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** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY ** MEDIA ADVISORY **

This week's edition of the PBS newsmagazine program RELIGION & ETHICS NEWSWEEKLY (distributed Friday, May 19 at 5 p.m., check local listings) will feature the following reports:

* Perspectives: "Vatican Diplomacy” - Bob Abernethy talks with journalist and author David Gibson, about the tense relationship between the Vatican and China and Pope Benedict XVI's upcoming trip to Poland.

* Cover Story: "Peru Doctor" - Lucky Severson visits with Dr. Tony Lazzara, who left behind a prestigious medical career in Atlanta almost 25 years ago, to serve the needs of poor children in the foothills of the Andes.

* Feature: "Madeleine Albright: The Intersection of Religion and Foreign Policy" - Kim Lawton talks with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright about her reflections on the role of religion in shaping America's foreign policy, addressed in her new book, "The Mighty and the Almighty."

To request a transcript of these reports, send an e-mail to rosenbleethl@religionethics.org or go to the program Web site at http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics where the transcript and streaming video of each story will be available after 8:30 p.m. on Friday.
** An expanded version of the interview with Ms. Albright will also be available as an online exclusive**


For information, contact:
Lynn Rosenbleeth
Publicist
Religion & Ethics NewsWeekly
202-216-4404
rosenbleethl@religionethics.org

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