Christianity

Pope Francis heads to the Holy Land this weekend for a three-day trip of prayer and diplomacy. He’ll be meeting to heal rifts with Orthodox Christian spiritual leaders in a church in Jerusalem where Christian rivalries have raged for centuries.Pope Francis heads to the Holy Land this weekend for a three-day trip of prayer and diplomacy. He’ll be meeting to heal rifts with Orthodox Christian spiritual leaders in a church in Jerusalem where Christian rivalries have raged for centuries.

Jeff Sharlet has been researching C Street for years. He’s been inside C Street. He’s the author of a new book about the happenings inside the building called ‘C Street: The Fundamentalist Threat to American Democracy.’ Sharlet joins us.

Nigeria’s 150 million people are almost evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. And for several decades, fighting has repeatedly flared between the two groups, killing an estimated 20,000 people. But two men, once sworn enemies, are now working to undo the hatred they once sowed.Nigeria’s 150 million people are almost evenly divided between Christians and Muslims. And for several decades, fighting has repeatedly flared between the two groups, killing an estimated 20,000 people. But two men, once sworn enemies, are now working to undo the hatred they once sowed.

Italian police have arrested a senior Catholic cleric, Monsignor Nunzio Scarano. He is accused of attempting to smuggle millions in cash into Italy for a family friend. Scarano is also a senior accountant in the Vatican’s financial administration.

Pope Francis held an audience with 800 female Catholic leaders from around the world, calling on them to engage in a “fertile” chastity, that would “generate spiritual children in the church.”