The first American pope's pro-immigrant views have put him publicly at odds with Vice President JD Vance. How Pope Leo XIV's ancient Catholic order collides with the beliefs of a growing group of converts like Vance. This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn and Avishay Artsy, edited by Jolie Myers, fact-checked by Laura Bullard and Gabrielle Berbey, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir and Patrick Boyd, and hosted by Noel King and Sean Rameswaram. Listen to Today, Explained ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members. Transcript at vox.com/today-explained-podcast. Photo by Francesco Sforza - Vatican Media via Vatican Pool/Getty Images. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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Noelle, we got a new Pope. What are your favorite facts about American Pope?
He is a White Sox fan.
Chicago Pope has been to a World Series. Amazing. He's a citizen of Peru.
He loves ceviche, in fact. He's 69 years old. He loves to play tennis, like you. He's got Creole roots from New Orleans. A beautiful thing. An American thing. Oh, he loves Christmas movies. What did he major in in school? He was a math major.
He doesn't just love sin, but also costs.
Oh, my God. Oh, my God. You're so smart.
What are we going to talk about on this show, though, Noelle? These are just fun facts.
Pope Leo XIV has very strong thoughts about immigration. We're going to talk about why.
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