Papal name Karol Józef Wojtyła was elected and, wishing to continue his predecessor's work, became the second Pope to take a double name as John Paul II. In 2013, a new name was introduced into the lineage: on being elected Pope, Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio selected the name Francis to emphasize the spirit of poverty and peace embodied by Saint Francis of Assisi. Often the new pontiff's choice of name upon being elected to the papacy is seen as a signal to the world of who the new pope will emulate, what policies he will seek to enact, or even the length
The News Is the News satirize, bludgeon, incinerate, josh, reduce to ashes, and otherwise play havoc with the real news of the preceding seven days," "TNITN" featured Karen Dale as the lead anchor, with Michael Davis, Simon Jones, Charlotte Moore, Lynne Thigpen and Trey Wilson as correspondents. Monty Python member Michael Palin also contributed a segment on the first anniversary of the surrender of Argentinian forces in the Falkland Islands. "The News Is the News" was also unusual in that it was carried live, from NBC's studios at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in New York; it was, at the time, the only (non-sports) program to air