HEADLINE NEWS OF THE WEEK, plus: CARDINAL DONALD WUERL, archbishop of Washington, DC, gives us his thoughts on the historic first meeting in Rome between US President Barack Obama and Pope Francis. KYLE DUNCAN, formerly lead counsel for Hobby Lobby, on the oral arguments in the US Supreme Court on Hobby Lobby's case against the HHS mandate. MONICA FITZGIBBONS, a co-founder of De Montfort Music, on the success of their recent release "Lent at Ephesus" by the Benedictine Sisters of Mary, Queen of Apostles. And DARREN ARONOFSKY, director of the new Paramount Pictures release, NOAH, along with cast members JENNIFER CONNELLY, EMMA WATSON and RAY WINSTONE join us for a special preview of this epic production of the Biblical story of Noah and the Great Flood that hits theaters on Friday, March 28.
Pope Francis at Mass before the visit of President Obama on March 27, told European politicians: "Follow God's Love, avoid self0serving corruption." citing the readings from Jeremiah and Luke.
"Do not follow the path promoted by "these 'pundits of duty' who have lost the faith and hold the people together with this theology of obligation," where rules and duties crowd out the will of God, he told Italian and European government officials.
"Let us pray that the Lord gives us the grace to always take the road of salvation, to open ourselves to the salvation that only comes from God and from the faith," the pope said.