After a few words with pope francis, pelley handed him a leatherbound book. Popes have a special waythe name followed by pp, short for papa, and the. Much of the conversation centered around the presidents meeting with pope francis. Journalist, scott pelley, is someone i have always respected. In september 2015, pelley met pope francis at the vatican ahead of the pontiffs visit to the. Cbs evening news anchor scott pelley scored an exclusive interview with barack obama on friday. For readers who believe that values matter and that truth is worth telling, pelley writes, i have written this book for you. They did speak on the level, in a tv series and a book they wrote together. For 60 minutes, scott pelley profiled pope francis is an extended report about the mans impact as leader of the catholic church. Scott pelley gives pope francis the grapes of wrath steinbeck now.
Scott cameron pelley born july 28, 1957 is an american journalist and author who has been a correspondent and anchor for cbs news for more than 31 years. President obama met pope francis for the first time yesterday, and we asked the president about that in our interview today. During an april 2014 appearance, the man made an impromptu change to his remarks about children and families. Scott gives us true accounts of people changed forever by the events like the world trade center bombing, 911, fighting in afghanistan, iraq. The transcript of the pelleyobama segment from fridays cbs evening news. Online newspaper in nepal, which provides latest news. And counted on to give us the news and the story behind the news. Scott pelley slams fox news over mark owen reveal, wants. Pelley is the author of the 2019 book, truth worth telling, and a. Scott pelley quizzed a lot of key personalities in the life of the enigmatic pontiff who knew him best, and here are some of the awesome things that these people had to say about the 78year. Longtime 60 minutes correspondent scott pelley delivered a dramatic. Of course, as a fellow texan, pelley, 61, might have a certain affinity for the president. Cbss scott pelley blasts former boss david rhodes for hostile. Pope francis isnt the easiest man to buy for, but scott pelley decided to offer him a gift with a very personal meaning behind it.
Although truth worth telling is mostly about other people. What do you give pope francis if you work for cbs news. The anchor of the cbs evening news, now in his second year behind the famed desk, has presided over a rise in the ratings for his hard newsoriented program, interviewed president barack obama for a broadcast that aired during the super bowl and sat down with one of the navy seals who shot osama bin laden. Cbss pelley glowingly wonders how the pope inspired. Pope francis friends reveal interesting facts on 60. All served as reminders that journalists can give a voice to the. Cbss scott pelley pays tribute to cronkite with journalism school. They include presidents, popes, nobel peace prize winners, soldiers on the.
Scott pelley gives pope francis the grapes of wrath. On september 20, 2016, cbs added, the cbs evening news with scott pelley finished with cbss highest ratings in the time period in 10 years since the 200506 broadcast year. Pelley dropped the unexpected hit while appearing on cnn to promote his new book. Peters square during one of the popes weekly appearances in the vatican. Scott pelley profiles pope francis, a pontiff who is surprising the world. At the end of this weeks 60 minutes story about pope francis, correspondent scott pelley is among thousands of people amassed in st. The pelleypope interface occurred on the fly while the pontiff was out. Heroes and hubris, scott pelley chronicles both in new book new. This month, the vatican invited us to have a word with pope francis, and. Popes have a special way the name, followed by pp, short for papa.
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