PBS NewsHour

Refugees’ journey ends with a ride on the pope’s plane

Clip: 05/02/2016 | 8m 26s

Two weeks ago, Pope Francis visited the Greek island of Lesbos -- a landing point for desperate refugees -- and brought three Syrian families back with him to the Vatican. Yahoo News anchor Katie Couric sat down to interview four of those refugees last week. Hari Sreenivasan talks to Couric for more on the journey from war-torn Syria to St. Peter’s Basilica.

Aired: 05/02/16

Rating: NR

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