hello and welcome to bbc news. it is good to have your company here. we begin with international news. pope francis has addressed worshippers in the vatican this morning. his address follows the death of his predecessor, benedict xvi. the former pope will be lying in state in st peter s basilica from monday to allow mourners to pay their respects until his funeral on thursday. pope francis celebrated mass for the solemnity of mary in the vatican, and afterwards he paid tribute to his predessecor in st peter s square. translation: the beginning . of the new year is for mary most holy, who we celebrate today as mother of god. at this time, let s invoke her intercession, especially for pope benedict xvi, who left this world yesterday morning. let us alljoin together with one heart and one soul in thanking god for the gift of this faithful servant of the gospel and of the church. we saw recently, on the television, his images and all of the activities and life of pope benedict. o
and croatia begins the new year with a new currency, switching from the kuna to the euro. if you have just joined if you havejustjoined us, welcome to bbc news. pope francis has addressed the thousands of people who gathered at st peter s square in the vatican, a day after the death of benedict xvi. the pope described his predecessor as a faithful servant of the gospel and the church. our religion editor aleem maqbool is at the vatican. we heard from pope francis a couple of times today, first at a mass for peace that was held in st peter s basilica behind me. he talked about entrusting our beloved pope emeritus benedict xvi to the holy mother, to accompany him from this world to god. and then later, pope francis appeared at a balcony here at the vatican for what is his regular sunday lunchtime homily, where he started this week by asking people to join together, as you rightly say, to pray for the man he called a faithful servant to the gospel and to the church. extraordinar
Out of office, including campaigning with democrats. Youre live in the cnn newsroom. Hello, everyone. Thank you for joining us. Im fredricka whitfield. Welcome to a new 11 00 a. M. Eastern hour here on this sunday of the newsroom. Florida under a State Of Emergency this hour, as Tropical Storm ian gains strength. Ian is expected to become a hurricane today, and may peak as a category 4 storm before weakening and making a direct hit on florida as early as wednesday. Were expecting an update from Governor Ron Desantis minutes from now. Our reporter is in the weather center. Cnns Priscilla Alvarez is traveling with the president in wilmington, delaware, who announced a federal energy for the state. So lets begin with you, alison. You just got an update if the National Hurricane center. Tell us what youre learning. Lets look at the breakdown. The sustained winds are at 50 Miles Per Hour, gusting up to 65. That Forward Movement has increased, up to 14 Miles Per Hour to the westnorthwest. An
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