David Greene talks to Peter Isely, an abuse survivor and co-founder of the Ending Clergy Abuse network, about Pope Francis' conference on clergy sexual abuse.
The summit in Rome came after a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed widespread sexual abuse by priests. Survivors say the meeting's outcome left them wanting more.
Vice President Pence talks to Latin American leaders about Venezuela's crisis. The pope calls for an "all-out battle" against clergy sex abuse. And, Green Book wins the Oscar for best picture.
At the end of his four-day summit, Pope Francis called priests who had abused minors "instruments of Satan." But critics said his address did not offer a strong enough message against clergy abuse.
Cubans vote this weekend on a new constitution that enshrines the Communist party as the "supreme guiding political force." Religious leaders are critical of new limits on pluralistic thought.
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the treatment of Jehovah's Witnesses in Russia. Branded as "religious extremists," dozens of Witnesses were arrested in recent raids in Siberia.
Pope Francis is holding a summit on clergy sex abuse. NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Msgr. Stephen Rossetti of the Catholic University of America about the role of the church in tackling the problem.