New Pope, who dis?
What in the World
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 weβre 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.
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