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19th Century composer and piano virtuoso Franz Liszt (frahnz list) was a deeply religious man who sometimes wrote music inspired by his faith. He wrote two pieces for piano dedicated to St. Francis; we'll hear one of them, Legend: St. Francis Preaching to the Birds, along with a brief explanation of the music by Tom Mastroianni, president of the American Liszt Society.

NPR's Jackie Northam reports on members of a wandering band of young Sudanese refugees who are being resettled in the American Midwest. After losing their parents during the country's 40 years of civil war, thousands of orphans streaming into Kenya became known as the 'Lost Boys of Sudan.'

Joey Ramone, lead singer of the punk rock group, the Ramones, died of lymphoma yesterday. He was 49. The Ramones helped to define punk in the 1970s with songs like I Wanna be Sedated and Teenage Lobotomy.

In the first of a two reports on wildlife rehabilitators, Nancy Cohen reports on a Massachusetts woman who has raised hundreds of animals. Some wildlife experts are worried about her unusual techniques.

Scott reviews the news of the week with Hendrick Hertzberg, political columnist and senior editor of The New Yorker magazine.

Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party will choose a new leader, later this month. Whoever is selected will face a difficult task: trying to revive the Japanese economy. Japan is stuck in its worst economic downturn since World War II. NPR's Eric Weiner reports.

Scott talks with Jim Nayder, host of the Annoying Music Show, about his Spring-time favorites.

Robert Siegel talks with Dennis Ross, who was Special Middle East Coordinator at the State Department under former President Clinton. He's now counselor at the Washington Institute for Near East Policy. He says the Israeli attack on a Syrian radar installation in Lebanon is a departure from former Israeli policy regarding Hizbollah and its connection to Syria.

Commentator Merrill Matthews says discontent about filing taxes is as old as the idea of collecting tax, and that's pretty old.

NPR's Mike Shuster reports that Bush's proposed budget would cut funds used by the Energy Department to protect Russian bomb-making materials.