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December 16, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

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December 16, 2023 - PBS News Weekend full episode

Season 2023 Episode 361 | 26m 44s | CC

Saturday on PBS News Weekend, the growing divide between conservative American Catholics and Pope Francis over the direction of the church. Then, after actor Matthew Perry’s autopsy says he died from the effects of ketamine, a closer look at the drug and its increasing use. Plus, we meet the first class of incarcerated graduates from Northwestern University’s Prison Education Program.

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