The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 19:00 EDT

Episode Date: April 21, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/04/21 at 19:00 EDT

So Canada, we've got to choose a new prime minister and it's a pretty crucial time. Even people who don't normally follow politics are trying to figure out what the heck is going on. I'm Catherine Cullen, host of The House, and I started a new weekly election show with two friends and fellow political nerds. Hello, I'm Daniel Thibault bringing you the Quebec Point de Vu. I'm Jason Microsoft and Calvary bringing the takes and stakes from the West. Together, we are House Party, a weekly elections podcast for everyone.

We tackle one big burning question every Wednesday. Find us in the House's feed 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. 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 morning 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 Stevanovic 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 Polyev. 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 and 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 Hagseff shared sensitive information about US 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, Hagseff disclosed war plans about that same attack on Houthis in another group chat. That conversation mistakenly included a journalist, but President Donald Trump insists Haixeth is doing a good job. Sounds like disgruntled employees, you know, he was split 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. US stocks tumbled even lower Monday 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 to cut the interest rate. The S&P 500 sank 3.4% on the day. The Dow Jones and NASDAQ saw similar losses. The uncertainty also affected US government bonds, a traditionally safe investment, and the US dollar sank to its lowest point in three months. Kenya's John Correa is the winner of this year's Boston Marathon.

Now the marathon. Correa reached the finish line in 2 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 of any kind to win the world's oldest and most prestigious annual marathon. That is your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Mike Miles.