Francisco: The Legacy of the First Latin American Pope
Latino USA
Futuro Media and PRX
4.9 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 2 May 2025
⏱️ 27 minutes
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Summary
Pope Francis, history’s only Latin American pope, died on April 21st. As the cardinals of the world set to choose a new leader, we look back on Francisco's papacy, his most praised achievements and his most criticized shortcomings. Plus, how his leadership may influence the church for years to come. Guest host Fernanda Echavarri speaks with professor and feminist theologian Natalia Imperatori-Lee and Argentinian-American journalist Antonia Cerejido. Together, they offer different perspectives to Francisco's legacy.
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| 0:57.4 | Welcome to Latino USA. I'm Fernanda Chavez-in for our host, Maria Innojosa. |
| 1:01.0 | Today we're looking back at the life and legacy of the first and only Latin American |
| 1:05.5 | Pope ever, Pope Francis, or Papa Francisco, as he was known in the Spanish-speaking world. |
| 1:19.1 | On Holy Sunday, or Easter Sunday, |
| 1:21.2 | the Pope blessed a crowd from the balcony at St. Peter's Basilica. |
| 1:25.3 | He is coming out onto the balcony. |
| 1:28.2 | Cari, Fratelli and Sorrellele, Bonapasqua. |
| 1:34.7 | The next day, on April 21st. |
| 1:37.3 | Breaking news, Pope Francis, the first Latin American leader of the Roman Catholic Church has died. |
| 1:45.0 | He was 88 years old and had been battling pneumonia for weeks in the hospital. |
| 1:49.0 | By his own request, and breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, |
| 1:53.0 | Pope Francis was buried in a simple, unadorned tomb days later. |
| 1:58.0 | On May 7th, the Cardinals of the world will gather inside the Sistine Chapel to choose a new |
| 2:03.2 | leader of the Catholic Church. But before the new pope is named, we want to remember Francisco's |
| 2:09.6 | papacy, its most praised achievements and its most criticized shortcomings, plus how his leadership |
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