Catholic Church from a Global Perspective; Murder, Gangs in LA

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Cops at the Los Angeles Police Department won't be furloughed or laid off to save money, but they won't get overtime either. We look at the impact on homicide cases, and hear how LA County's so-called Marshall Plan for gang violence has turned into something much less. On our rebroadcast of today's To the Point, the Roman Catholic Church is an ancient institution in a fast-moving world. After the sex-scandal, what's next in America and Europe? Is the future in Africa, Asia and Latin America?

Banner image: A man and child walk past a memorial and candles, flowers, and beer to a slain suspected gang member who was killed there on January 31, and which became the scene of another deadly attack when a gunman fired upon mourners paying respects, taking the lives of two more men two days later, February 4, 2009 in incorporated South Los Angeles, California. Photo: David McNew/Getty Images