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ABC News\u2019 hour-long special Celebrating Francis: The People\u2019s Pope<\/em> has premiered on ABC-owned TV stations, ABC News Live, Disney+ and Hulu.<\/p>\n

The special delves into the legacy of Pope Francis, documenting his life from childhood to young priesthood through to his papacy as the first-ever pope from Latin America. It complements ABC News\u2019 ongoing coverage of his funerary events.<\/p>\n

The special complements ABC News\u2019 coverage of his funerary events, as ABC News will present special coverage of his resting in state, the viewing in St. Peter\u2019s Basilica and his funeral mass. World News Tonight<\/em>\u2019s David Muir and 20\/20<\/em>\u2019s Deborah Roberts, among others, will be at the Vatican.<\/p>\n

Additional journalists attending are chief international correspondent James Longman, senior national correspondent Terry Moran, foreign correspondent Maggie Rulli, reporter Ines de La Cuetara, WABC-TV\u2019s Eyewitness News<\/em> anchor Mike Marza, KABC-TV\u2019s Eyewitness News<\/em> anchor David Ono and contributors Father James Martin, Father John Wauck and Helen Alvar\u00e9.<\/p>\n

ABC News Group will provide ongoing programming throughout the week on all ABC News programs and platforms. IN addition to its live reports from Vatican City, ABC-owned television stations will focus on local communities commemorating and celebrating the late Pope throughout the week.<\/p>\n

A special half-hour feature titled Francis: The People\u2019s Pope<\/em> will capture the most impactful stories from across each market. It is set to debut on April 25, ahead of Saturday\u2019s coverage of the funeral services.<\/p>\n

ABC News has been covering the passing of Pope Francis since Monday, April 21. It was one of the first networks to break into a special report at 4 a.m. EDT on Good Morning America First Look and ABC News Live, anchored by Andrew Dymburt and Alison Kosik. At 5:49 a.m. EDT, \u201cGood Morning America\u201d co-anchor George Stephanopoulos led special reports across ABC News and ABC News Live. ABC News Live took over at 6:33 a.m. EDT, anchored by Diane Macedo. ABC News Live stayed in rolling coverage all day Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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