highlights, and history. we are coming to you from times square in the heart of new york city, home to the famous ball drop which marks the beginning and end of every year. i m joe fryer. i m savannah sellers. for the next hour, we re looking back at the biggest stories of 2022. it started with the war in ukraine, a supreme court retirement, and that oscar slap that shook hollywood. it s ending with a tripledemic, looming recession fears, and the royal view uniting on the soccer field. along the way, there were celebrations, losses, and a lessons we can take into 2023. let s remember the year that was. the headlines that defined 2022 were seismic and historic. europe s largest armed conflict since world war ii free abortion not a manned. it supreme court station which overturned for decades of precedent. the death of a monarch who had reigned for 70 years. in its earliest days, 2022 seemed more like a copycat, limiting the worst qualities of the previous years
now, an interesting fact is that the prefect of rome today, italian media expects during those days between that and the future, tearing the, fifth next thursday, he expects about 60,000 people to come down for that occasion. compare that to the more than 4 million pilgrims who came down for the funeral of the last pope who died, who was, of course, john paul the second. then on thursday, the vatican said that the funeral wouldn t be held in the morning, in st. peters square. you will be presided by pope francis, again, the first time in modern times we know that a pope has presided over another. then, the body will be buried in the vatican grotto, which is a tumult near st. peters to me, below st. peters basilica, and an interesting fact about that is that is where john paul the second was buried before he was moved to the final resting place inside st. peters basilica. claudio, i want to ask you here. have you been able to chat with anybody? what is the lasting legacy you
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