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Good morning. I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Monday, April 21st, 2025. This is the excerpt.

Today we remember Pope Francis. Plus, defense secretary Pete Hegeseth reportedly shared details of an attack on Houthis in a message group that included his family members.

And the Supreme Court takes on children's books in school.

Pope Francis has died.

The first Latin American leader of the Catholic Church had survived a serious bout of double pneumonia

in recent months.

I spoke with Liam Adams, a religion reporter with the Tennessean, part of the USA Today Network,

for more on the life and legacy of Pope Francis. Hello, Liam. Thanks for wrapping on on this.

Thanks for having me. So let's just go back to the moment he became Pope. I mean, what was it about his

election in 2013 that was so historic? And what were some of the major themes of his early tenure?

So Pope Francis, he stepped into the papacy after serving as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. His name is

Jorge Mario Brigolio. And he was the first Pope from Latin America and the first from the Southern Hemisphere.

Early on into his tenure, his attitude toward leadership over the Catholic Church was a shift.

Some examples that stood out was his commitment to living simplistically.

So for example, he decided instead of taking residence in the apostolic palace, he stayed in

the Vatican guest house. And that kind of set the tone for a lot of his attitudes that would over time emerge through his policies

and proclamations. Well, as you noted, the Catholic Church really has changed under Francis's

leadership with some describing that shift as progressive. Liam, is that a fair characterization and why?

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