A Second Grade Conclave Elected a Kid Pope - CNN 5 Good Things - Podcast on CNN Audio

Krista Bo
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Hey there! It's a good day to look at the bright side, isn't it?
Roxanne
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He's just such the sweetest dog. His eyes are always smiling, and I've never seen anybody so happy to come to work.
Linda
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Oh, I don't know what we do without him.
Krista Bo
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'The seven-year-old Shih Tzu had nowhere to go until residents at a senior home gave him a second chance. Plus, mothers know best, don't they? Your mothers gave the advice, and you brought it to us just in time for Mother's Day. From CNN, I'm Krista Bo, and this is Five Good Things.
Krista Bo
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On Thursday, history was made at the Vatican. White smoke rose.
Pope Leo XIV
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Habemus Papam! We have a pope!
Krista Bo
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And the world met the very first American pope.
Pope Leo XIV
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Peace be with you all!
Krista Bo
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Cardinal Robert Prevost took the name of Pope Leo XIV, and people around the world, Catholic or not, rejoiced. But a day before that historic moment in Vatican City, another papal election took place in Cumming, Georgia, where second graders held a conclave of their own.
Father Matthew Kaderaback
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And we thought it would be an exciting, fun, and very informative way of learning what was going on in Rome at this time.
Krista Bo
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Father Matthew Kadarebek is the Pinecrest Academy's chaplain. He oversaw the secret ballot process at the Catholic school.
Father Matthew Kaderaback
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And then it was my important job to count those ballots and then burn the ballots so that when the second graders walked out of our Sistine Chapel outside, they could see that it was white smoke and that we had a new pope.
Krista Bo
00:01:41
'With his white robe, red shoulder cape and walking stick, seven-year-old Pope David emerged to greet his classmates and teachers and offer his blessings.
Father Matthew Kaderaback
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I was so proud of David. He's just the cutest, humble little kid. He stepped right into it like he had been doing it his whole life.
Krista Bo
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After a full day of papal duties, Pope David told a Catholic newspaper that he was surprised and honored to be chosen. And that riding in the golf cart turned Pope Mobile was definitely a highlight.
Kids cheering
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Pope David! Pope David!
Krista Bo
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'Kids also got loli-popes at lunch, and when they went home from school on Thursday after Pope Leo XIV was elected, they took home some pope- corn.
Father Matthew Kaderaback
00:02:24
We were watching it. Everyone paused their classes and watched as the pope came out onto the balcony. We cheered and some of us cried. I was one of them. Such a beautiful moment.
Krista Bo
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'So we've been talking a lot about Vatican City this week, but now let's turn to another iconic Italian city that starts with a V - Venice!
Krista Bo
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It's one of the most enchanting cities in the world, but I'm sure you've heard, it's also quite literally sinking. But engineers are now testing a new bold idea. CNN Anchor and National Correspondent Erica Hill recently visited the city of canals to learn how it can be saved for this Sunday's edition of The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper. Thanks for joining, Erica.
Erica Hill
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It's so great to be here. Thanks for having me.
Krista Bo
00:03:12
Awesome. So I got to tell you, I was at the bar waiting for a friend during happy hour and I was watching a clip from your episode and the bartender asked me what I was watching. I told her and she goes, honestly, I think about Venice, like men think about the Roman Empire, which is to say a lot. She's one of the people that wants to visit before it's quote unquote too late and myself included. But you spoke to engineers and oceanologists that say, it's not happening tomorrow, it's super dire but there's ideas that are in place.
Erica Hill
00:03:43
There are. So I think you know what the what the woman said to you at the bar is how most people feel. They look at Venice and they think Venice is sinking Venice is flooding. If I don't go now, I'm gonna miss the opportunity. So the good news is you have time. You don't need to rush, so you can take a minute to plan out that trip When it works best for you.
Erica Hill
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Are there challenges though? Absolutely, so Venice is, it is an engineering marvel when you think about it. Built, you know over a thousand years ago, and it's a collection of more than a hundred islands and they were built by shoving sticks into the floor of the lagoon, and then they basically built on top of these sticks. So it's amazing that this stuff is still there. That being said, it's going to take a little bit of a beating.
Erica Hill
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'So thanks to climate change, rising sea levels across the globe, there's only so much they can do locally when it's happening everywhere. That's an issue. It's also sinking as sea levels rise. So when I say you don't have to rush, the good news is there are these really fascinating engineering feats that have been both undertaken and are being tested that are a very helpful Band-Aid in this moment.
Krista Bo
00:04:47
So let's talk about the Mose first. What is that?
Erica Hill
00:04:49
So the Mose, my accent is probably terrible, but Mose is Italian for Moses. It's an acronym for these 78 gates that live on the lagoon floor. And when the water is forecast to hit a certain level, usually 110 centimeters or more, so it's gonna flood the city, they raise the gates and it cuts off the lagoon from the historic city center of Venice. So it keeps the water from coming in. It's also ridiculously expensive. Estimates are it was about $6 billion to build. Took decades to get in place. And the reality is you can't use it forever.
Krista Bo
00:05:21
So are there any other solutions that are being tested?
Erica Hill
00:05:25
Yes! And we are fascinated by this one. And we looked at this in the documentary. We spoke with one of the gentlemen behind this idea, Pietro Tattini. And it's to inject saline water under the city, essentially, and that would raise the city. It would be, the idea right now is to take maybe like a six mile circle, if you will, and drill very deep wells so that you're using the seawater, and then you would slowly be filling them up. And as this happens, you're raising up this whole land mass slowly at once so that it doesn't crack. And they estimate that that could, first of all, it's way cheaper than the Mose. But if they do it correctly, they think they could raise it as much as 30 centimeters or so, which is about a foot. And that's about what Venice has lost in the last, I think it's the last hundred years or so.
Krista Bo
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Wow. So the titlenis called "Saving Venice." Can Venice be saved?
Erica Hill
00:06:19
You'll have to watch to find out! I can't reveal all my secrets!
Krista Bo
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All right! Fair enough. Thank you so much for joining, Erica. Be sure to check out her full report on The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, Sunday, May 11th at 8 p.m. Eastern on CNN. Thank you again.
Erica Hill
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Grazie mille.
Krista Bo
00:06:37
'From abandoned to adored, a scruffy dog living on the streets of Austin, Texas has a new home, after residents of an assisted living facility decided to rescue him together. Before Chewie first arrived at The Philomena in Kyle, Texas, an employee at the time spotted him on the street back in January, fostered him for the night, and brought him to work the next morning. The center's executive director, Priscilla Duran, said the seven-year-old Shih Tzu was in rough shape.
Priscilla Duran
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His fur was very overgrown. He had a lot of matted fur even after three baths. He still was really smelly and he just, he had no light in his eyes. He was pretty shut down.
Krista Bo
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Priscilla says they took him to the vet to scan for a microchip, called his former owner, and were told that he didn't want his dog back. So the senior residents and the staff came together and made a big decision.
Priscilla Duran
00:07:27
So we need to agree that we're all doing this together, that he is The Philomena's dog, he just goes home with me at night. He felt his purpose here at the building. And that's when we decided that he was gonna be the community dog and we're all gonna take him on as ours. He was gonna become everybody's.
Krista Bo
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Chewy's been there for over three months and can't wait to get to work every day to greet residents. He plays fetch, rides on walkers, and comforts hospice patients with quiet cuddles. Priscilla said Chewy is training to become a certified therapy dog, but he's already gotten a lot of practice.
Priscilla Duran
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So he has that diverse ability to be the fun and joy and goofy to make you laugh. But he also has that ability to be still and present and just be a comfort to somebody who just needs that. And so he's just become this little joyful bow tie wearing force of light.
Krista Bo
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Did you get a chance to thank a teacher last week? It was Teacher Appreciation Week, which celebrates nearly four million teachers across the country. Students at Mifflin County High School in Lewistown, Pennsylvania got started a little early.
Student 1
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Ms. Crosson was a huge part of who I am professionally.
Student 2
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She taught me a lot about finding your own identity and finding your passion with things.
Student 3
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I think she's really good at posing you with questions that kind of make you think about life more.
Krista Bo
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They spoke with CBS Mornings recently about their teacher Ashlie Crosson after she won the National Teacher of the Year Award. It's a pretty prestigious honor and it goes to an educator with an exceptional commitment to their students and the craft.
Ashlie Crosson
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My significant other was in the living room whenever I got the phone call. And so there's a video of me just saying absolutely nothing for like 45 seconds. I couldn't imagine this is where it would go. But that's the thing about any teacher who goes through this process. Like, we're not really used to a spotlight. Our natural demeanor is to push a spotlight onto students.
Krista Bo
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Ashley's been a teacher for 14 years, and she came back to her rural hometown in 2020 to teach English and electives like journalism at Mifflin.
Ashlie Crosson
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I wanted to come back and give back to what I've very affectionately referred to as the community that raised me. And so I felt like I could come back, and give to another generation of students.
Krista Bo
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She hopes that she's able to offer skills to her students that are more than just how to write or read better.
Ashlie Crosson
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I want them to know that it's okay to struggle, that it is okay not to have the answer, that it's ok to be really excited about some things and really trepidatious about other things. Like, coming into your education as a whole is also like, how do I be a better human? How do I live a life that feels authentic to me and feels like I'm putting good into the world? I see the best of humanity every day in students.
Ifeoma Dike
00:10:18
I just wanted to give my mom a shout out.
Sharon Diorsay
00:10:20
And the best advice I ever got from my mother was...
Adrian Thompson
00:10:25
So, my mother has given me a lot of advice over the course of the year.
Krista Bo
00:10:29
We asked you to share the best advice your mom has given you and you delivered. We'll be right back with all the wisdom.
Krista Bo
00:10:37
Moms are just the best, aren't they? And we're celebrating Mother's Day by sharing their wisdom. For me, it's so hard to boil it down, but something kind of funny my mom Patricia taught me that stuck with me is that it's best to go grocery shopping at night. No lines at the deli, you don't have to fight for a parking spot. The place is like basically to yourself. And it was just such a fun adventure to go with her growing up. So thanks, Mom. Now I'll turn the mic over to you guys, our lovely listeners. Here's some of the best mom wisdom you shared with us.
Eryn Mathewson
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'Thanks, Krista. So it's hard to choose just one piece of advice that my mom has given me, but I would say the one that stands out is that she always told me to send thank you cards after I receive gifts - birthdays, graduation, Christmas. She always wanted to make sure that I shared that I was grateful that people thought enough of me to send me a gift. And I have not forgotten that and I try to do it to this day.
Coreen
00:11:36
Hi, my name is Coreen. The best advice my mom ever gave me was take one day at a time. And if one day is too much to handle, take one hour at a time.
McKinley Williams
00:11:48
My mother was a very, very kind woman and what I loved about her were some of her stories that she shared. My mother served during World War II in a segregated unit. She often had bitter feelings about her experience but never really complained about it. And she would always say: never had less, never felt better. And that really became something that I strived for. Count your blessings and not your worries.
Alicia Yaffe
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When I think about it, it was less about what she said and more about what did, right? Like she encouraged our passions. She showed up at our sports games. She, you know, teaches us that chocolate can solve most problems. So thanks, mom.
Jason Ravin
00:12:34
My name is Jason Ravin. Best advice she could have given us was no advice at all, but instead to just give us values to abide ourselves by.
Ifeoma Dike
00:12:44
Hi everybody, this is Ifeoma and I am calling to give my mom a shout out. Here's some of the things that she shared with me over the years: as you cook, you clean. Meekness is not weakness, so have a forgiving heart. Go to bed on time so you're well rested in the morning. And never settle for less than God's best. Love my mommy.
Krista Bo
00:13:10
Thanks again to everyone who sent a voice memo, and happy Mother's Day.
Krista Bo
00:13:17
All right, that's all for now. Join us tomorrow for the next edition of One Thing that breaks down how the situation at Newark Liberty International Airport got so out of control lately.
Krista Bo
00:13:27
Five Good Things is a production of CNN Audio. This episode was produced by Eryn Mathewson and me, Krista Bo. Our senior producers are Felicia Patinkin and Faiz Jamil. Matt Dempsey is our production manager. Dan Dzula is our technical director and Steve Lichteig is the executive producer of CNN Audio. We get support from Joey Salvia, Haley Thomas, Alex Manasseri, Robert Mathers, Jon Dianora, Leni Steinhardt, Jamus Andrest, Nichole Pesarru, and Lisa Namerow. Special thanks to Wendy Brundige. And thank you for listening. Take care, til next time.

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