ANKENY, Iowa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr 8, 2025--
Americans may have to wait 21 days for the IRS to issue their tax refund, but Casey’s (NASDAQ: CASY) thinks that’s crazy! This Tax Day, April 15, Casey’s is helping guests save some dough with our Pizza Refund deal.
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Rewards members who purchase any large pizza on April 15 will receive a Pizza Refund in the form of a free large one-topping pizza credited to their Rewards account. Casey’s Pizza Refund can then be redeemed at any time in the next 21 days after Tax Day, until May 6.
“Paying taxes isn’t fun, but cashing in on a Casey’s pizza deal? That’s deliciously delightful!” said Brad Haga, Senior Vice President, Prepared Food & Dispensed Beverage at Casey’s. “We’re committed to delivering the unexpected goodness our guests crave with our special Tax Day Pizza Refund. It’s just one way we make sure our guests never have to wait to treat themselves to Casey’s delicious, handmade pizza – expertly crafted with our made-from-scratch dough, 100% real mozzarella cheese, hand-cut veggies and quality meats.”
Whether you’ve already filed your taxes and are waiting on a refund, or need to file an extension, guests can earn dough back with the Pizza Refund just by joining Casey’s Rewards. To qualify, save the Pizza Refund offer in your Rewards account first, and then order any large pizza on April 15 in store, online or through the Casey’s app.
To sign up for Casey’s Rewards and unlock this delicious deal, visit the Casey’s app or go to www.caseys.com/rewards.
About Casey’s
Casey’s is a Fortune 500 company (NASDAQ: CASY) operating approximately 2,900 convenience stores. Founded more than 50 years ago, the company has grown to become the third-largest convenience store retailer and the fifth-largest pizza chain in the United States. Casey’s provides freshly prepared foods, quality fuel and friendly service at its locations. Guests can enjoy pizza, donuts, other assorted bakery items, and a wide selection of beverages and snacks. Learn more and order online at www.caseys.com, or in the mobile app.
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VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis died on Easter Monday at the age of 88. Here are the key things to know about the death of the Argentine pontiff, history's first from Latin America, who presided over the Catholic Church for more than 12 years.
The death of Francis was announced by Cardinal Kevin Farrell, the Irish-born Vatican camerlengo, a position that will be important in the coming weeks as he takes charge of the administration of the Holy See until a new pope is elected.
Farrell made the announcement at 9:47 a.m., just over two hours after Francis had died. Farrell spoke from Domus Santa Marta, the apartment on Vatican grounds where Francis lived and where he had returned to recover less than a month after being hospitalized for double pneumonia.
“At 7:35 this morning, the Bishop of Rome, Francis, returned to the home of the Father," Farrell said. “His entire life was dedicated to the service of the Lord and of his Church.”
Francis made his final public appearance a day earlier on Easter Sunday, though he had delegated the celebration of the Easter Mass to another cardinal.
He blessed a crowd of faithful from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica. “Brothers and sisters, Happy Easter,” he said from the same loggia where Jorge Mario Bergoglio was introduced to the world on March 13, 2013 as the 266th pope.
Francis also made a surprise ride in the square in his popemobile, drawing wild cheers and applause.
Beforehand, he met briefly with U.S. Vice President JD Vance.
“I was happy to see him yesterday, though he was obviously very ill," Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, said on Monday during a visit to India.
Even before the great bells of St. Peter’s Basilica began tolling to mark Francis’ death, messages of tribute began pouring in from across the world.
Catholic and non-Catholic leaders alike honored a spiritual leader who was a voice for the marginalized and the weak, for migrants and LGBTQ+ people, and who showed concern for nature.
He “cared about the great global challenges of our time — migration, climate change, inequalities, peace — as well as the everyday struggles of the one and all,” European Council President António Costa said.
The outgoing German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, said that the world had lost "an advocate for the weak, a reconciling and a warm-hearted person.”
Other religious leaders also praised him for seeking dialogue. The head of the Church of England remembered him for his commitment to improving relations among the world’s religions, while Rome's chief rabbi described Francis' pontificate as an important new chapter in relations between Judaism and Catholicism.
Francis, who suffered from chronic lung disease and had part of one lung removed as a young man, was admitted to Gemelli hospital in Rome on Feb. 14, 2025, for a respiratory crisis that developed into double pneumonia. He spent 38 days there, the longest hospitalization of his papacy.
For the faithful, those were weeks of fear that his illness could be fatal or lead to another papal resignation after that of Pope Benedict XVI, a surprise move that led to the election of Francis.
The pontiff's return to the Vatican on March 23 brought relief to many at the time.
Francis' death now sets off the process of allowing the faithful to pay their final respects, first for Vatican officials in the Santa Marta chapel and then in St. Peter’s for the general public.
A precise sequence of events will include the confirmation of death in the pontiff’s home, the transfer of the coffin to St. Peter’s Basilica for public viewing, a funeral Mass and burial.
The dates haven't been announced yet, but the burial must take place between the fourth and sixth day after his death.
After the funeral, there are nine days of official mourning, known as the “novendiali.”
During this period, cardinals arrive in Rome to participate in a conclave to elect the next pope.
To give everyone time to assemble, the conclave must begin 15-20 days after the “sede vacante” — the “vacant See” — is declared, although it can start sooner if the cardinals agree.
The cardinals will vote in secret sessions, and after each voting sessions, the ballots will be burned in a special stove. Black smoke will indicate that no pope has been elected, while white smoke will indicate that the cardinals have chosen the next head of the Catholic Church.
Vanessa Gera reported from Warsaw, Poland. Colleen Barry contributed to this report from Milan.
Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)
FILE - Pope Francis speaks during a meeting with the media at the Pope VI hall, at the Vatican, Saturday, March 16, 2013. Speaking of the moment of his election and his conversation with his friend, Cardinal Claudio Hummes, in the Sistine Chapel as the votes were going his way. “When things were looking dangerous, he encouraged me. And when the votes reached two-thirds, there was the usual applause, because the pope had been elected. And he gave me a hug and a kiss and said: ‘Don't forget the poor!’ And those words came to me: the poor, the poor. Then, right away, thinking of the poor, I thought of Francis of Assisi. Then I thought of all the wars, as the votes were still being counted, till the end. Francis is also the man of peace. That is how the name came into my heart: Francis of Assisi. … How I would like a Church which is poor and for the poor!” (AP Photo/Michael Sohn, File)
Pope Francis appears on the central lodge of St. Peter's Basilica to bestow the Urbi et Orbi (Latin for to the city and to the world) blessing at the end of the Easter mass presided over by Cardinal Angelo Comastri in St. Peter's Square at the Vatican Sunday, April 20, 2025.(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
