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Last week, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost became Pope Leo XIV, the first American chosen to lead the Catholic Church. In the weeks running up to his election, he openly criticised the Trump administration’s immigration policy and even had a row with Vice President JD Vance on X. Does this suggest that President Trump may be in for a bumpy ride from the world’s other most powerful American?
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Guest: Christopher Hale, Democratic politician from Tennessee and Catholic nonprofit executive.
Host: Manveen Rana.
Producer: Edith Rousselot.
Further reading:
- The real Pope Leo XIV — by those who knew him in Rome, Chicago and Peru
- Who is Robert Prevost? New Pope hit out at Trump administration weeks ago
Clips: Bloomberg, Reuters, Rome Reports in English Youtube, CBS News, EWTN Global Catholic Network, Khou 11, Guardian News.
Photo: Getty Images.
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