AdvertisementCardinals elect first American popePlay02:47Download AudioEmbed on your websiteClose×Copy the code below to embed the WBUR audio player on your site<iframe width="100%" height="124" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" src="https://player.wbur.org/hereandnow/2025/05/08/american-pope"></iframe>Copy embed codeMay 08, 2025Here & Now NewsroomfacebookEmailMichael Murphy, director of the Hank Center for Catholic Intellectual Heritage at Loyola University in Chicago, reflects on the selection of a new pope.This segment aired on May 8, 2025.