This week on "Sunday Morning" (April 5)

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COVER STORY: Divine art: Inside the Vatican’s Mosaic Studio
For hundreds of years, St. Peter’s Basilica has been adorned by mosaics – millions of tiny colored tiles melted and fashioned into astonishing art. Correspondent Chris Livesay visits the Vatican’s Mosaic Studio, where mosaicists – using tools and techniques dating back centuries – employ fire to create divine works. 

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ALMANAC: April 5
“Sunday Morning” looks back at historical events on this date.  

     
WORLD: Iran
David Martin reports.

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TV: “Schitt’s Creek” star Dan Levy on making “Big Mistakes”
Dan Levy, the Emmy-winning co-creator of “Schitt’s Creek,” talks with Anthony Mason about his new sitcom, “Big Mistakes,” the story of a New Jersey pastor and his sister (played by Taylor Ortega) who fall into a relationship with organized crime. He also discusses his early days as an MTV VJ; revisits Goodwood, Ontario (the small town where “Schitt’s Creek” was filmed); and talks about the impact made by his co-stars, Catherine O’Hara and father Eugene Levy.

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GARDENS: The beauty of moss
Ancient and resilient, moss – flowerless, non-vascular plants that have survived for more than 450 million years, through different climactic conditions – represent some of Nature’s tiniest habitats. Conor Knighton visits the Japanese-inspired Moss Garden at Washington State’s Bloedel Reserve, where dozens of moss species are on display; and attends Lewis & Clark College’s annual Moss Appreciation Week, where the beauty and wonder of moss can truly grow on you.

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PASSAGE: In memoriam
“Sunday Morning” remembers some of the notable figures who left us this week.

HISTORY: How archaeology turns political in the West Bank
In the Judean desert, a complex past is being unearthed into a complicated present. Correspondent Seth Doane journeys to Israel and the West Bank, talking with archaeologists, residents and government officials about how uncovering and preserving centuries-old sites and artifacts is also serving to highlight contemporary disputes over ownership rights, and concerns about history being erased.

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HARTMAN: TBD

     
TV: Inside the final season of “Hacks”
The Emmy-winning HBO comedy “Hacks,” about the travails of comedian Deborah Vance and her writer, Ava, is launching its fifth and final season. Correspondent Tracy Smith talks with stars Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder about saying goodbye to roles that were a match made in comedy heaven. Smith also talks with the show’s co-creators: Jen Statsky, Paul W. Downs and Lucia Aniello (who describes directing one episode while in labor).

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SCIENCE: Artemis II astronauts speak during historic lunar mission
On Monday, the astronauts aboard the Artemis II spacecraft will loop around the Moon’s far side, part of a mission pushing human beings farther from Earth than anyone has ever been. Correspondent Mark Strassmann talked with commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover, and mission specialists Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen as the crew was about 180,000 miles from home, preparing for their historic lunar flyby.

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ARTS: The sublime perfection of Raphael
Raphael, one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance, is now the subject of the first comprehensive exhibition of his work ever in the United States, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City. Correspondent Martha Teichner explores “Raphael: Sublime Poetry,” which examines the life of an artist who, at a young age, was influenced by Leonardo da Vinci, and was commissioned by the Vatican to create works rivaling those of Michelangelo.

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THESE UNITED STATES: An ode to baseball
If our national pastime has a national anthem, it is “Take Me Out to the Ball Game,” penned in 1908 as a celebration of the sport. Correspondent Lee Cowan looks at the history of Jack Norworth and Albert Von Tilzer’s song, which expresses the thrills, fun and romance of baseball.

     
NATURE: TBD