Spearheading GMA Public Affair’s comprehensive coverage of the passing of Pope Francis was Jessica Soho, the country’s most awarded broadcast journalist and host of Kapuso Mo, Jessica Soho (KMJS). Just days after the Pope’s passing, Soho flew to Rome, becoming one of the first Filipino journalists accredited by the Holy See Press Office to cover the entire papal transition—from funeral rites to the conclave, and the election of the new pontiff.