Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the gang from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the primary time as pope.
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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, Robert Prevost addresses the gang from the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica for the primary time as pope.
Tiziana Fabi/AFP by way of Getty Photographs
The cardinals have elected a brand new pope: Robert Prevost, a cardinal born in Chicago. He has taken the title Leo XIV. He’s the primary American pope within the historical past of the Catholic Church.
NPR’s Scott Detrow has been in Rome all week. He talks via what we’d count on from Pope Leo XIV with NPR faith correspondent Jason DeRose, and former, longtime NPR Rome correspondent Sylvia Poggioli.
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This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlem in Rome, Erika Ryan and Connor Donevan. It was edited by Daniel Burke, Courtney Dorning and Tinbete Ermyas. Our government producer is Sami Yenigun.
