Pope Francis passes away at the age of 88

The World

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🗓️ 21 April 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Also, the Israeli military says an “operational misunderstanding” led to the killing of 15 unarmed Palestinian medics last month. And, a Tunisian court hands down harsh prison sentences to political opponents of the country's president as the country backslides on democracy. Plus, runners from around the world take part in the Boston Marathon.

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0:00.0	Has this ever happened to you?
0:02.5	You wake up, look at your phone, scroll through the news for a minute or two, and then think, wow, how did we get here?
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0:15.4	We tell you the surprising stories of the people who made our history.
0:19.7	Carl Sagan was in people's living rooms talking about the wonders of the universe, making
0:24.3	science feel personal and important to an everyday person.
0:29.9	Listen to Thuringland from NPR, wherever you get your podcasts.
0:33.6	Music The legacy of Pope Francis, the first pope from Latin America and the first Jesuit who named himself after an Italian saint.
0:51.5	There was no pope that picked the name Francis in 800 years of Christianism.
0:57.3	I'm Marco Werman, also today an outbreak of yellow fever in Colombia is raising concern,
1:02.3	plus its tulip season in the Netherlands.
1:04.7	Flowers that are cut yesterday can be in Germany at the end of the afternoon.
1:09.9	We'll take a look at the environmental impact of the global flower trade
1:13.7	and a historic meeting for the people in the Caribbean
1:16.5	about reparations for the long impact of the transatlantic slave trade.
1:21.1	The issue of reparations is not a fringe discussion, but it is front and center.
1:31.3	All those stories and more. Today, here on the world.
1:41.3	This is the world. I'm Marco Wurman. Carolyn Beeler is out today. It is a day of morning for Catholics around the globe after the official
1:45.0	announcement from the Vatican early this morning that Pope Francis has died at the age of 88.
1:54.4	Cardinal Kevin Farrell said that the Holy Father, quote, taught us to live the values of the gospel
1:59.4	with faithfulness, courage, and universal love,
2:02.4	especially for the poorest and most marginalized, end quote.
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