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00:00At the age of 88, Pope Francis died from a cerebral stroke that put him into coma and lead to a reversible heart failure.
00:22In Venezuela, the Attorney General's office denounced once more the kidnapping of Venezuelan migrants in El Salvador.
00:30And the Russian government denounced the violation of the Eastern truce declared by Ukraine on almost 5,000 occasions.
00:48Hello and welcome to From the South. Tamara Marrero from the Telesur headquarters in Caracas, Venezuela.
00:53We begin with the news, stay with us.
01:00And Vatican authorities reported Pope Francis died these Easter Mondays at the age of 88, a day after appearing in public at the Mass of Easter on Sunday and Helen first expired in the Gaza Strip.
01:20The Vatican said that Pope Francis died of a cerebral stroke and a reversible heart failure.
01:26The leader of the Catholic Church had suffered from bilateral pneumonia with a microbial infection for which he was hospitalized last February 15th at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome for 38 days.
01:44In his prophecy, Francis visited more than 50 countries, bringing a message of peace, humility, social harmony and respect for democratic values.
01:56Pope Francis was also known for denouncing social inequalities, criticizing the capitalist systems and firmly rejecting sexual crimes in the clergy.
02:11The Archive Shop of Buenos Aires, Jorge Garcia Cueva officiated a mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral after the death of Pope Francis, which took place earlier this Monday.
02:37The religious ceremony in the emblematic Catholic Church in the emblematic Catholic Church in the emblematic Catholic Temple of Buenos Aires, where Pontife lived and exercised most of his postural activity as a priest, was the first formal reaction of the Catholic Church after the death of Jorge Bergoglio.
02:55The Pope of the poor, of the marginalized, of those no one wants, or in any case, those many exclude, has passed away.
03:05Yesterday, his last audience was with the vice president of the United States, and he, the Pope, once again shared his deep concern for migrants.
03:15A man who was consistent from his first day to his last.
03:33A man who was coherent from the first until the last day.
03:37He was born as Jorge Bergoglio.
03:43okej, and then for his first day.
03:44Hundreds of faithful trees attend the mass at Notre Dame, a cathedral in Paris in tribute of Pope Francis.
03:50During the event with Notre Dame Chaplain, a veteran Dufault called the Pope,
03:58had a tireless Lerges choose beyond herthconfering zones.
04:03And, he titled c Stialis ,
04:13Let's learn a bit more about the life of Pope Francis in the following work.
04:27Born Jorge Mario Bergoglio on December 17, 1936 in Buenos Aires, Pope Francis was a priest
04:34and archbishop of his natal country who made history by becoming the first Jesuit pontiff
04:38and the first from the American continent.
04:42After Benedict XVI resigned, the conclave that elected Pope Francis in March 2013 was one
04:47of the most significant in the history of the Church, reaching the required 77 votes.
04:53Bergoglio chose the name Francis in honor of Saint Francis of Assisi, an Italian saint known
04:58for his life of poverty, humility, and love of God and creation.
05:03During his papacy, Francis marked his pontificate with gestures of humility, audacious reforms,
05:08and a strong commitment to those most in need.
05:11He also promoted internal reforms and a more transparent and connected church with the
05:16world.
05:17Francis was a strong advocate in defense of migrants and refugees around the world.
05:23He defended immigrants and refugees around the world.
05:29President Nicolás Maduro took to his social network to express his sorrow over the passing
05:34of Pope Francis.
05:35The name of Pope Francis, a black American leader of Stata, have received immense sorrows, the
05:40needs of the physical departure to eternal glory of an extraordinary religious, ethical and
05:46spiritual leader, the bastion of Christians' lives consecrated to God.
05:53Bergoglio Pope Francis, loved by all of us Christians and by all religions.
05:59He energized, renewed, and gave great prestige to the Catholic Church, a great Argentinian,
06:06a great universal Latin American.
06:09Dear Francis, the South American people and our homeland, Venezuela, having you a friend
06:15of renowned special being of profound human clarity, a man of light and hope, you were the
06:25guide who shone with truth along the path of love, justice and brotherhood.
06:31He continued by assuring that he will continue toward the path, with the magnificent example
06:38you led us alive at the highest spiritual, ethical and moral levels.
06:44In his closing remarks, the Venezuelan president expressed, we will never forget your contribution
06:50and decision in favor of Venezuela by giving the world two saints burning our land, Jose
06:56Gregorio Hernandez and Carmen Ndiles, two standards of Christian life, our love and admiration for
07:03you, dear Francis.
07:05God was always your guide and protector and today you are at his side as one of his creators,
07:11collaborators, brother Jorge Bergoglio, eternal honor and glorified Pope of the peoples of the
07:17world.
07:26Also, the Honduran president Xiomara Castro and her social media ex states, it was with
07:32deep sorrow that I received the news of the death of Pope Francis.
07:36He was a great spiritual guide, close to the humble and defender of peace, immigrant justice
07:41and care of our common home.
07:43On my visit to the Vatican, he received me with affection and shared with me valuable advice
07:53on how to combat poverty in my country.
07:56I always carry his words as a guide of my journey on behalf of the Honduran people and my government
08:05and express our condolences to the church and the faithful throughout the world.
08:10May the Lord receive him and his glory.
08:19In the same context, the Prime Minister of Barbados, Mia Mormontley, through her social
08:23media mourns the death of Pope Francis, she states.
08:26Barbados joins the world today in mourning the passing of His Holiness Pope Francis.
08:33She firms, I confess that it was Pope Francis' brightening and teaching that guide and inspired
08:41me through the dark and the slave days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
08:47As I work with others to lead bravidos through that period of grave uncertainty, he was in
08:53a very sense my hero.
09:04Russian President Vladimir Putin offered his condolences to Christians on the passing of
09:08Pope Francis in a highlight upon a fair favorable attitude towards Russia.
09:15The Pope has done a great deal for not only his own congregation but for the world as a
09:19whole.
09:20We offer our deepest condolences to the entire Christian world and, above all, of course,
09:26to Catholics.
09:29This is a man who had a very favorable attitude towards Russia.
09:32I can say that for sure.
09:34I met with him personally on many occasions and maintained relations through various channels.
09:39This is a man, I want to emphasize again, who had a highly positive attitude towards Russia,
09:45and we will remember that.
09:46The United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres highlighted Pope Francis' message of
09:53hope and peace while addressing the Pontifate passage on Monday.
09:58I stand my deepest condolences to Catholics and all those around the world inspired by the
10:06extraordinary life and example of his holiness Pope Francis.
10:11Pope Francis was a messenger of hope, humility, and humanity.
10:16He was a transcendent voice for peace, human dignity, and social justice.
10:20He leaves behind a legacy of faith, service, and compassion for all, especially those on
10:27the margins of life or trapped by the horrors of conflict.
10:32Pope Francis was a man of faith for all faiths, working with people of all beliefs and backgrounds
10:38to light the past forward.
10:44The historic militana of the Landless Rural Workers' Movement of Brazil, Jaime Amorina,
10:49highlight the legacy of Pope Francis.
10:53We will continue your struggle.
10:56The struggle for peace.
10:58The struggle for a new society.
10:59And so that the people can be happy and live with dignity.
11:03Faithfuls around the world are mourning the loss of Pope Francis, whose advocacy for peace
11:08is remembered in a crucial time of conflict.
11:12Humanity for everyone and especially for Argentina.
11:14I hope we take on board his message and then we come together as a people and stop fighting
11:19so much and end inhumane acts against people, above all the most humble, the retired and
11:24the workers.
11:27He was so humble, so humble, and he offered his breath and arms open to the whole world.
11:35So we must tell God to take him to his holy glory.
11:41I remember Pope Francis as a Pope of mercy who advocated God's mercy, and also who advocated
11:50a realistic Christianity.
11:55He has always encouraged us to live as good Christians, to set an example, to dispense with anything
12:12superfluous, anything that's not our true image as Christians.
12:19Well, it has been very touching because he has been very good and has brought peace and
12:24unification for all the countries.
12:28So it is a very painful news that was not expected even though he was sick.
12:33We expected him to last a little longer.
12:36In Venezuela, the Attorney General's office announced once more the kidnapping of Venezuelan
12:41migrants in El Salvador.
12:43Attorney General Tarek Williams-Sahab noted the acknowledgement of the Salvadoran government
12:49to the kidnapping of more than 250 Venezuelans.
12:52Tarek also warned that his fellow countrymen will be victims of rights abuses created by the
12:57government of Nayib Bukele in the presence.
12:59And so far, the state of health of Venezuelans is not known.
13:04Meanwhile, the Attorney General assured that no effort will be spared the violence until
13:10the then unconditional release of his compatriots.
13:14that he has confessed that he has kidnapped more than 250 Venezuelans who did not commit crimes
13:29in El Salvador,
13:39who have not had the possibility to date to have a lawyer
13:46to be represented before a court.
13:48And the most serious thing is not only that they did not commit crimes in El Salvador,
13:55but that they did not commit them either in the United States from where they were deported to El Salvador.
14:06In Argentina, the government plans to cut some 400,000 disability pensions under the pretext of alleged irregularities in their distribution.
14:15The figure represents double that they had a project months ago, and a third of the total number of current beneficiaries.
14:22Determinations will be decreed based on the results of the avalanche but ahead of the National Disability Agency,
14:32the ANDI's Diego Españolo, who signs the resolutions that contain insults such as idiot and retarded to refer to the group.
14:43So far, half of those audited have never received the notifications to be evaluated due to the ANDI's known negligence.
14:52In Ecuador, progressive international election observers announced irregularities in the recent presidential elections.
15:08The results presented as official gave Daniel Novoa 56% of the votes compared to the 44% for Luisa Gonzalez.
15:16However, these numbers are the wildly question for the percent in notable statistical inconsistencies.
15:25The election observers, Lee Brown, points the unlikely that Gonzalez's percentage of votes remains the same as in the first round,
15:34while Novoa has experienced an increased contradiction in pre-election polls.
15:39Faced with these, Gonzalez has refused to recognize results and has requested a full count and an independent audit,
15:48a request that has been denied by the electoral authorities.
16:09Moving on, in the United States, at least two people died in the state of Oklahoma as a result of the floods in several states in the country.
16:20Authorities reported that Shiloh was among the final victims after two cars were swept away by a flood caused by heavy rains in the city of Moore.
16:30The state infrastructure that was also affected by streets and highways is damaged, in addition to vehicles and houses submerged by heavy rains.
16:50The death of at least seven people in the middle of a storm after the cause of New South Wales in Sydney.
16:57Local police highlight that among the disease there is a case of a nine-year-old boy who was trapped between rocks while the waves intensifies their forces.
17:08In this sense, the Prime Minister of Australia, Anthony Albanese, asked the population to intensify the cautions when they are going to the coast
17:16and to obey the orders of the authorities before any eventuality that might arise.
17:22Australia's meteorological department's issues is several warnings of forester winds and swells on the east and southeast coast of the nation.
17:35And in other topics, the Russian government denounced a devaluation of the eastern troops declared by Ukraine on almost 5,000 occasions.
17:56The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that Kyiv troops continued their offensive both in Donetsk and in the Korsu region, which were neutralized by the Russian defense.
18:06He also confirmed that all Russian troops stationed in the Special Military Organization zone complied with the agreed ceasefire.
18:15And in other topics, the Israeli occupation forces have killed more than 1,800 soldiers.
18:40After breaking the accretes fired on Gaza in March.
18:49This weighed the Gaza Health Ministry unveiled in its mass prison reports that since March 18, 2025, the number of marches has reached 1,864, while the number of wounded has lowered to at least 4,890.
19:06The Health Agency also denounced the deteriorating humanitarian conditions the Palestinians are facing due to the intensification of attacks and restrictions that held the passage of humanitarian aid at the borders.
19:20In this context, local authorities have estimated that the latest death toll of the Israeli genocide in Gaza since October 2023 has reached 51,204 people, ensuring that ambulances and civil defense teams continue recovering bodies from under the rubble.
19:37The Palestinian Red Crescent Humanitarian Organization rejected the Israeli army's report of the killing of 15 paramedics in the Gaza Strip last March, accusing it of being a fool of falsehood.
19:56According to this spokeswoman of the Red Crescent Abel Farshak, the Israeli report is invalid and unacceptable because it justifies the death of the rescuers and transferred the responsibility to an alleged personal error in the Falkman.
20:15She also added that the Israeli government's statement seeks to justify the death and ignore the real events that took place on March 23.
20:24The assassination of paramedics and rescuers from the Palestinian Red Crescent Society generated international outrage and demands for a war crimes investigation by the Israeli army and the government.
20:36In German, the Ministry of Health reported a new U.S. airstrike on the Falkman marker killed at least 12 civilians and under 30 others.
20:54Local media reported that the U.S. strikes target residential areas in the city of Sanaa and the district of Banimatra.
21:01The new earth strikes came two days after the U.S. strikes on the Ras ESA fuel port, which killed at least 80 people and wounded, other 150.
21:16In this context, the U.S. attacks are being carried out as part of Washington's plans to advocate Yemen's support to Palestine,
21:24due to the Germany operations to prevent the passage of Israeli ships through the Red Sea, while the Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people continues.
21:39In South Korea, former President Yung Sook Yeol appeared on Monday for a second time before the Seoul courts in the criminal trial he faces an insurrection charges.
21:49This is the second formal appearance of Yung Sook Yeol after he was unanimously dismissed from office on April 4,
21:55after considering that the president violates the constitution after the declaration of the martial law.
22:01This hearing generated tensions in the streets from earlier in the morning supporters and detractors of Yung Sook Yeol gather.
22:11Some demand his return to power, while others demand his punishment, with messages such as being incarcerated Yung.
22:19For the first time since the beginning of the process, the court allowed the press to capture images of a former president before the formal opening of the trial.
22:29We have come to the end of this news brief.
22:37For Telesuri English, I'm from the South.
22:39I'm Emily Marrero. Thank you for watching.