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Reporter Robin White reports on a parasite responsible for killing oneybees in the U.S. Honeybees provide an essential link in the agriculture ood chain.

Daniel speaks with NPR's Lynn Neary about the Pope's visit to the United States this week. During his trip, which included appearances in New Jersey, New York, and Baltimore, the Pope appealed to Americans to be sensitive to the needs of the poor and sickly, and to young people to devote their lives to the church by becoming priests and nuns.

This weekend, the politically powerful Christian oalition met in Washington to iron out a few issues for its political agenda. PR's Jon Greenberg reports on some of the coalition's main concerns, including here Presidential hopefuls Robert Dole (K-KS) and Phil Gramm (R-TX) stand on bortion.

Charles Boyd is a lone juror who held out against convicting a defendant in a Maryland court recently, and he did so because of some lessons he learned from the OJ Simpson case. Danny talks to Boyd about his courtroom experience.

A sound montage of a few prominent voices in this past week's ews, including House Speaker Newt Gingrich; Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle D-SD); Amtrak crash survivor Hortencia (hore-TEN-shyuh) Orgeta; Amtrak resident Thomas Downs; FBI agent Larry McCormack; Senator Bill Roth (R-Del); enate Minority Leader Tom Daschle (D-SD); and Senator Phil Gramm (R-Tx).

Bill Zeeble of member station KERA in Dallas reports on the performance this weekend of the rarely-heard Khachaturian Concerto which features the flexatone, an eerie-sounding percussion instrument which is very difficult to play.

SIMON/RAPOPORT: SPORTS: SCOTT SIMON AND WEEKEND EDITION'S SPORTS COMMENTATOR RON RAPOPORT TALK ABOUT THE START OF THE NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE SEASON THIS WEEKEND.

ROMINA: With the help of a special 11-year-old girl, Weekend dition Sunday essayist Alfred Lubrano was reminded that New Yorkers are not lways as heartless and cold as many may think.

NPR'S DEAN OLSHER REPORTS ON THE RAPIDLY CHANGING FACE OF ORGANIC AGRICULTURE, AND ON QUESTIONS ABOUT HOW THE INDUSTRY BACKS ITS CLAIMS.

SCOTT SIMON HAS SOME THOUGHTS ABOUT SHORTSTOP CAL RIPKEN OF THE BALTIMORE ORIOLES WHO, THIS WEEK, BROKE LOU GERHIG'S MONUMENTAL RECORD OF 2,130 CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED THAT HAD STOOD SINCE 1939.