Conclave Watch: An American Pope

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🗓️ 8 May 2025

⏱️ 16 minutes

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We have a pope – and he’s an American! Cardinal Robert Prevost has been selected as the next pope, the first American pontiff in history. He will be known as Pope Leo XIV. We break down the significance of this unprecedented moment and what challenges the Catholic Church's new leader will face as he takes over. Guest: Christopher Lamb, CNN Vatican Correspondent Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Oh yeah, hey.
0:01.4	Hey.
0:02.2	Can you hear me?
0:03.5	Yes.
0:04.2	Okay.
0:04.6	What a moment.
0:06.1	You look like you've really, you know, been excited by it as well.
0:10.6	Oh, my God.
0:11.3	I mean, I just never seen anything like it.
0:14.1	And I have to say, I heard you on TV, and I've never heard you like that.
0:20.7	Ha ha, ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha hame's papam.
0:32.1	When we heard those words, Habemus popam, we have a pope, echo across St. Peter's Square earlier today. We knew it would be a major
0:40.4	moment. But no one was quite prepared for just how major.
0:45.1	Dominum, Robertum Francis,
0:51.6	Cardinal Prevost. The first American pope has been elected.
0:55.0	Cardinal Prevost.
0:57.0	CNN Vatican correspondent Christopher Lamb could barely contain himself when he heard the name Robert Prevost.
1:04.0	Neither could the tens of thousands gathered in the square.
1:07.0	Because it meant for the first time in the 2000-plus-year history of the Roman Catholic Church,
1:13.5	an American would be Pope.
1:15.6	And he'll be known as Pope Leo the 14th.
1:22.3	His first words as pontiff, peace be with you all.
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