To the Point
The Roman Catholic Future, in the US and Around the World
The Roman Catholic Church hasn't survived for centuries without adapting to changing times. What's next in the US and Europe? Is the future in Africa, Asia and Latin America? Also, consumer confidence and the holiday shopping season, and the story of a New York Times reporter's escape from the Taliban -- and what his wife went through while he was gone.
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenThe Roman Catholic Church hasn't survived for centuries without adapting to changing times. What's next in the US and Europe? Is the future in Africa, Asia and Latin America? Also, consumer confidence and the holiday shopping season, and a New York Times reporter who escaped from Taliban kidnappers wasn't the only one whose life was changed. We talk with him and his wife.
Banner image: Cardinal Roger Mahony (L) talks with his successor, San Antonio, Texas Archbishop Jose Gomez during a news conference at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on April 6, 2010 in Los Angeles, California. Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
