Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett. Amna Nawaz is away. On the news hour tonight, newly elected Pope Leo XIV holds his first mass and now faces the task of addressing the Catholic Church's biggest challenges.

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Pope Leo the 14th celebrated his first mass less than 24 hours after being elected the leader of the Catholic Church.

He's not only the first pontiff from the U.S., but also the first Augustinian friar

to lead the church's 1.4 billion members. Pope Leo brings decades of international experience

from serving as a missionary in bishop in Peru to a senior Vatican official in charge of overseeing

bishops around the world. That perspective shaped the tone he struck in today's homily.

To the ministry of Peter, you have called me to carry that cross and to be blessed with that

mission.

And I know I can rely on each and every one of you to walk with me as we continue as a church,

as a community of friends of Jesus as believers, to announce the good news, to announce the gospel.

To tell us more about what shaped Pope Leo's views and who he is, we're joined now by the Reverend Robert Hagan, prior provincial,

of the Augustinian province of St. Thomas of Villanova and a longtime friend of the Pope.

Thanks for being with us.

My pleasure.

You first met Pope Leo, as I understand it, when you were beginning your own journey as an Augustinian.

What were your first impressions of him back then?

I did. You know, you don't have to be in his company very long before you come to realize he's incredibly bright.

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