Media Library

Gwen Ifill, PBS NEWSHOUR co-anchor and managing editor, and moderator and managing editor of WASHINGTON WEEK, will moderate the special broadcast AMERICA AFTER CHARLESTON.

Tom Chiodo, Senior Executive Director for National Program Development, WETA

Pope John XXIII gives a benediction blessing on November 1, 1958. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).

An official portrait of Pope John Paul II, taken on September 24, 1979. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II And Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).

Archival image of Pope John Paul II as he attends a General Audience at St Peter’s Square in Vatican City on April 22, 2011. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).

Basilica of San Girogio Maggiore in Venice, one of the locations highlighted in Sir Gilbert’s program. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).

The interior of St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow, where John Paul II was archbishop and one of the locations highlighted in Sir Gilbert’s program. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).

The Krakow Filharmonia Krakowska in Krakow, one of the locations highlighted in Sir Gilbert’s program. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).

Tempel Synagogue in Krakow, one of the locations highlighted in Sir Gilbert’s program. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).

St. Mary’s Basilica in Krakow, where John Paul II was archbishop and one of the locations highlighted in Sir Gilbert’s program. A Celebration of Peace Through Music honors the canonizations of Pope John Paul II and Pope John XXIII, in the spirit of Pope Francis, and their shared commitments to world peace and brotherhood. Premieres Spring 2015 on public television stations nationwide (check local listings).