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The First American Pope
with Dr. Matthew Bunson

The First American Pope

Guest: Dr. Matthew Bunson

How did we get a Chicago-born pope?

What does Pope Leo XIV’s missionary experience mean for his papacy?

What can we learn about him both from his biography and his first year as pope?

 

Dr. Matthew Bunson, vice president and editorial director of EWTN News and author of Leo XIV: Portrait of the First American Pope, answers those questions and many more on our Holy Father Pope Leo XIV in discussion with Franciscan University Presents host Father Dave Pivonka, TOR, president of Franciscan University, and panelists Dr. Scott Hahn and Dr. Regis Martin of Franciscan University’s Theology Department.

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