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An American Pope


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The world’s 1.4 billion Catholics have a new pope, and for the first time, he is from America.

Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times, introduces us to Pope Leo XIV.

Guest: Jason Horowitz, the Rome bureau chief of The New York Times

Background reading: 

  • Who is Pope Leo XIV?
  • The first American pope took a global route to the role.

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Photo: Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters

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