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Pope francis back home at th vatican after spending three nights in the hospital he is fighting bronchitis, the 86-year-old is expected though to kick off easter celebration tomorrow on a palm sunday. vice president harris complete her weeklong trip in africa, and the last day was in zambia where she met with philanthropic leaders and gave a speech about climate resilience she and the gentleman are no headed back to the states by the way of spain more simone right after this break. (wheezing)

Are traditional devotionals tha were forgotten. these two men on earth the simple faith of people who gave them theological foundations an sustenance. historical foundations. and i think revived the faith o an entire generation or five an the young people today the ec packing into latin masses, i just saw them in new orleans. at is the fruit of the men that we honor today. >> that was a great picture fro the back of the college of cardinals had the casket being brought down but i want to brin it our chief religion correspondent lauren greene because she is at the vatican for us. give us an ide...

So he spent the past ten years more or less like a monk, livin in a small convent behind st. peter's basilica with a small group of people who were taking care of him and not contesting the pontificate of pope francis and as a type of emeritus pope, he would not be. >> to have a funeral of a pope who was raining. and francis is and that pope. the ceremony should be simple and i am not surprised that the vatican would say that the delegations officially that would come would be from italy and germany. i agree with president biden that would be a massive undertaking 4,000 americans to land and f...

Wonder if you greet them cover to caliber. >> please jump in here and add to that if you would. >> you know what is amazing about that simplicity of his writings. the perfect example is a three-part series, jesus of nazareth, super profound pretty but so smart and so confident i his reasons for believing in jesus of nazareth that he didn' have to make a complicated pizz when you are reading the life o jesus in this profound work, yo say, gosh, that is simple. and that is the way pope benedict really taught. i brought college student to th vatican many times. students met with him privately. he...

Of state. it is a different ceremony that we are going to see but not much . it is a bit different than it would be bid. >> mass is different because it is not a reigning pope and we will get into that later in the broadcast. the thing that i have to say i am a little peeved that benedic asked for a simple and solemn ceremony pretty did not ask for an insignificant one and it seems that the sum of the vatican they disinvited heads o state and said you are not well compared they only invited germany and italy. president biden tactically said that. he said you know i'm not -- the estimate why i'...