Pope Francis passes away just one day after delivering an Easter message to millions of Christian faithful.

I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

It's Tuesday, April 22nd, and this is Morning Wire.

It will be days before the church selects a new pontiff, but there are already some favorites emerging.

Pope Francis had opened the door to giving blessings to individuals and same-sex unions.

That's something we could potentially see reversed.

And with Republicans in control of D.C., Democrats are searching for a strategy and a leader to pull them out of the political abyss.

I think we do need a new generation of leaders.

And I applaud what's going on.

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All federal flags and state flags at half-mast in honor of Pope Francis. So he was a good man,

worked hard. He loved the world, and it's an honor to do that. That was a good man, worked hard. He loved the world, and it's an honor to do that.

That was President Trump commemorating the life of Pope Francis. The 266th head of the Catholic

Church passed away Monday at the age of 88. His death marks the end of a transformative

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