Robert Prevost becomes first American pope: Special episode
Global News Podcast
BBC
4.2 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 8 May 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
The new pope is Robert Prevost, who will be known as Pope Leo XIV - the first American to be elected leader of the Catholic Church. Hear from our correspondent in Rome, as well as reaction from around the world.
Image: Pope Leo XIV greets the faithful as he appears from the Central Loggia of St. Peter's Square on 8 May, 2025 in Vatican City (Credit: Alessandra Benedetti/Corbis via Getty Images)
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to a special edition of the Global News podcast from the BBC World Service. |
| 0:07.8 | Hello, I'm Julia McFarlane, and we're recording this at 1830 Hours GMT on Thursday the 8th of May. |
| 0:16.8 | We have a pope, and he's the first American pontiff to lead the Roman Catholic Church. |
| 0:29.2 | We'll explore the background of Robert Provost, who becomes Pope Leo the 14th. |
| 0:44.8 | Let's start in the Vatican, where cardinals have elected the first American Pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. |
| 0:50.2 | Cardinal Robert Prevost from Chicago has taken the name Pope Leo the 14th. |
| 1:15.0 | This was the announcement in Latin by French Cardinal Dominique Mamberti. Papam. Eminentissimum, |
| 1:17.5 | and reverendissimum, |
| 1:21.1 | dominum Robertum Franciscum, |
| 1:25.1 | Saint-Romane and ecclese, |
| 1:29.6 | Cardinalem pre-vost. And the cardinal of Christ, Saint-Roman and ecclese, cardinal am pre-vost. |
| 1:31.9 | And the cardinal said, |
| 1:33.5 | We have a pope. |
| 1:36.4 | Shortly afterwards, the new pope took to the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica in front of more than 40,000 worshippers. |
| 1:46.0 | Speaking in Italian, the newly elected Pope Leo the 14th |
| 1:49.7 | addressed the crowd, sharing a message of peace. |
| 1:53.4 | The peace is with all of you. |
| 1:57.6 | May the peace be with all of you. |
| 2:05.4 | Fratelli, sorele, carissé. May the peace be with all of you. Brothers, sisters, dear friends, this is the first greeting of Christ resurrected, |
| 2:13.8 | the good shepherd who has given life for the flock of God. |
| 2:18.4 | I would also like this greeting of peace to enter into our house |
| 2:22.6 | in order to reach all our families, your families, |
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