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Anderson Cooper 360 Degrees
• Vatican: Pope Died Of Stroke And Heart Failure; White House Denies Report That It Is Looking To Replace Defense Secy. Hegseth Amid Second Signal Chat Controversy. Aired 8-9p ET


Amanpour
• Interview With Archbishop Of Chicago Cardinal Blase J. Cupich; Interview With Former Reuters Vatican Correspondent Philip Pullella; Interview With Center Of Religion And Culture At Fordham University Director David Gibson; Interview With "Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word" Director Wim Wenders. Aired 1-2p ET


CNN's The Arena with Kasie Hunt
• U.S. Stocks Plunge As Trump Again Bashes Federal Reserve Chair; Now: Prayers And Mourning In Rome After Death Of Pope Francis; Trump Defends Hegseth, Claims "No Dysfunction At All"; Trump To Attend Funeral Of Pope Francis. Aired 4-5p ET


The Lead with Jake Tapper
• Pope Francis Dies At Age 88; Pope Francis Asked For A Simple Burial; Cardinals To Choose Next Pope During Conclave; Sources: Hegseth Shared Detailed Military Plans In Second Group Chat Which Included His Wife, Brother, And Lawyer; Trump After Supreme Court Pauses Deportation Flights: My Team Is "Being Stymied" At Every Turn; Argentinians Mourn Native Son Who Became Pope. Aired 5-6p ET
• Pope Francis Dies On Easter Monday At Age 88; Senior Church Leaders To Pick Next Pope During Conclave; Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Fight; Pope Called For End To War In Final Public Remarks; Noem's Purse With $3K, Security Badge Stolen In D.C. Restaurant. Aired 6-7p ET


CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip
• White House Denies It's Looking To Replace Hegseth Amid New Scandal; Hegseth's Ex-Official Blasts His Leadership In Month From Hell; Harvard Sues Trump Administration Over Funding Freeze; White House Figures Out A Way To Convince More Couples To Have More Children; Satire Published In "The New York Times" Has Larry David Assuming The Role Of Bill Maher And Adolf Hitler Standing In For Donald Trump. Aired 10-11p ET


CNN News Central
• Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Pope Francis' Death Triggers Nine Days of Mourning; Sources Say, Hegseth Shared Yemen Strike Details in Second Group Chat. Aired 7-7:30a ET
• Pope Francis Dies At Age 88; Sister Norma Pimentel of Catholic Charities of The Rio Grande Valley On Pope Francis' Death; Vance Met With Pope Francis Hours Before Pontiff's Death. Aired 7:30-8a ET
• Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Mourners Around the World Pay Tribute to Pope Francis. Aired 8-8:30a ET
• Sources Say, Hegseth Shared Yemen Strike Details in Second Group Chat; Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Pope Francis' Death Triggers Nine Days of Mourning. Aired 8:30-9a ET
• Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Mourners Around the World Pay Tribute to Pope Francis. Aired 9-9:30a ET
• Hegseth Blames Media, "Disgruntled" Former Employees; Calls New Allegations "Anonymous Smears" And "Old News"; Sources: Hegseth Shared Yemen Strike Details In Second Group Chat; Hegseth Slams Media, Former Employees Amid New Signal Scandal. Aired 9:30-10a ET
• Stocks Tumbling; Interview With Former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton; Pete Hegseth Facing Another Signal Scandal; Remembering Pope Francis. Aired 1-1:30p ET
• Pope Francis Dies On Easter Monday At Age 88; Alexandra Ribe, Attorney For Kilmar Abrego Garcia, Discusses Efforts For His Release, Return To U.S.; Engine Fire Forces Delta Passengers To Evacuate Plane In Orlando. Aired 1:30-2p ET
• Pope Francis Dies on Easter Monday at Age 88; Pope Francis' Death Starts Mourning Period, Search for New Pontiff; Vatican Says Pope Francis Died of Stroke, Heart Failure; Secretary Hegseth Shared Details of Yemen Strike in Chat That Included His Family Members; U.S. Stocks Tumble as Trump Again Rips Fed Chair. Aired 2-2:30p ET
• Vatican: Pope Francis Died Of Stroke, Heart Failure; Argentinians Mourn Pope Francis' Death on Easter Monday At Age 88; Pope Francis Is Being Remembered As A Disrupter; Tensions Escalate Between Trump And Harvard University; Cancer Deaths Declining Overall, But Diagnoses Rising In Women. Aired 2:30-3p ET
• U.S. Stocks Plunge As Trump Continues To Bash Fed Chair Powell; Sources: Hegseth Shared Military Details In Second Group Chat; Vatican: Pope Francis Died Of A Stroke & Heart Failure; Supreme Court Temporarily Pauses Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act; Four House Dems Visit El Salvador To Seek Release Of Abrego Garcia. Aired 3-3:30p ET
• Supreme Court Temporarily Pauses Deportations Under Alien Enemies Act; Pope Francis Dies on Easter Monday at Age 88; U.S. Stocks Fall as Trump Again Lashes Out at Fed Chair. Aired 3:30-4p ET


CNN Newsroom
• Russia Hoping for Renewed U.S. Relations Amid Peace Talks; IDF: 'Professional Failures' Led to Medic Deaths in Gaza; Hegseth Shared Military Plans in 2nd Signal Chat; Portrait of Wounded Palestinian Boy Wins Top Award; Rapper Drake Claims He Was Defamed at Grammys & Super Bowl. Aired 12-12:45a ET
• Israeli Probe Into Killings Of Palestinian Medics Finds Failures; US's Hegseth Shared Yemen Attack Details In Second Signal Chat; Air Raid Alerts In Ukraine After Putin's Easter Ceasefire Ends; El Salvador's President Offers Maduro U.S.-deported Venezuelans For Prisoner Swap; Pope Francis Makes Appearance in St. Peter's Square; The Impact of U.K. Supreme Court's ruling Against Trans Women; RJK Jr.'s Take on Autism Called Harmful and Regressive; Chinese Factories Flood TikTok with Ads for Luxury Goods; Rapper Drake Claims He was Defamed at Grammys and Super Bowl. Aired 1-2a ET
• Secretary Hegseth Shared Yemen War Plan on Second Signal Chat; Israel Investigates Killing of 15 Palestinian Medics in Gaza; Easter Truce Ends in Ukraine, Trump Still Hopeful of Peace Deal; Chinese Manufacturers Exposing Luxury Brands on TikTok; Pope Francis Makes Appearance In St. Peter's Square; Trump Administration Testifies Abrego Garcia No Longer In CECOT; Alito Slams Supreme Court's Emergency Deportation German Town Hosts 37th Annual Egg Throwing Competition. Aired 2-2:45a ET
• Defense Secretary Shared Military Plans in Another Signal Group Chat; Pope Francis Appears for the Easter Celebration and Meets the U.S. Vice President; China Held its First Humanoid Half Marathon; Drake Claims Defamation in a Lawsuit Against a Record Label. Aired 3- 4a ET
• CNN International: Honoring The Life And Legacy Of Pope Francis; Hegseth Slams Media Amid New Signal Chat Controversy; U.S. Stocks Plunge As Trump Renews Attacks On Fed Chair. Aired 3-4p ET
• Pope Francis Has Died On Easter Monday Aged 88. Aired 4-5a ET


CNN This Morning
• Pope Francis Dies at Age 88. Aired 6-6:30a ET
• Pope Francis Has Died at 88, Vatican Announces; Pope Francis' Death Comes Weeks After 380-Day Hospital Stay; Catholic Church Begins Nine Days of Mourning After Pope's Death. Aired 6:30-7a ET


Connect the World
• Did Not Air 9-10a ET
• Did Not Air 10-11a ET


Erin Burnett Outfront
• Now: Prayers & Masses, Flags Lowered, Eiffel Tower Dark For Pope; Dow Drops Sharply, Dollar Tumbles As Trump Lashes Out At Powell; GOP Rep Suggests Hegseth Should Be Fired: "Wouldn't Tolerate It". Aired 7-8p ET


Early Start with Rahel Solomon
• Pope Francis Dies at Age 88. Aired 5-5:30a ET
• Pope Francis Has Died At 88, Vatican Announces. Aired 5:30-6a ET


Inside Politics
• Pope Called for End to Wars in Gaza, Ukraine and Sudan in Easter Speech Just Hours Before his Death; Vatican: Pope Passed Away in his Room at his Residence at Santa Marta; Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Biden on Francis: "He was the People's Pope"; Hegseth Shared Details of Yemen Strike in 2nd Signal Chat. Aired 12-12:30p ET
• Hegseth Slams Media, "Disgruntled Former Employees"; Ex-Hegseth Aide: "Full-Blown Meltdown At The Pentagon"; Hegseth Shared Details Of Yemen Strike In 2nd Signal Chat; Pope Francis Dies At Age 88; Trump Calls Powell "Major Loser" As He Pushes Fed To Lower Rates. Aired 12:30-1p ET


Isa Soares Tonight
• Pope Francis Dies At Age 88. World Leaders Pay Tribute To Pope Francis; Pope's Cause Of Death Stroke And Heart Failure; Honoring the Life And Legacy Of Pope Francis; Hegseth Lashing Out On Second Signal Chat Scandal; Trump Defends Hegseth; U.S. Stocks Fall As Trump Slams Powell; Remembering Pope Francis. Aired 2-3p ET


Laura Coates Live
• Hegseth Ensnared In Second Signal Scandal; Harvard Sues Trump Administration; Catholics Mourn Pope Francis With Eye Towards The Conclave; Rep. Nancy Mace Curses At Voter In Viral Confrontation. Aired 11p-12a ET


One World with Zain Asher
• Did Not Air 12-1p ET
• Did Not Air 11a-12p ET


Quest Means Business
• Vatican Sounds Bells and Lowers Flags For Pope Francis; Pope Remembered For Reforms, Some Of Which Faced Criticism; U.S. Markets Plunge As Trump Escalates Attacks On Federal Reserve Chair. Catholics Around The World Pay Tribute To Late Pope; Exploring The Legacy Of The First Jesuit Pope; Pete Hegseth Shared Military Plans In Second Signal Chat. Aired 4-5p ET


The Situation Room
• Pope Francis Dies at Age 88; Pope's Final Days Spent in Service of the Church; Cardinals to Elect New Pope After Francis' Funeral. Aired 10-10:30a ET
• Pope Francis Dies at 88; The Life and Legacy of Pope Francis; Trump Orders Flags Flown at Half-Staff for Pope Francis; Hegseth Addresses Second Signal Chat. Aired 10:30-11a ET
• Catholics Begin 9 Days Of Mourning For Pope Francis; Dow Tumbles As Trump Continues To Attack Fed Chairman; Cardinals To Elect New Pope After Francis' Funeral. Aired 11-11:30a ET
• Interview With Rep. Carlos Gimenez (R-FL); Attorney For Kilmar Abrego Garcia Speaks Out; Dow Drops; Pope Francis Remembered. Aired 11:30a-12p ET


The Source with Kaitlan Collins
• Trump Defends Hegseth: No Dysfunction At Pentagon; Pope Francis' Residence Sealed, Symbolizes Start Of Mourning; Harvard Sues Trump Admin. Over Funding & Academic Freedom. Aired 9-10p ET


The Brief with Jim Sciutto
• Tributes to Pope Francis; Pope Francis Dies at 88; Honoring the Life and Legacy of Pope Francis; Trump to Attend Pope's Funeral; U.S. Stocks Tumble; Harvard Sues the White House; Trump Defends Hegseth Amid New Signal Chat Controversy; Beijing Pro-Democracy Crackdown. Aired 6-7p ET