'America Abroad: Holy Diplomacy'
An exploration of the Catholic Church's enduring role as an international social and political actor.
On this edition of "America Abroad": an exploration of the Church's enduring role as an international social and political actor.
Program Overview
Elizabeth Arnold travels to the Vatican to explore the Holy See's foreign policy machinery. Guests include Mary Ann Glendon, US Ambassador to the Holy See; Francis Campbell, British Ambassador to the Holy See; Father Thomas Reese, Senior Research Fellow at the Woodstock Theological Center at Georgetown University; Jon O'Brien, President of Catholics for Choice; and Massimo Franco, political columnist for the Italian daily newspaper, Corriere della Sera.
Ray Suarez traces the history of the Vatican's evolving role in world affairs and examines Pope John Paul II's role in the fall of communism in his native Poland. Featuring Father J. Bryan Hehir, Professor of the Practice of Religion and Public Life at Harvard University; George Weigel, Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Ethics and Public Policy Center; Dr. Bronislaw Geremek, a leader of the Polish Solidarity Movement; and Richard Allen, former National Security Advisor to President Reagan.
Deborah Amos looks at the Catholic Church's peace-building efforts in the troubled jungles of Colombia. Guests include Jean-Noel Wetterwald, UN High Commissioner for Refugees representative in Colombia; Archbishop Luis Augusto Castro Quiroga of Tunja, President of the Bishops' Conference in Colombia; Bishop Fidel Leon Cadavid Marin of Quibdo; and others.
Hosted by a team of prominent news broadcasters that includes Ray Suarez, Marvin Kalb, Steve Roberts, Garrick Utley, and Margaret Warner, "America Abroad" examines key issues in international affairs and U.S. foreign policy.
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