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Jesuit scholar Thomas Reese

Fresh Air

Published August 7, 2002 at 12:00 AM EDT

Thomas Reese is a Jesuit scholar and editor-in-chief of America, the national Catholic weekly magazine. He's also the author of the book Inside the Vatican: The Politics and Organization of the Catholic Church. He'll discuss the pope's recent tour, the pontiff's health, possible successors and the divide between the church and its parishoners.

Copyright 2002 Fresh Air

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