New Pope, who dis?

What in the World · 2025-05-09

White smoke from the Sistine Chapel in Vatican City on Thursday 8th May announced that a new Pope had been elected. Pope Leo XIV is the 267th Pope to be exact and the first American. He also has Peruvian citizenship.

In this episode we’re going to explain what we know about the new Pope, Robert Prevost, and his views. We find out what a Pope actually does. Also why are people so surprised that an American Pope has been elected?

And we hear from young Catholics around the world - who tell us what they want to see from Pope Leo XIV.

Instagram: @bbcwhatintheworldEmail: [email protected]: +44 330 12 33 22 6Presenter: Iqra FarooqProducers: Julia Ross-Roy, Emily Horler, Maria Clara Montoya and Adam ChowdhuryEditor: Verity Wilde

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