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Pope Leo XIV gives his first interview

Pope Leo XIV gives his first interview

Update: 2025-09-18
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Andrea Bocelli and Pharrell Williams hosted an unprecedented pop concert in St. Peter’s Square on Saturday night, Sept. 13, the eve of Pope Leo XIV’s 70th birthday. This week on “Inside the Vatican,” America Vatican correspondents Gerard O’Connell and Colleen Dulle discuss the concert, the Pope Leo’s birthday, and excerpts from his first major papal interview.


The hosts discuss Pope Leo’s comments on his American and Peruvian identity, synodality, polarization and the role of the Holy See as both a mediator and a voice for peace.


Links from the show:


Leo turns 70: What it means to have a (relatively) young pope


How do popes celebrate their birthdays? Pizza, parties and puppies


Pope Leo receives credentials of U.S. ambassador to the Holy See


Pope Leo calls out billionaires and income inequality in first interview


From Chicago to Chiclayo to Rome: The Global Social Vision of Pope Leo XIV


The unlikely hip-hop duo performing at a historic Vatican concert


Pope Leo expresses his ‘profound closeness’ to the people of Gaza as Israeli ground invasion begins


Credits:


Production, engineering and video editing: Kevin Christopher Robles


Executive producer: Sebastian Gomes


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Pope Leo XIV gives his first interview

Pope Leo XIV gives his first interview

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