An American Pope
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.For more information on today’s episode, visit nytimes.com/thedaily. Transcripts of each episode will be made available by the next workday.
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