What might follow from Pope Leo XIV’s election? | Religion News

A new pope has been elected – the first from the United States to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

But the Institution is divided between progressives and traditionalists, in a world polarised by conflict and widening political division.

So, what role might Pope Leo XIV play within his church and on the world political stage?

Presenter: James Bays

Guests:

Stan Chu Ilo-Research Professor of World Catholicism at Depaul University and President of Pan-African Catholic Network.

Joanne Pierce – Professor Emerita at the Department of Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross

Neil Thorns – Director of Advocacy and Communications at the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (Cafod)