A new pope has been elected – the first from the United States to lead the Roman Catholic Church.

But the institution is divided between progressives and traditionalists, in a world polarised by conflict and widening political division.

So, 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 the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD)