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April 24, 2025 ~ Cardinal Joseph Tobin, a Detroit native, is among the pool of candidates to become the next pope, following the death of Pope Francis. WJR Senior News Analyst Marie Osborne profiles Tobin, 72, his politics, and his path to the papacy.
VATICAN CITY, April 24, 2025 ~ On Saturday, April 26, Pope Francis‘ funeral and burial will take place, with hundreds of thousands of mourners expected to attend.
The funeral will start at 10 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET) in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, with Pope Francis being buried in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore cemetery in Rome, making him the first pope to be buried outside the Vatican in over a century. The Pope died Monday morning from a stroke-induced heart attack.
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April 24, 2025 ~ Fr. Joseph Daoust, a pastoral minister for the Detroit Jesuit Community, reflects on Pope Francis‘ legacy with Kevin Dietz.
VATICAN CITY, April 22, 2025 ~ The Vatican announced Monday that Pope Francis died from a cerebral stroke, which caused coma and cardiac arrest.
The pope’s death was announced Monday, shortly after the holy Christian holiday of Easter, ending his 12-year-long papacy at the age of 88, marked by his attempts to reshape and modernize the views and practices of the Catholic Church. His death came shortly after weeks of hospitalization from double pneumonia.
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April 23, 2025 ~ Fr. Tim McCabe, president and CEO at the Pope Francis Center, joins Kevin Dietz to discuss the impact Pope Francis made on Metro Detroit.
April 22, 2025 ~ The death of Pope Francis is being felt all around the world, especially by Detroit Catholics. Brother Gary Wegner, executive director of Capuchins Soup Kitchen, joins Lloyd Jackson, Jamie Edmonds, and former congressman Dave Trott to share how Pope Francis‘ papacy impacted the city of Detroit and what’s next for the future direction of the church.
April 21, 2025 ~ Tributes to Pope Francis are coming in from diverse leaders, reflecting his outreach across faiths and within the Christian community. Fox Correspondent Jonathan Savage talks with Lloyd Jackson, Jamie Edmonds, and Dr. Steve Craig to discuss the preparations for his funeral and the upcoming weeks as the cardinals deliberate and vote until a successor is chosen. Photo: Suchat Pederson ~ USA TODAY NETWORK
(CONTINUED) Pope Francis, originally born Jorge Mario Bergoglio, began his papacy in 2013, becoming the 266th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. His reign was marked by significant efforts to address issues such as poverty, climate change, and the inclusion of marginalized communities, for which he often faced criticism and pushback from within the Church. This was reflected in his final speech as Pope on Easter Sunday, which saw him condemn the high number of civilian killings in Gaza by Israel, calling for a ceasefire to release hostages and deliver much-needed food and aid into the Gaza Strip.
His death sets in motion a multi-step process by the Church to find the next pope. Tune in with 760 WJR at 8-9 p.m. on Friday, April 25.
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