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Catholicism Professor Assesses Pope Leo

Season 2025, Ep. 5.15
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Charles A. Gillespie, Ph.D, Sacred Heart University Assistant Professor of Catholic Studies and Director of Pioneer Journey, joins Lisa Wexler to talk about who Pope Leo is, why he was selected, what the date May, 15 1891 means to the new Pope, and how he could bring people together in this tumultuous time.

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