An American in the Vatican

<p>For the first time, the Conclave of cardinals at the Vatican have elected an American pope.</p><br /><p>Pope Leo XIV has ascended to the papacy following the death of his modernising predecessor, Pope Francis.</p><br /><p>Katie Stallard is joined by writer Madoc Cairns and the New Statesman’s Finn McRedmond to discuss Francis’s legacy and Leo’s future.</p><br /><p>Read: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/religion/2025/04/pope-franciss-illusions" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pope Francis's illusions</a></p><p>Read: <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/religion/2025/05/pope-leo-xivs-centrist-papacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pope Leo XIV's centrist papacy</a></p><p><strong>LISTEN AD-FREE:</strong></p><p>📱<a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/politics/2022/06/newapp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Download the New Statesman app</a></p><br /><p><strong>MORE FROM THE NEW STATESMAN:</strong></p><p>❓ <a href="https://www.newstatesman.com/podcasts/2022/10/you-ask-us" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ask a question</a> – we answer them every Friday</p><p>⏰ <a href="https://morningcall.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Get our daily politics newsletter</a> every morning</p><p>✍️ <a href="http://saturdayread.substack.com/subscribe" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Enjoy the best of our writing</a> via email every Saturday</p><hr /><p style="color: grey; font-size: 0.75em;"> Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="color: grey;" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>