This week on “Sunday Morning” (April 27)

Hosted by Jane Pauley

The devoted pay homage to Pope Francis, mendacity in state, at St. Peter’s Basilica within the Vatican, April 24, 2025.

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COVER STORY: Pope Francis laid to restThe world’s 1.3 billion Catholics paid tribute to their religious chief on Saturday, as Pope Francis was laid to relaxation on the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore in Rome. Correspondent Seth Doane stories on the pontiff’s funeral, and on the person who impressed the devoted along with his humility and his considerations for social justice, the rights of migrants, and the atmosphere. 

      ALMANAC: April 27“Sunday Morning” seems to be again at historic occasions on this date.

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The “Baby Shark Dance” video has greater than 15 billion (billion!) views, probably the most of any on YouTube. 

MEDIA: YouTube turns 20: From cat movies to AIIn the 20 years because the first video was uploaded to its platform, YouTube has turn out to be the second-most visited web site within the world, with folks collectively watching greater than a billion hours of movies each day. Correspondent David Pogue seems to be at how creators are constructing on-line communities, and the way synthetic intelligence could essentially change YouTube’s choices. 

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“All the bright precious things fade so fast.”  

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BOOKS: F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby” at 100One hundred years in the past, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s “The Great Gatsby,” a tragic story of striving that includes an enigmatic millionaire, was printed – and it bombed. Since then, its repute has solely grown, to the place many think about it the Nice American Novel. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with a Fitzgerald descendant in regards to the writer’s legacy; and visits Fitzgerald’s previous haunts, the place his characters would have rubbed shoulders with “the very rich” through the Jazz Age.

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“The Great Gatsby: The Author’s Edition” by F. Scott Fitzgerald (Scribner), in Hardcover, Commerce and Mass Market Paperback, eBook and Audio codecs, obtainable through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
“The Great Gatsby: The Graphic Novel,” tailored by Fred Fordham; illustrated by Aya Morton (Scribner), in Hardcover, Commerce Paperback and eBook codecs, obtainable through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org
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“The Great Gatsby: A New Musical” on the Broadway Theatre, New York | Ticket information
watch “The Great Gatsby” (2013)
Kevin Fitzpatrick’s “Great Gatsby Boat Tour”
Princeton College Library: Particular Collections on the Firestone Library
“When Books Went to War: The Stories That Helped Us Win World War II” by Molly Guptill Manning (‎Mariner Books), in Commerce Paperback, eBook and Audio codecs, obtainable through Amazon, Barnes & Noble and Bookshop.org

      PASSAGE: In memoriam“Sunday Morning” remembers a few of the notable figures who left us this week.

Civilian evacuees board a U.S. Marine helicopter contained in the U.S. Embassy compound in Saigon, to be lifted to the U.S. Seventh Fleet forward of Communist troops coming into the South Vietnamese capital on the final day of the Vietnam Warfare, April 30, 1975.

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     SPORTS: Invoice Belichick on a life in footballFormer NFL coach Invoice Belichick is second in all-time victories, and he holds a file six Tremendous Bowl wins as head of the New England Patriots. He discusses with “CBS Mornings” co-host Tony Dokoupil his father’s recommendation a couple of teaching profession; his tackle the abilities of quarterback Tom Brady; and his new ebook, “The Art of Winning: Lessons from My Life in Football.”

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Singer Bobby Darin performs on “The Ed Sullivan Show,” January 3, 1960.

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MUSIC: The life of adlescent idol Bobby DarinSinger, songwriter and actor Bobby Darin (1936-1973) was a Grammy Award-winner famend for such pop hits as “Splish Splash,” “Mack the Knife,” “Dream Lover” and “Beyond the Sea.” However his life was unsettled when he realized, at age 32, the startling fact in regards to the identification of his mom. Correspondent Mo Rocca talks with Darin’s son, Dodd, in regards to the singer’s childhood infirmities; his ambitions; and his marriage to actress Sandra Dee. He additionally talks with Jonathan Groff, who performs Darin in a brand new Broadway musical, “Just in Time.”

Watch Jonathan Groff carry out “Dream Lover” for the solid album recording of “Just in Time”:

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       ARTS: 100 years of Artwork DecoWhen it burst onto the worldwide scene 100 years in the past this week, Artwork Deco epitomized all that was fashionable and complicated. “Sunday Morning” anchor Jane Pauley stories on a museum exhibition that celebrates the smooth, symmetrical and streamlined designs that captured the Roaring Twenties – and examines a few of the landmarks at the moment that also bear the distinctive Artwork Deco stamp.

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      COMMENTARY: Gerald Ford and America’s “moral obligation” to refugeesIn 1975, regardless of anti-immigrant sentiment amongst many, President Gerald Ford welcomed tens of 1000’s of South Vietnamese refugees to the U.S. after Saigon fell to communist forces. Presidential historian Douglas Brinkley seems to be at how Ford’s “profound moral obligation” mirrored America’s historical past, variety and compassion.

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MARTHON: Distinctive hobbies and professions (YouTube Video)Step right into a stranger’s footwear and be taught one thing new with this “CBS Sunday Morning” marathon exploring one-of-a-kind careers and pastimes. 

Notable Deaths in 2025

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GALLERY: Notable deaths in 2025A look again on the esteemed personalities who left us this yr, who’d touched us with their innovation, creativity and humanity.  

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