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Speaker 1 (00:00):
This is your twenty four to seven use update.
Speaker 2 (00:03):
The latest use this hour in just four minutes.
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Catholics around the world are mourning the death of Pope
Francis this morning at the age of eighty eight, and
Thompson reports that Francis will be remembered in part for
being a reformer.
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He elevated the role of women in the Church in
a series of first making a woman head of a
Vatican department, giving a woman a vote in the Senate
of Bishops, and appointing a woman to oversee the Vatican
City State.
Speaker 3 (00:33):
The Pope's death comes about a month after he left
a Rome hospital where he was being treated for double pneumonia,
but he made a surprise Easter appearance on a balcony
at Saint Peter's Basilica yesterday and also met briefly with
Vice President JD. Vance. Pray for you every day, the
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Vice President, saying that he prayed for him every day.
Garret hag Is at the White House.
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President Trumpe has met with this pope as well, back
in twenty seventeen when he.
Speaker 5 (01:04):
First took office. He posted a short time ago on
truth Social saying simply rest in peace.
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Pope Francis.
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May God bless him and all who loved him.
Speaker 3 (01:12):
Flags are being lowered to Hafstaff in New York City
to honor Pope Francis. Mayor Eric Adams released a statement saying,
in part, Pope Francis led with kindness, grace, and faith
as he helped build a better world than unite all people,
regardless of their background. Adam says his visit with Francis
at the Vatican last year was one of the most
sacred and special moments of his life. Scott Pringle with
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more on the Pope's visit to New York City.
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His only visit to America was back in twenty fifteen,
and that included a stop in New York City, where
Francis preached at Madison Square Garden and visited Saint Patrick's Cathedral.
Speaker 5 (01:46):
New York.
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Coldinal Timothy Dolan spent some time with Francis and he
was very, very.
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Moved by the enthusiasm of the welcome, of the welcome
we gave him.
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Meanwhile, Francis recently criticized the Trump Administration's deportation in immigration policies.
Speaker 3 (02:01):
Funeral arrangements for Pope Francis have not yet been announced.
I'm Michael Kastner. President Trump's border czar, says the administration
followed the law when it deported a man living in
Maryland to El Salvador. Mark Mayfield with Moore.
Speaker 2 (02:16):
In an interview with ABC's This Week, Tom Homan defended
the deportation of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, repeating allegations that he's
a gang member.
Speaker 5 (02:24):
And we have followed the constitution, we have followed law.
I am confident that everything we've done has followed law,
is within the constitutional constricts.
Speaker 2 (02:32):
Absolutely whom we said the administration was allowed to deport
Abrego Garcia under the Alien Enemies Act, even though the
administration admitted in court he was deported due to an
administrative error. Homan went on to criticize US Senator Chris
van Holland for going to El Salvador to meet Abrego Garcia,
calling the deported man a terrorist.
Speaker 3 (02:50):
The University of Massachusetts student has been arrested for allegedly
fire bombing at Tesla dealership. More from Jim Forbes.
Speaker 1 (02:57):
The Department of Justice said nineteen year old Owen McIntyre
was arrested on the UMass Boston campus. McIntyre has been
charged with unlawful possession of an unregistered destructive device, and
malicious damage by fire of any property used in interstate commerce.
A federal criminal complaint says McIntyre was in his hometown
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of Kansas City for spring break when he allegedly set
the dealership on fire.
Speaker 3 (03:24):
The American Civil Liberties Union is suing the Trump administration
over its targeting of international students. More from Chris Carraggio.
Speaker 5 (03:32):
The lawsuit was filed after more than eleven hundred students
from one hundred and seventy universities had their legal statuses revoked.
The ACLU says these students now face detention, deportation, and
severe financial or academic hardship. They added, the unilateral and
unlawful terminations have severely hurt law abiding students who were
simply trying to obtain an education in the US.
Speaker 3 (03:56):
Baden Christensen is returning to play Anakin Skywalker Christiani and
confirm Friday at the Star Wars celebration in Tokyo. He'll
be reprising his role. I'm Michael Kassner.