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The significance of the first American pope

Name: The significance of the first American pope
Uploaded: 2025-05-08T17:00:00-0400
Duration: 9 min 10 s
Description: On Thursday, Catholic cardinals elected the first American pope in the Church's history. Robert Frances Prevost, from Chicago, chose the name Pope Leo XIV. Michael Sean Winters, columnist at the Catholic Reporter, and Candida Moss, CBS News papal contributor, join "America Decides" to discuss.

On Thursday, Catholic cardinals elected the first American pope in the Church's history. Robert Frances Prevost, from Chicago, chose the name Pope Leo XIV. Michael Sean Winters, columnist at the Catholic Reporter, and Candida Moss, CBS News papal contributor, join "America Decides" to discuss.