Michael Murphy, director of the Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University in Chicago, reflects on the new pope.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was born in Chicago and was elevated to pope by the college of cardinals on Thursday.

Here & Now 's Peter O'Dowd speaks with NPR's Scott Detrow about the announcement of the new Pope Leo XIV. This segment aired on May 8, 2025. Audio will be available soon.