Rest in Peace, Pope Francis

On the menu today: The week begins with news somehow simultaneously shocking and expected — Pope Francis is dead at age 88. Meanwhile, back in the U.S., laying out the case that Kilmar Abrego Garcia must be brought back to the United States so he can be deported to El Salvador a second time in accordance with the law; some more rattles in the American economic engine; and a disgraced politician of the Covid era continues his comeback in the New York City mayor’s race.

Pope Francis Has Died

Apparently, Pope Francis’s return to the arms of his Creator could no longer be postponed.

The pope died April 21 at 7:35 a.m. local time; the Vatican’s announcement of his death did not state a cause of death. Francis’s passing was simultaneously expected and a surprise. Eleven days ago, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis was no longer in immediate danger from double pneumonia. The front page of the print edition of this morning’s Wall Street Journal features a photo of Francis in the popemobile in Saint Peter’s Square, making an appearance Easter Sunday.