5 Stories You May Have Missed This Weekend

1. California Gov. Jerry Brown Defends Farms' Water Use, Warns Changes May Come

Days after taking the unprecedented step of ordering mandatory water-use reductions throughout his state, California Gov. Jerry Brown defended his executive order's treatment of the state's agriculture industry and its use of water in an interview with ABC's "This Week."

Brown said California's farms are "providing most of the fruits and vegetables of America," as well as jobs for the state's most vulnerable residents. Though agriculture accounts for only 2 percent of California's economy, it consumes 80 percent of the state's water, according to the Public Policy Institute of California, a nonpartisan think tank.

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PHOTO: Gov. Jerry Brown on This Week

The Democratic governor also emphasized how much agriculture has already been hurt by the state's drought.

2. 5 Things Pope Francis Asked People to Pray for on Easter

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PHOTO:Pope Francis salutes as he arrives for an Easter mass, in St. Peter's square at the Vatican, Sunday, April 5, 2015.

On a rainy afternoon in St. Peter's Square, Pope Francis used his annual Easter address to urge the world to pray for peace and for Christians to be more humble.

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5 Stories You May Have Missed This Weekend