CBC News: The National | Pope Francis dead at 88

April 21, 2025 | Tributes for Pope Francis pour in from around the world, including in Canada, where his legacy is complicated. And in Gaza, where the pontiff’s nightly phone calls to a Catholic church were a beacon of hope during the devastating war.

00:00 The National for April 21, 2025
01:09 Pope Francis 1926-2025
01:46 Pope Francis worked until hours before his death
05:48 What happens next in Vatican City
06:43 Canadian Catholics mourn Pope Francis
09:00 Pope’s residential school apology
09:24 Pope Francis’s complex legacy in Canada
11:40 Global reaction to the Pope's death
13:53 Cardinals to gather for papal conclave
14:51 Pope Francis’s complex legacy
18:40 Notre-Dame de Paris mass for the Pope
18:59 Pope's death shifts tone on the campaign trail
21:16 Carney campaigns on health-care plans
22:08 Conservatives to release platform Tuesday
22:49 NDP fights to keep seats in B.C.
23:35 Latest from the CBC Poll Tracker
25:08 The Breakdown
25:55 Canadian cardinal remembers Pope Francis
30:38 Pope Francis's nightly phone calls to Gaza
36:25 Phil Fontaine fought for a residential school apology
43:14 What it was like to meet Pope Francis

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