The Take: How could Pope Leo XIV reshape the Catholic Church?

One week into his papacy, we look at the significance of Pope Leo XIV.

Pope Leo XIV leads a Regina Caeli prayer from the central balcony of St Peter's Basilica, at the Vatican, on May 11, 2025 [Alkis Konstantinidis/Reuters]

Recently elected Pope Leo XIV is the first pontiff from the United States, just as the country’s president is shaking up the global order. With both the US and the Catholic Church deeply divided, what does Pope Leo’s selection mean for Catholics in the US and worldwide?

In this episode:

  • Hoda Abdel-Hamid (@hodaaje), Al Jazeera correspondent

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters, Sonia Bhagat and Ashish Malhotra, with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Kisaa Zehra, Tamara Khandaker, Chloe K Li, Remas Alhawari and our guest host, Natasha Del Toro. It was edited by Alexandra Locke. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editor is Hisham Abu Salah. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

Connect with us:

@AJEPodcasts on Instagram, X, FacebookThreads and YouTube

Source: Al Jazeera

Advertisement