i can't believe there i have to talk about her in past tense but she did became become super popular she just she was able to capture everyone's heart due to her very well distinguish expression so grumpy cat was born in arizona in 2012 to owner tabitha she rose to fame when tabitha's brother brian posted a picture of her on reddit and well the rest is history she was able to capture everyone's heart i

as head of the catholic church pope francis is a guide for one point two billion people in an institution that governs among many things morality but how to lead in an age where the moral compass of the church appears to have been broken by the torrent of sex abuse scandals perpetrated by clerics in positions of power it has caused devastating shadow over the papacy and with the church in deep crisis the latest lord to create by francis shined more light on how clerics should deal with cases of sexual abuse but the vatican's top sexual crimes investigator gave little indication on the penalties that could be faced universe. of conscious. you know give to strict because otherwise it will be. something. flexible enough to work there are one million priests and nuns in the roman catholic church all of the must now report any cases of sexual abuse to church to paris and any cover ups even in countries where the law does not oblige them to do so it follows this year's summit on the issue as well as several high profile scandals such as the conviction of george pell the straight years highest r

these women don't want to just play supporting roles in the catholic church with their weeklong church boycott and protests they hope they can change the face of the catholic church. we're turning now to sri lanka and saturday will mark 10 years since the end of that country's long running civil war but is still struggling with the scars a conflict left behind the war broke out in 1903 fitting the singhalese military against the tommy oh liberation tigers the tom eagles were fighting for an independent state for this ethnic minority and may have 2009 the sri lankan military defeated the tumble separatist but at a huge human cost sought that some 50000 fighters and over 100000 civilians were killed many of them tommy else they at least 20000 people are still missing their fates unknown d.w. went to northern sri lanka where survivors have taken the search for missing family members into their own hands. 10 years of demanding an answer j. have anything still doesn't know what happened to her missing daughter the war was winding down she says when masked men tore 16 year old jeromey from h

these women don't want to just play supporting roles in the catholic church with their weeklong church boycott and protests they hope they can change the face of the catholic church. let's get your modern our top story this hour taiwan's parliament has legalized same sex marriage a 1st nation law grads same sex couples the right to officially register their marriage. this is news live from berlin up next quadriga is looking at the strategies in the standoff between the u.s. and iran i'm brian thomas for the entire news team thanks so much for being with us . quadriga the international talk show before journalists discuss the topic of the week savers are rattling once again in the middle east as a standoff between the u.s. and iran intensifies because u.s. pressure produced a new and better nuclear deal as washington claims more results in the war that's our child the country join us. quadriga next d.w. . europe's big idea the book what's become of it and what it looks like tomorrow. dublin gets ready for an in-depth look at the european elections across. the questions that matter to mo

and catholic churches in sri lanka have resumed sunday services for the 1st time since the recent terrorist attacks security was tight as thousands attended mass in the capital colombo more than 250 people were killed on easter sunday when jihadist churches and hotels across the country. israel has reopened border crossings to gaza allowing goods into the palestinian territory just over a week ago and this relation of violence involving palestinian rocket fire and israeli air strikes killed up to 30 people a cease fire has largely held since monday. a passenger jet in me in mar has made an emergency landing using only its rear wheels. national airlines plane was approaching the airport in mandalay when the pilot was unable to deploy the front landing gear none of the passengers or crew were injured. here in germany women who are members of the catholic church have begun a week long strike they're refusing to carry out voluntary work at their churches in protest against the male only priesthood perceives of foot dragging by bishops over of sex abuse scandals. these women are staying outside

and catholic churches in sri lanka have resumed sunday services for the 1st time since the terrorist attacks security was tight as thousands attended mass in the capital colombo more than 250 people were killed on easter sunday when jihad is churches and hotels across the country. israel has reopened border crossings to gaza allowing goods into the palestinian territory just over a week ago an escalation of violence involving palestinian rocket fire and israeli air strikes killed up to 30 people a cease fire has largely held since monday. turkey has denied claims by german turkish journalist and as you gel that he was tortured in prison and istanbul the turkish foreign ministry also rejected a demand by germany that ankara sticks to the u.n. anti torture convention he tells and the year behind bars without being formally charged triggering a diplomatic crisis between germany and turkey. here in germany women who are members of the catholic church have begun a week long strike there are fusing to carry out won't tarry work in their churches in protest against the male only priesthood

as head of the catholic church pope francis is a guide for one point two billion people in an institution that governs among many things morality but how to lead in an age where the moral compass of the church appears to have been broken by the torrent of sex abuse scandals perpetrated by clerics in positions of power it has cast a devastating shadow over the papacy and what the church in deep crisis the latest lord to create by francis shined more light on how clerics should deal with cases of sexual abuse but the vatican's top sexual crimes investigator gave little indication on the penalties that could be faced i think a universal law has to factoring diversity of cultures can't you know give be too strict because otherwise it will be inoperative you need something that can be flexible enough to work. there are one million priests and nuns in the roman catholic church all of the must now report any cases of sexual abuse to church to paris and any cover ups even in countries where the law does not oblige them to do so it follows this year's summit on the issue as well as several high pr

——in the catholic church for help. ——in the midst of the sri lankan civil war. soon after, he disappeared without a trace. to his holiness, the sri lankan government is waging the sri lankan government is waging the war to eliminate the tamil nation. it isa it is a genocidal war. iam not i am not unaware that this they have not been killed, that is for sure. is he dead or is he alive? st patrick's college, northern sri lanka. father francisjoseph st patrick's college, northern sri lanka. father francis joseph first came here as a school by. after being ordained as a catholic priest, he came back to become a teacher. —— a schoolboy. eventually, becoming the school's principle. today, his legacy looms large. mostly his whole life was spent in st patrick's. it was 1988, i entered the school and father francis would come to me with a smiling face and that face is still remembered. even though he was the rector of the college, he knew everybody. he knew students by name. it was during father francis's time at st patrick's when a civil war will break out between s

he also addresses the current sexual abuse scandal in the catholic church. was 15 minute interview recorded at the association meeting. >> your book which came out of few years ago, what did you learn? prof. mcgreevy: i wanted to look at how american ideas of freedom intersected with the catholic global tradition. what i learned is there were moments of conflict and overlap. in the 19th century there was conflict over slavery. there is lots of overlap in the economy. there was overlap in the 50's on ideas about americanization. there were issues around sexuality, divorce, a lot of the cultural issues of the last 30 years. >> more than 90 years ago, al smith ran for president. why was that significant? who was al smith? prof. mcgreevy: al smith was an immigrant kid. he was of irish descent. he never got beyond eighth grade. by the 1920's, he runs in 1928, catholics are pretty significant percent of the population. they faced considerable discrimination in the 19th century, even the 1920's with the ku klux klan. smith being on the ticket was one marker that ca

, accountability, and justice within the catholic church. the rules take effect june of next year. >>> uber appears to take a conservative of stance to pricing ipo at $45 a share what analysts call the low end of the range. that values the company at $82.4 billion making it one of the largest ipos of all time. uber remains in an ongoing battle with its chief competitor while playing paying drivers enough to stay on the platform. >>> the san francisco taxi workers alliance says uber drivers are being exploited while creating traffic congestion and undermining mass transit. write healing companies are having being blamed for the financial struggles of cab companies. >> this emphasis go business times reports the supervisor is pushing a proposal to increase the tax. they would balloon from just under .4% to 1.5%. the tax would be retroactive to may 7, which includes kpix's highly anticipated ipo. >>> the man who helped during business as of the company should be broken up. he calls his former partner a good kind person that says the power and i

the head of the roman catholic church has issued a new law to try and crackdown on sexual abuse let's go to barbara starr in our london new center for more on this barbara. probably thank you yes but france's issued the korea which makes it compulsory to report cases or cover ups of sexual abuse priests and nuns will be required to the clear any abuse to their superiors but not to civilian authority reports. as head of the catholic church pope francis is a guide for one point two billion people in an institution that governs among many things morality but how to lead in an age where the moral compass of the church appears to have been broken by the torrent of sex abuse scandals perpetrated by clerics in positions of power it has cast a devastating shadow over the papacy and with the church in deep crisis the latest lord to create by francis shined more light on how clerics should deal with cases of sexual abuse but the vatican's top sexual crimes investigator gave little indication on the penalties that could be faced a universal law passed refactoring diversity of cultures can you kn

his party is closely connected to the polish catholic church, which sees homosexuality as a sin. although opinion polls suggest that polls are generally tolerant poles are generally tolerant towards lg bt issues, many cultural conservatives believe homosexuality should not be visible. translation: we don't ask, we don‘t tell. if it is obvious you are like that, don‘t shout it, you can live with someone. just don‘t broadcast it. anti — lg bt protesters are campaigning openly. even at the capital. some go as far as to suggest a link between homosexuality and paedophilia. this is not the official position of the catholic church, but the campaigners do use religion to justify their claims. guiding this country through its troubled history has always been the catholic church, but its reach into so many different aspects of civil society is proving to be extremely divisive and now the church‘s very foundations are being shaken by a new documentary. the film uncovers numerous cases of sexual abuse of children by priests and a cover—up within the catholic church. the church w

by at the entire hierarchy of the catholic church i'm complacency all state institutions in. helping god would charge to cover up what was happening so. i think it will have maybe not needed you *-*- them politics right now before the elections. but we have you been elections on sunday here in this country. all right but it will definitely have an imimpact on you k know w people vieww church. and you know how much theyant to be charged to be. actually engage in public life. russian several skills that he should read inside thank you very much indeed for that -- analysis in your reflections on the situation with the polish catholic church recognizing it hasn't done enough to stop. sex abuse of children by priests and the link between the catholic church and the ruling party very much under scrutiny after documentary exposing out this -- horrible abuse and victims giving that testimony. to the filmmakers [inaudible] next fifa. the ruling body of world football has scrapped plans to extend expand. the twenty twenty two world cup which is being staged in canada two forty eight na

church and beijing over the control of the church in china, saying that some criticism from catholics is prejudiced and aimed at preserving

church in the future priests and nuns around the world will be obliged to inform the church if they suspect abuse is taking place. it's good to have you with us we begin tonight in washington d.c. where u.s. president trump is threatening to impose tariffs on two hundred. billion dollars worth of chinese goods beginning tonight at midnight washington time china has a delegation in washington talking with the u.s. trade team tonight but the chinese government back in beijing is threatening to retaliate if the tariffs go ahead trump is apparently playing it cool he says that he received quote a beautiful letter today from the chinese president saying that he would like to work together trump saying that he will probably speak with xi jinping by phone today tonight from his renewing his complaint that china has been taking advantage of the u.s. you know with the piggy bank that everybody steals from including china we've been paying china five hundred billion dollars a year for many many years china rebuilt their country because of us they couldn't have done what they're doing that bui

only now is the full extent of abuse in the catholic church coming into the open as more and more of these victims speak out so why they're asking is the vatican not listening to them not doing more to tackle the scourge of child abuse. the head of the roman catholic church pope francis has called the abuses ravenous wolves who must prepare for divine justice zero tolerance plank this needs to get back here early zero tolerance. that is assault that probably. their responsibility. then message is that if he can't tackle the issue in his own country which he's not visited since he became pope in two thousand and thirteen he won't be able to deal with the scandal in the rest of the world in the meantime the voices of the abused only growing louder. when osiris well let's talk to peter saunders in london peter is the founder of the national association for people abused in childhood and peter let's talk about argentina because argentina suffered a number of high profile sexual abuse cases but the perpetrators rarely been held accountable so what do you think these two international camp

an attack on a roman catholic church in burkina faso has left six people dead, including a priest. the government has condemned the shooting in the northern town of dablo as "a barbaric act which aimed to divide the population." there have been three similar attacks on churches in the last month. facebook says it has taken down a number of italian accounts on its platform that were false or were spreading fake news ahead of a european parliamentary election later this month. the european union has warned of foreign interference in the election, while the european commission has urged google, facebook and twitter to do more to tackle fake news before the poll. there have been calls for a parliamentary commission of inquiry in france to investigate the involvement of the far—right national rally with steve bannon. senators and members of the lower house allege that the party's leader, marine le pen, is conspiring with a foreign power. the national rally says it will sue for defamation. one of the expected frontrunners in lithuania's presidential election, the prime minister, sauliu

pope francis has issued a new law making it compulsory for all clergy in the catholic church to report cases or cover ups of child sex abuse the law requires priests and nuns to report sex crimes to their supervisors but not civilian authorities but crimes heard during confessions are excluded it also requires all churches to have abuse reporting systems in place and a way to deal with victims by june twenty twenty leave this month campaigners criticize the pope for failing to promise a zero tolerance approach to paedophile priests michael walsh is a papal historian joins me now from london good to have you with us on the program mr walsh depending on your point of view in or out of the catholic church this is either a good move by the pope or it's just too little too late. well i think it's obvious it's a good move by the pope it's a pity it hasn't happened sooner if you say to that or to later think it's too little your mother your remark about not deported civil authorities is not absolutely true the problem for the pope is that the requirements of the civil law differ from country

church the new church law comes into effect on june first but it only runs for three years. i was just over half the votes in south africa's presidential and parliamentary elections count said the ruling african national congress is in the lead the vote is the first barometer of public sentiment since president several placed scandal hit jacob zuma last year he w correspondent christine reports from johannesburg. it's a day off to south africans voted in the sixty election in. and as you can imagine the results of that election is on everybody's lips it is a big talking point here were outside the african national congress is headquarters and while the results of final results as much as ours that it's pretty clear that the a.n.c. will retain its my joy by what margin will only be known on saturday would be expects the final result but that might not happen because there is a video that has gone viral in south africa and that is off a voter a gentleman who voted in the day wiping off the end that voters will mocked with on his stem now the implication of that is if he was ab

increases the pressure also on the program pope francis moves against sex abuse in the catholic church in future priests and nuns around the world will be obliged to inform the church if they suspect abuse is taking place. i'm phil gal welcome to the program e.u. leaders have been holding an informal summit in the romanian the city of c.p.u. to lay out the blocks a new strategic agenda they agreed to hold another summit at the end of may after the european parliament elections for leaders to begin the process of picking the new head of the e.u. commission and other top says iran largely overshadowed discussions with the e.u. in the country to stand by its commitments under the nuclear deal agreed with world powers in twenty two fifteen the u.s. withdrew from the deal a year ago and iran has now threatened to abandon it unless the other signatories provide quick relief from u.s. sanctions have a chance of i'm going to machall held a press conference at which she addressed this year. it's now even more important that europe shows a united front here we do not want an escalation but we wa

here in germany women members of the catholic church have begun a week long strike they're refusing to carry out voluntary work in their churches in protest against the male only priesthood and perceived foot dragging by bishops over sex abuse scandals. these women are staying outside in front of the midst of church the group calling itself mary 2.0 is celebrating mass in its own way with its own songs instead of communion wafers flatbread the aiming to set an example for catholic women across the country. isn't it to call someone fun we're here outside and we're celebrating mass here because we want to show you that we're always outsiders anyway the world's catholics are kept outside because they're women when also involved in decision making we want to play a decisive role in the church before it all began here in the historically catholic city of minster 5 women members of a bible reading group who are angry with the church they want to change. following in martinique his footsteps they stuck their demands to a church do an open letter to the pope mary 2.0 is demanding reforms a har

pope francis issues new rules designed to crack down on sexual abuse within the roman catholic church. and i would like to see the development of a rain system just coming out of africa now you see the cloud forming and then for me a particular shape a little arched back and then something like a pro one that carries on which it will it will produce some rain probably in the borders when iraq iran and the head of it will bring rain up through the caucasus up through georgia and beyond that's a picture that we see on friday following the rain the be a few showers could be a bit dust picked up as well but that's the picture on friday thirty degrees in baghdad in the sunshine would have a might still be on the ground right for gaps in the sky in said iran as by john and beyond the clouds the sounds of it might just be that tide i think for a day or so if anything it drifts eastwards and does nothing at all part of an occasional shower popped off possibly even in southern pakistan but at least sunshine behind same sort of temperature regime very little in the way of wind now that same clo

this theologian is taking on the roman catholic church over its ban on female clergy. piece of the i want to become a catholic priest i feel it's my calling and since i was a teenager a felt a fire within me in my heart in my whole body i should be standing at the altar and be there for people to serve them and go out there because i'm a woman i'm not allowed to. open. german is 28 she study catholic theology in switzerland where she now lives she's given a number of sermons at the st nikolaus church in brain garden even though that's not really permitted the parish priest there says women need to take the initiative . long as women hold back there won't be any progress for. i don't think men will simply make way for them for you know. thousands of women post comments on strong blogs to inspire her to keep fighting she's also written lots of letters to the vatican the answers are always friendly but firm thank you for your commitment but the priesthood is reserved for men. open just because i'm a woman i can't go to the best i can tell him i have a calling to review my

gunmen have killed 6 people in an attack on a catholic church in brooklyn a fast so the attackers set fire to the church and several shops in the northern town of diablo before looting the local health center it was the latest in a series of attacks against churches throughout the country. and catholic churches in sri lanka have resumed sunday services for the 1st time since the recent terrorist attacks security was tight as thousands attended mass in the capital colombo more than 250 people were killed on easter sunday when jihadist churches and hotels across the country. israel has reopened border crossings into gaza allowing goods into the palestinian territory just over a week ago an escalation of violence involving palestinian rocket fire and israeli air strikes killed some 30 people a cease fire has largely held since monday. cuban gay rights activists have held an unauthorized independent pride parade in the capital have anna despite government warnings against it calling it subversive more than 100 people carrying rainbow flags marched nearly a kilometer before police interven

catholic churches in sri lanka have resumed sunday services for the 1st time since the terrorist attacks and security was tight as thousands attended mass in the capital colombo more than 250 people were killed on easter sunday when she hardass bombed churches and hotels across the country. a passenger jet and myanmar has made an emergency landing using only its rear wheels the myanmar national airlines plane was approaching the airport and mandalay when the pilot was able to deploy the front landing gear none of the passengers or crew were injured. here in germany women who are members of the catholic church have begun a week long strike they're refusing to carry out voluntary work in their churches and protest against the male only priesthood and foot dragging by bishops over sex abuse scandals. these women are standing outside in front of amidst a church the group calling itself mary 2.0 is celebrating mass in its own way with its own songs instead of communion wafers throughout spread the aiming to set an example for catholic women across the country. isn't it also in front of us we'

these a victims of abuse by catholic church. clergy those who have found the strength to speak out to demand justice they say there are many many more who are still too traumatized still summoning up the courage to talk. for ten years i could not speak about what had happened to me throughout my adolescence i could not put it into words i couldn't ask anyone for help. thirteen years old when he was sexually assaulted by a priest at his school he did finally manage to name his abuser who had mentioned he was tried and jailed. testimonies of voices and stories in public stimulation energize other victims to lose the shame to feel that they can share and take a step forward but the tide he says is turning in argentina and around the world activists from the united states are in argentina to meet victims to share experiences of a global scandal if we can cite several cases where bishops recently have refused to disclose information to prosecutors about crimes by their priests. and they can get away with it here because they operate

only now is the full extent of abuse in the catholic church coming into the open as more and more of these victims speak out so why they're asking is the vatican not listening to them not doing more to tackle the child abuse. the head of the roman catholic church pope francis has called the abuses ravenous wolves who must prepare for divine justice zero tolerance and frank this needs to get back here early two zero tolerance. that is assaulted a child. and i think. that's probably a little problem than others but the bill of. their message is that if he can't tackle the issue of his own country which he's not visited since he became pope in two thousand and thirteen he would be able to deal with the sky blue and the rest of the world in the meantime the voices of the abused only growing louder. there are two zero one zero cyrus just one of the stories to bring you from brunei brunei's announce that it will not enforce the death penalty for gay sex adultery or rape in a significant reversal of laws introduced last month but nice elton has now bulkier announce the move in a speech out

so how do you then will have the catholic church deal with this because you might say within the vatican you know that there is a sort of the morality police there will deem it a crime or certainly a situation that needs to be dealt with and that is morally and socially wrong on several levels even if not within that particular nation or country. where they already deal with with obviously they deal with crimes a of this nature. on a regular basis unfortunately but i mean i foresee that they have to but. the one criticism you might make of this document is it doesn't actually say what the penalties are. for clergy or any of the bishops. who commit to abuse or attempt to cover it up it doesn't say how they should be punished but clearly they have been i mean the only thing the church could do in. the church is no longer has prisons and for to say well that five words by their son fortunately the church no longer has prisons religious houses used to have prisons of the old days they don't anymore so they can send to prison but they can remove the from the. loot from their office as they ha

these are victims of abuse by catholic church clergy those who have found the strength to speak out to demand justice they say there are many many more who are still too traumatized still summoning up the courage to talk. for ten years i could not speak about what had happened to me throughout my adolescence i could not put it into words i couldn't ask anyone for help. thirteen years old when he was sexually assaulted by a priest at his school he did finally manage to name his abuser who have ventured he was tried and jailed richard fifty more knew of our testimonies our voices and stories in public stimulation energize other victims to lose the shame to feel that they can share and take a step forward but the tide he says is turning in argentina in the around the world activists from the united states are in argentina to meet victims to share experiences of a global scandal if we can cite several cases where bishops recently have refused to disclose information to prosecutors about crimes by their priests. and they can get away with it here because they operate with legal impunity. th

. >>> the catholic church has a history and many century of human experience. and it's a universal institution with members from every culture and language group. and it's a particular loion.rchs heart of the local and unique community. in the parish, church is where you worship, where your registration life is lived and the records of baptism, marriage, and others. and how does the institution express the long experience of human life and how does the membership address understanding and unity in the expression of of the faith. the code is called canon law. you may be surprised to learn it's a deep, rich, important compilation of centuries of norms and standards contained in a single volume. an instruction to the volume says the purpose is to, quote, contribute to good order and enhanced freedom among god as people so that our common task on earth might be carried out more effectively. stay with us as we meet rob, the vice chancellor of the archdiocese and learn about the church law and the contribution to the faithful and order. [ cell phone rings ] >> yeah,

pope francis has issued a new law requiring keryx in the catholic church report sexual abuse and cover ups to their superiors. in an effort to hold the hierarchy comfortable enough to select letter published on thursday which is set to become common law. the pope outlined a number r of measasures including providing quick sirir brick whistleblower protection for anyone who report sexual abuse. selena sites as more. it's the first in the catholic church pope francis has made it mandatory for clergy to report cases of sexual abuse and cover ups giving new guidelines in a police state letter that makes clear that no member of the church. hierarchy w will be exet t from scrutiny. thank you we have had a universal long that's imposes the obligation of repeporting. and it protects those who reports. the bishops are at the service of people than not above the la. and if they do wrong they must also be reported [inaudible] yahoo chat. the pope's letter which iss set to becomome churchh lawaw outlis free forms of sexual abuse. the new rules will require every diocese to have an accessible and c

only now is the full extent of abuse in the catholic church coming into the open as more and more of these victims speak out so why they're asking is the vatican not listening to them not doing more to tackle the scourge of child abuse. the head of the roman catholic church pope francis has called the abuses ravenous wolves who must prepare for divine justice zero tolerance plank this needs to get back. all the zero tolerance. that is assaulted a child. and i think that. that's up from there and others but the ability. then message is that if he can't tackle the issue in his own country which he's not visited since he became pope in two thousand and thirteen he won't be able to deal with the scandal in the rest of the world in the meantime the voices of the abused only growing louder. one of cyrus. this is all jews are these are the top stories the ceasefire between israel and palestine groups appear to be holding off to days of cross border airstrikes and rocket attacks twenty four palestinians were killed in the gaza strip and four israelis have died in southern israel during the v

the catholic church is an ancient institution with a long and rich history. which encapsulates centuries of human experience. it is also a universal institution with members in every corner of the globe and every culture and language group but it's particular in in local institution and church of your neighborhood, your parish, the heart of your local community. in that parish churchch is where you worship and your religious life is lived and kept the important records of your baptism, confirmation, marriage and other sacraments. but how does this ancient institution express its long experience of human life? and how does the far-flung membership express a unity of mm r ce of the faith? today we talk with an expert in the church's code of law for the governance and mission. this is called cannon law. and you may be surprised to learn ace was, it's a deep, rich important come pew lation of century of norms and standards could be contained in a single volume. and introduction to the volume says its purse purpose to contribute to good order and enhanced free dom

that is why i talk about the anglican church and catholic church as the most conservative in the world. he is talking about traditional african systems putting a taboo on homosexuality. is that right or wrong? it is wrong — it is wrong, because the church is more interested in clamping down on diversity. when homosexually comes up, or abortion, or any other subject, they go crazy. but when the subject comes up how have you protestants allowed people from crazy churches to come across this continent for demon—removal across this continent... i was there when the catholic church was saying to their parishioners in my hometown to go to these giant rallies where people were told to vote anti—democracy. i was in kenya when the churches united to have our constitution not passed, right, because of these foreign forces, and so and and so forth. these are retrogressive forces on this continent. you have certainly said that clearly. let me flip the argument about outside interventions in this particular issue around. and let me talk now about the words of british prime minister david came

the head of the roman catholic church has issued a new law making it compulsory for all clergy to report cases of sexual abuse but francis issued the landmark decree which makes priests and nuns that rectally accountable for sexual abuse or covering it up they'll be required to report any abuse to their superiors but not to civilian authorities so the reports. as head of the catholic church pope francis is a guide for one point two billion people in an institution that governs among many things morality but how to lead in an age where the moral compass of the church appears to have been broken by the torrent of sex abuse scandals perpetrated by clerics in positions of power it has cast a devastating shadow over the papacy and with the church in deep crisis the latest lord to create by francis shined more light on how cleric should deal with cases of sexual abuse but the vatican's top sexual crimes investigator gave little indication on the penalties that could be faced i think a universal law has to factoring diversity of cultures. you know give to strict because otherwise it will be ino

release the horse and leave the settle there the catholic church. so i rode that horse all the way to julie and i found that about 21 miles to their. then get the horse there and released a horse and put the settle there and caught a mail truck from the catholic church to gallop from there i bought my ticket to san francisco and then he found my sister living over there. this land here, this has been farmed . i don't know how long, 1952. that's the first time i came here in this place was covered with corn, pumpkin, and squash. down there there were gardens, carrots cabbage, they were growing down there. and then, this land use to extend out way beyond highway. then they told us to give up part of your land so that the highway can be built in their and they told him no this is our land. and then if you want to build a road builder road around that way were the grazing committee chairman, he lives over there. i told him i said you give up your land not mine. he want the highway to get over there! he did not want to give up his and they want me to giv

translation: as a catholic, i'm very happy that we could pray and light a candle in the church again. i hope catholics and others will come and pray and light a candle, like i did, rather than stay at home in fear. and that is the message authorities are also sending out, promises that the streets of sri lanka are safe. we don't have to worry about sri lanka's situation. it is controllable, it is contained. so that is why, as the army commander, i said, people don't have to worry about it. let the armed forces handle it. get back to work. people should have their normal lifestyle again. armed soldiers guarding religious institutions might be the norm for a while, but that added security at least gives churchgoers hope that they are safe to pray. but, despite normality starting to settle in slowly once more, sri lankans say they will make sure the victims will never be forgotten. now on bbc news, razia iqbal introduces us to five people who have witnessed history, including the de—mining expert who accompanied princess diana on her walk across an angolan minefield. hello, and welcome

would petition the catholic church. my dad was an aerospace engineer. he actually worked on that ail apollo mission -- early apollo mission, and he talked to my sister and i about having, bringing women, mathematicians on to his team because it made his technical teams better. and when we could see as four kids that hi planter -- my parents, his engineer if's salary wouldn't put us all through college, they started a real estate investment business, and my mom ran it through the day, and we as kids and my dad worked on it on the nights and on the weekend. so i really learned about how a young woman could be in the world and that i could be anything i wanted to be, and that was a very fortunate message to have. >> that's good. one person who's not here today but is still very present in all of our work bill gates sr. who you share in the book that in the 1940s he wrote his thesis on the future world which he saw as having men and women have absolutely equal rights and equal position throughout. >> it was unbelievable. in

only now is the full extent of abuse in the catholic church coming into the open as more and more of these victims speak out so why they're asking is the vatican not listening to them not doing more to tackle the scourge of child abuse. the head of the roman catholic church pope francis has called the abuses ravenous wolves who must prepare for divine justice zero tolerance and pope francis needs to get back here earth has zero tolerance. for that as assaulted a child from the. from their responsibility. then message is that if he can't tackle the issue in his own country which he's not visited since he became pope in two thousand and thirteen he won't be able to deal with the scandal in the rest of the world in the meantime the voices of the abused only growing louder. and shrine al-jazeera when osiris the un food agency says it's finally gained access to food aid in the yemeni port city of hard data for the first time since february the mission had been delayed because of security reasons the world food program had accused who the rebels of blocking access to a warehouse in april i

and the catholic church and the church of england are very good at keeping records. they have unfortunately held onto those records and not shared them with others. we have to in some cases, in many cases with the catholic church take them through the courts. to get hold of these records and demonstrate what has been happening. lots of survivors are too fearful of that process and don‘t trust the process and don‘t really want to engage with having to go through the courts. and so many are left without recourse to justice. we really need some kind of oversight, some kind of independent organisation which has the power to delve into these records and work out what has been happening, because of the moment, we are being beaten through the courts by these church organisations who are using technicalities to avoid justice. interesting. david greenwood, thank you very much. there are calls for the government to do more to support black male survivors of sexual abuse. a report by mps this week says black men are not coming forward to report historical abuse because of t

church properties. after allegations of child sex abuse against a local priest,amc last year, the dallas police department expanded their investigation, and several more victims came forward. >> detectives are investigating at least five additional allegations of child abuse against other suspects. >> reporter: bishop edward burn said today the dioceses continues to cooperate with authorities. >> if today's events is what gives them the opportunity to look for themselves, then so be it. >> reporter: but today's search warrant suggests that the church hasn't been entirely forthcoming. this affidavit obtained by cbs news says that it was only after police questioned the dioceses about missing files from a 2004 abuse case, that the dioceses attorneys provided an additional 51 pages that were initially left out, three weeks later. monica baez is a texas abuse survivor. >> i applaud law enforcement to finally taking some action, and it needs to happen everywhere, even here. >> reporter: today's search comes

do you see any movement in the catholic church on these issues? >> what i know is, when women have accs to contraceptives, they time and space the births of their children. we kw from the longest piece of longitudinal research in global health that thmiose falies are healthier, the moms, the babiessthe famil are better educated and wealthier. we believe in loving thy ighbor, so i have stood up and said what i believe even with the catholic church. thechat lick church because of hive aides haslled condoms to be distributed in the developing world, but i have met so many women who have told me i can't negotiate the condom in the context of my relationship with my husband because i'm either suggesting he's been unfaithful and has aids or i have been unfaithful. so women have to have the types of tools they want in the united states tore primary tool theyfr want ina which has been in the past delivered and still is in some places is a lot, which is covert from their husband's. >> woodruff: has that debate isaken your personal fait this. >> i've had to