New Pope: From Chicago to Chiclayo

Latino USA

Futuro Media and PRX

Society & Culture

4.9 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 May 2025

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

In the news this week: Pope Leo XIV, or Papa León 14, has been selected to lead the Catholic Church and its 1.4 billion congregation worldwide. And on his first moment in a global spotlight, he chose to speak… Spanish.

Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago but spent most of his life as a missionary and bishop in Peru, where he has citizenship. He’s the first-ever pope from the U.S. and the second from the Americas, which made him an unexpected choice.

Chicago is claiming him, of course, but to Peruvians and Peruvian-Americans, he’s Peruvian. Period. Listen to the latest with reactions from our listeners.

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0:38.5	And not you
0:39.5	go, yes.
0:44.0	Future.
0:46.5	Futuro.
0:51.4	And
0:52.4	can't
0:53.3	also a
0:54.5	word, a
0:55.7	salute
0:56.2	to all
0:58.0	to all
1:02.0	those
1:03.0	in
1:05.7	a particular
1:06.7	to my
1:08.1	care of
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