Good morning, I'm Taylor Wilson, and today is Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025, this is The Excerpt. Today, the world reacts to the passing of Pope Francis. Plus, Happy Earth Day, and what do 2025 graduates ...

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In his landmark 2015 encyclical “Praised Be,” Pope Francis cast care for the planet as an urgent and existential moral concern.

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