The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 17:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 17:00 EDT

Fisherman John Coppock and his son Craig were hoping that their day on the water would finish with a good haul of cod. Instead, they reeled in way more than they bargained for. They had a net filled with fish and to their horror and surprise, the body of a man. I'm Kathleen Goldthar and this week on Crime Story, a body in the ocean untangles a sea of lies. Find Crime Story wherever you get your podcasts. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Mike Miles, a man of justice, equality and reform. Tributes are pouring in for Pope Francis from around the world.

The Vatican says the Pontiff died at the age of 88 after a stroke, followed by heart failure. Thousands gathered in St. Peter's Square to take part in a prayer service. The CBC's Megan Williams has more. As the sun set behind the cupola of St. Peter's Basilica, thousands gathered in the square to carry out the Rosary Prayer, the first night of mourning for Pope Francis. Cardinal Mauro Gambetti presided over the prayer service just a day after Pope Francis in the same square greeted cheering crowds from his Pope Mobile.

It's a very bad day because the Pope is a guide for us and also for people that don't believe in Jesus because he speaks about peace, he speaks about poor people. Says this Italian in St. Peter's Square. Tuesday morning a small group of cardinals and those close to the Pope will meet to decide the timing of the funeral. That will take place between Friday and Sunday, say Vatican officials, with at least nine days of mourning to follow before the conclave to elect Francis' replacement. Megan Williams, CBC News, The Vatican.

The federal election campaign is entering its last week, but before kicking off their final appeals to voters, party leaders took a moment and paid their tributes and sympathies on the passing of Pope Francis. Olivia Stefanovich reports. Let me first offer my condolences to Catholics. Before all the main political party leaders made their daily announcements, they paused to commemorate Pope Francis,

including conservative leader Pierre Poliak. We are in solidarity in remembering him. Pope Francis was a voice of moral clarity. Liberal leader Mark Carney called Francis the world's conscience, someone who shaped his own thinking. He called on us to reintegrate human values into our economic lives. I want to share my condolences. Meanwhile, NDP leader Jagmeet Singh commended the late Pontiff

for his 2022 visit to Canada and residential school apology. I think only someone like Pope Francis was able, capable of making that commitment and fulfilling that. Federal leaders honoring who they describe as a great world leader with a legacy that extends beyond the Catholic Church. Olivia Stefanovic, CBC News, Ottawa. The White House is defending its defense secretary. A new report alleges Pete Hagsteth shared sensitive information about U.S. strikes on

Houthis in Yemen on yet another chat. It says his wife and brother were part of that group chat on the messaging app Signal. Last month, Hagsteth disclosed war plans about that same attack on Houthis in another group chat. That conversation mistakenly included a journalist. President Donald Trump insists that XF is doing a good job. It sounds like this grunt old employee, you know, he was put there to get rid of a lot of bad people and that's what he's doing.

So you don't always have friends when you do that. Some defense officials criticized the leak, calling it a breach of national security. U.S. stocks tumbled even lower today on worries about Donald Trump's tariffs and his criticism of the Federal Reserve. This morning, Trump called Reserve Chair Jerome Powell a major loser and called on him again to cut their interest rate. The S&P 500 sank 3.4% on the day. The Dow Jones and NASDAQ saw similar losses.

The uncertainty also affected U.S. government bonds, a traditionally safe investment, and the U.S. dollar sank to its lowest point in three months. Key News' John Correa is the winner of this year's Boston Marathon. John Correa reached the finish line in two hours, 4 minutes and 44 seconds, the second fastest winning time in race history. He was greeted by his brother Wesley, who won the same marathon in 2012. The Correars are the only brothers, or relatives for any kind for that matter, to win the world's

oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. That is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.