Good morning. This is the news for Friday.

* Habemus papam! Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected pope and takes the name Leo XIV

* Secretary of Transporation Sean Duffy says three year project is needed to modernize US air traffic control

* 2028 Summer Olympic games to be largest in history

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Good morning. This is the news for Thursday.

* No pope yet; black smoke from the Sistine Chapel this morning

* Federal judge tells Trump Administration plan to deport individuals to Libya would violate previous order

* Trump to sign trade deal with United Kingdom today

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Good morning. This is the news for Wednesday.

* Cardinals to begin conclave to elect the next pope today

* DoJ investigating Washington after enactment of new state law that requires breaking the seal of confession

* Reports of Indian planes shot down by Pakistan

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Good morning. This is the news for Tuesday.

* “It wasn’t good” says Cardinal Timothy Dolan of AI image shared by President Donald Trump featuring himself dressed as pope

* Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney meeting with President Trump in Washington today

* One of Pope Francis’ popemobiles donated to become a mobile medical clinic in Gaza

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Good morning. This is the news for Monday.

* Federal government to begin collecting on defaulted student loans today

* President Trump says he may extend deadline of TikTok sale

* Preperations in Rome underway for this week’s conclave

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Good morning. This is the news for Friday.

* Mike Walz resigns as National Security Advisor; President Trump nominates him as United Nations Ambassador

* Two Catholic bishops named to new Religious Liberty Commission

* World’s oldest person, Sister Inah Canabarro Lucas, has died at 116

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Good morning. This is the news for Thursday. Today is the memorial of St. Joseph the Worker.

* US and Ukraine sign minerals deal

* GDP turned negative in Q1 of 2025

* American religious affiliation remains steady for first time in twenty-five years

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Good morning. This is the news for Wednesday. Today is the memorial of St. Pius V.

* Cardinal Angelo Becciu says he will honor Pope Francis’ will and not participate in the conclave

* President Trump says he believes Russia’s Putin wants peace

* FEMA cleared of anti-Trump bias in DOJ probe

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