In 2013 the unthinkable happened: a pope resigned, and another became head of the Vatican. For the first time in six centuries, the Catholic Church had two popes. The new film “The Two Popes” imagines what conversations between the 85-year-old Pope Benedict XVI (played by Sir Anthony Hopkins) and Pope Francis (played by Jonathan Pryce) would have sounded like – and since both pontiffs disagreed on most everything, not all of that conversation is polite. Correspondent Tracy Smith talked with Hopkins and Pryce about their star-making movies, faith, and friendship. Source
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On Broadway: Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill”
Alanis Morissette’s 1995 album, “Jagged Little Pill,” became the unexpected soundtrack of a generation of young women who’d realized they didn’t really fit into the box society was trying to put them in. It won five Grammys and sold more than 33 million copies worldwide, making it one of the most successful albums of all time. And now, 25 years later, “Jagged Little Pill” has been turned into a Broadway musical, with an original story by Oscar-winner Diablo Cody (“Juno”). Correspondent Luke Burbank talked with Cody, and with Morissette, who explains the joys of growing older, and of never shying away from confronting the big issues of life. Source
Calendar: Week of December 2
From National Cookie Day to Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day, “Sunday Morning” takes a look at some notable events of the week ahead. Lee Cowan reports. Source
Open: This is “Face the Nation,” December 1
Today on “Face the Nation,” after a brief hiatus for the Thanksgiving holiday, Washington is ready to roll once again on all things impeachment and the 2020 presidential race. Source
All her sons: The Cemetery Angel
When the AIDS crisis hit in the 1980s, Ruth Coker Burks – who’d inherited 262 plots in a family cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas – became a mother of sorts to countless sons, many abandoned by families and churches because they were suffering from what was then called the “gay cancer.” Coker Burks became a one-woman AIDS help center: driving patients to appointments, trying to find doctors or drugs, or filling-out death certificates. And in many cases she gave them a final resting place. Seth Doane reports on the woman who has been called the “Cemetery Angel,” who gave – and received – so many precious gifts. Source
Faith Salie on the Gen Z putdown “OK, Boomer”
For the young people of Generation Z, who have inherited from their elders a world full of rising waters, disappearing species, crippling debt and crumbling democracies, a cheeky retaliatory phrase is more than warranted, says “Sunday Morning” contributor Faith Salie. Source
Passage: “Sunday Morning” remembers
“Sunday Morning” looks back at three notable figures who passed this week, including William Ruckelshaus (remembered from the Watergate era “Saturday Night Massacre”), acerbic theatre and film critic John Simon; and Donald “Nick” Clifford, believed to be the last surviving member of the team that carved Mount Rushmore. Lee Cowan reports. Source
Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill” inspires a Broadway musical
The landmark 1995 album became the unexpected soundtrack of a generation, and is now the basis of a show with an original story by Diablo Cody Source
Sights, Sounds and Updates from Titans-Colts Game
TitansOnline’s Jim Wyatt gives live updates before, during and after Sunday’s Week 13 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts at Lucas Oil Stadium. Source
The Cemetery Angel
When the AIDS crisis hit in the 1980s, Ruth Coker Burks – who’d inherited a family cemetery in Hot Springs, Arkansas – became a mother of sorts to countless sons, many abandoned by families and churches because they suffering from what was called the “gay cancer” Source