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As thousands gather in Rome for the funeral of Pope Francis Saturday, Archbishop of Santa Fe Rev. John Wester talked with New Mexico in Focus Senior Producer Lou DiVizio about his memories of the pope, and his hopes for the successor to Francis.

A new state report out this week finds conifer tree deaths 鈥� including iconic species like the Ponderosa and Pinyon pine 鈥� doubled in New Mexico鈥檚 forests last year.

For many Native Ameicans, the dream of home ownership is often unimaginable, both on and off the reservation. That was certainly the case for Cheyenne River Sioux tribal member Tammy Granados. The new docu-series 鈥淔rom Hope to Home: What We Came Here For,鈥� follows Granados on her path to buying a home, a dream that鈥檚 only achievable through the support of a community-led financial organization helping tribal members.

The University of New Mexico鈥檚 Project ECHO has connected professionals around New Mexico, and the world, to health education using virtual training for decades. But it鈥檚 now offering training to teach everyone in New Mexico how to respond to an opioid overdose and how to properly administer naloxone.

Utah is using a technology that can add more water to the state's supply. Others in the Colorado River basin are looking to expand.

As New Mexico's measles outbreak continues, local nonprofits are grappling with the fallout of federal funding cuts, and the implications of the cuts on rural communities.

State legislators鈥� first attempt to pass a bill providing oversight of hospital mergers, acquisitions and private equity takeovers failed in the face of overwhelming industry opposition. They then successfully scrambled to get a second 鈥� less controversial 鈥� bill passed before the session closed. With the Governor's signature, the state will now have permanent protection, but some lawmakers worry the final bill might have too many concessions

As the cost of childcare continues to rise nationwide, New Mexico has made major strides in expanding eligibility and stabilizing the struggling industry. And that bodes well for its future amidst federal funding rollbacks.

Native American writer and director Billy Luther will be screening his latest film 鈥淔rybread Face and Me鈥� in Santa Fe this Friday. The film is a coming-of-age- story about an urban Native American kid trying to reconnect with his culture and family who live on the Navajo Nation.

In New Mexico, spring is a time of rebirth, with wildflowers blooming across the high desert, cottonwoods beginning to bud, and snowmelt cascading from the mountains. It鈥檚 also a critical season for fish like the endangered Rio Grande silvery minnow, which rely on influxes of cold water to reproduce.