Professor Mathew Schmalz, global Catholicism scholar at the College of the Holy Cross and Founding Editor of the Journal of Global Catholicism, joins Lester Kiewit to unpack the historic election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pope in the history of the Catholic Church. Professor Schmalz explores how Robert Francis Prevost’s background in Latin America may shape his leadership, what his election signals for the Church’s future, how he might resonate with the English-speaking world, and the initial reaction from American Catholics to this groundbreaking moment.

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