What might follow from Pope Leo XIV's election? | Inside Story

A new Pope elected - the first from the US to lead the Catholic Church. A church divided between progressives and traditionalists, in a world polarised by conflict and widening political division. What role might Pope Leo XIV play within his church and on the world political stage? Presenter: James Bays Guests: Stan Chu Ilo, Research Professor of World Catholicism at DePaul University and President of Pan-African Catholic Network. Joanne Pierce, Professor Emerita at the Department of Religious Studies at College of the Holy Cross Neil Thorns, Director of Advocacy and Communications at CAFOD, Catholic Agency for Overseas Development Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on X : https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #PopeLeoXIV #FirstAmericanPope #CatholicChurch #PapalElection2025 #PopeLeoXIV #RobertPrevost #VaticanNews #PopeLeoXIV #PopeLeoXIV #PopeLeoXIV #AlJazeeraEnglish