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US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Croatia for repairs as ground troops move to the Gulf

Full Episode
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A Croatian naval vessel sails by as USS Gerald R. Ford arrives to the port of Split, Croatia, March 28, 2026.

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This weekend, the USS Gerald R. Ford, the world’s largest aircraft carrier, arrived in the waters off of Split, Croatia, after being pulled from combat operations in the Red Sea. Also, in a blunt Palm Sunday sermon, Pope Leo XIV implicitly criticized the world powers behind the war in Iran, arguing that God “does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war but rejects them.” And, recovery in Jamaica from Hurricane Melissa is a slow and ongoing process five months on. Plus, Composer Sami Yusuf’s musical journey continues with his newest album, “Ecstasy: Voices of the Earth.”

In This Episode

US Navy’s most advanced aircraft carrier arrives in Croatia for repairs as ground troops move to the Gulf
6:28
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6:54
Underwater livestream in Greenland gathers evidence of climate change — and lets the public listen
8:07
Pope Leo XIV admonishes war advocates whose ‘hands are full of blood’
7:26
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1:34
In Jamaica, recovery from Hurricane Melissa slow and ongoing
6:31
Musical journey continues for Sami Yusuf
2:01
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