The First American- Peruvian Pope

5/12/25 7am CT Hour – Mary Hallan Fiorito/ Alejandro Bermudez

  • John and Glen chat about Pop Leo XIV and tariff talk in the news.
  • Mary gives her reaction to being a Chicagoan in St. Peter’s Square when the announcement for Pope Leo XIV was made.
  • Alejandro gives his take as a Peruvian who became an American citizen in what we can expect from Pope Leo XIV as he takes all his culture and knowledge into this new role.
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