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We're talking about all that and much more on today's

brand new Philip DeFranco show you daily dive into the news, starting with this. Pope Francis

is dead at 88 years old, and we've got to talk about what happened, what happens next, and what it

all means. But starting with his death, we can say that it's a total shock, right? He's been out of

the hospital for about a month after spending five weeks there and nearly dying from a case of double pneumonia. With his doctors reportedly

telling him to take it easy for at least two months and to avoid crowds and situations where

he could be exposed to germs. So with that, I'll say notably, by early April, his health

had reportedly begun to improve. And Francis, I mean, he was already known for putting the church above his health, and he seemingly wasn't taking it at all that easy, at least for an 88-year-old man. Earlier this month, he made an unexpected visit

to St. Peter's Basilica. Last week, he greeted hospital and other medical staff to thank them

for nursing him back to health, and last Thursday, which was Holy Thursday for Catholics, he met with

dozens of inmates at a prison near the Vatican. And then on top of all that, he actually had been gradually increasing his meetings with the Vatican officials, and he recently met with a king

and queen of the UK. But then is also seeing yesterday, him meeting briefly with American vice

president J.D. Vance before appearing to bless the tens of thousands gathered in St. Peter's

Square for Easter Mass. Right. And so with all that, I mean, just yesterday you had so many outlets speaking about his continuing or ongoing recovery.

Which is why despite knowing how fragile his health was, it was pretty sudden when the Vatican

announced that at 7.35 this morning, the Pope had, quote, returned to the House of the Father.

With the Vatican later revealing that a stroke and subsequent heart failure was the cause of

death.

So then with that, you had mourners beginning gathering back in St. Peter Square, and you had leaders all around the world offering their condolences, including from the U.S., of course.

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