Robert Francis Prevost, now known as Pope Leo XIV, has made history as the first American-born pope and new leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. Redmond Shannon was at Vatican City when white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, signalling a new pope had been selected. He reports on the historic moment, Leo XIV's first speech, and the reaction. Jeff Semple reports on Prevost's background, and the likely reasons he was chosen. Back in Canada, how measles cases are expected to soar; and the criticism being levelled at governments and public health officials. At the Hockey Canada sex assault trial, how the complainant responded to a defence lawyer's accusations she stretched the truth. Plus, it's believed to be a first for the U.S. justice system: how a poignant victim impact statement was created by artificial intelligence; and what the man said to his killer.

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