What will the new Pope be like? He’s chosen to be called Leo: that’s no accident | Catherine Pepinster
Popes who take that name tend to be progressive reformers. If Trump and JD Vance think they have an ally in the Vatican, I think not
- Catherine Pepinster is a former editor of The Tablet
What’s in a name? When it comes to a pope – everything. The white smoke from the Sistine Chapel earlier this evening told the world that a new pope to succeed Francis had been elected – and for the first time the pontiff is an American.