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Catholic faithful around the world mourn the passing of Pope Francis. We’ll hear from local Catholic leaders on their reflections and face-to-face meetings with the late pontiff.

Marywood University President Lisa Lori and St. Peter's Cathedral pastor the Rev. Jeffrey Tudgay recalled meeting Pope Francis during trips to The Vatican.

The Nuns on the Bus and Friends tour stopped in Scranton Tuesday. The religious and secular riders are traveling the country to call on Catholics and all people of goodwill to be multi-issue voters and protect freedoms this election season.

As a teenager at the turn of the 20th century, Casimira Kaupas was smuggled out of Lithuania under a tarp and potatoes to Northeast Pennsylvania. She spent four years in Scranton, which led her on a path to a religious life. Kaupas became Mother Maria and now, 84 years after her death in Chicago, the once curious Lithuanian teen is on her way to Catholic sainthood.

Sister Mary Persico, IHM, Marywood University president, will retire in June. She reflects on her tenure before the annual Community Leadership Celebration.

Attorney Lisa Lori will be the first layperson to serve as president of Marywood University.

Marywood University students joined forces with Broadway in Scranton for kindness week. Several businesses are getting in on the fun, too.