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Today, we're talking about the death of Pope Francis and what's to come for the Vatican,

Defense Secretary Hegset's latest signal chat scandal, and other top news for Wednesday,

April 23rd.

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This is how we know what love is.

Jesus Christ laid down his life for us,

and we ought to lay down our lives for our brothers and sisters.

1 John 316.

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Pope Francis, the 266th Pope, died early Easter Monday after suffering a stroke and heart failure.

The 88-year-old pontiff, who penned a global

peace-focused Easter address that was delivered the day before, had been home about a month

after his five-week hospitalization for double pneumonia. Born Jorge Mario Begolio to Italian immigrants

in Argentina, Pope Francis, who chose his name in honor of St. Francis

of Assisi, was the first pope from the Americas. He took over the papacy after Pope Benedict

16th resigned in 2013. Pope Francis's body was moved to St. Peter's Basilica today for public

viewing.

His days-long funeral will include a public mass, set to begin on Saturday at 10 a.m. local time, 4 a.m. Eastern.

All of the 252 Cardinals from around the world are expected to attend the funeral,

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