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How Pope Leo XIV's American education could shape his papacy

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Newly elected Pope Leo XIV is a Chicago native and a graduate of Villanova University. Lisa Sowle Cahill, a professor of theology at Boston College, joins WBUR's Morning Edition to discuss how that background could inform his perspective and priorities as pope.

This segment aired on May 9, 2025.

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