Video Interviews

• America Magazine, "‘There’s a monk in me’: Pope Leo’s Scripture professor, an introverted preacher," Pocast interview of Dianne Bergant (June 9, 2025)
  
• The U Interview of C. Vanessa White on Pope Leo, (June 7, 2025)
  
• CBS News "Officials, students at Catholic Theological Union thrilled at election of Pope Leo XIV" (May 8, 2025)
  
• NBC Chicago President Barbara Reid reacts to Pope Leo XIV's election (May 9, 2025)
• ABC News "Pope Leo XIV is 'capable of leading the whole church' says CTU President" Barbara Reid (May 9, 2025)
• CNN Live Interview of CTU president elect Salvatore Enzo del Brocco on the newly elected Pope Leo XIV. 
• CBS New York Live Interview of CTU president elect Salvatore Enzo del Brocco on the first U.S. American born pontiff
• CBC Canadian News interview of Prof. Carmen Nanko-Fernandez
• WLUK-TV Fox 11, "I taught the pope:" Wisconsin nun shares stories of having Pope Leo XIV in class as a seminarian, interview with Prof Diane Bergant.
• 2 First Alert, "Local Agnesian nun taught Pope Leo XIV at seminary school" (May 9, 2025) interview with Prof Diane Bergant.
• Thank you Assoc. Prof. Anne McCowan for preparing CTU's Liturgy in honor of our alumnus Pope Leo XIV (CBS News)

Articles and Essays

• Steve Millies, "Leo in Context: How the new pope encountered the global CHurch," Commonweal (May 19, 2025)
  
• U.S. Catholic, "The Chicago connection: How Catholic Theological Union shaped Pope Leo" by Rebecca Bratten Weiss (May 9, 2025) Featuring Dean Ferdinand Okorie
  
• Time Essay, "How Chicago shaped Pope Leo XIV" (May 10, 2025) by Mark R. Francis
• NY Times Essay "Pope Leo XIV, The first U.S.American Pontiff, Took a Global Route to the Top Post. (May 8, 2025) The San Juan Star 
• Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicles "Leo XIV, first U.S. American pope, studied under a leader in Jewish-Catholic relations" Ben sales (May 8, 2025) also in The Times of Israel
• WGN9 "Pope Leo: Catholic Theological Union celebrates as one of their own is elected pope" interview with Prof Barbara Reid
• Chicago Sun Times "What to know about the Catholic Theological Union, Pope Leo XIV's alma mater in Hyde Park" Mary Norkol (May 11, 2025) Dean Ferdinand Okorie
• ABC News "From the left and right, US Catholic hope new pope fulfills their hopes" May 11, 2025) interview with Dr. Steve Millies
• RNS essay "By electing Pope Leo XIV, some see Vatican very American political play" interview with Dr. Steve Millies. Jack Jenkins (May 8, 2025)
• RNS article by Dr. Steve P. Millies, "What a pope from Chicago means for the world of Catholicism" (May 8, 2025).
• The Conversation essay by Prof Carmen Nanko-Fernández, "From pulpit to pitch: Pope Francis used sport to get his message to a wider world − that could continue with baseball-loving Leo XIV" (May 9, 2025)
• El País in English, "Pope Leo XIV has much work ahead on equality, labor, and migration" (May 14, 2025)  Article by Neomi De Anda, former director of CTU's Romero Scholar's program.
• New York Times " Pope Leo's Classmates Drew Ire of Church with Protest for Women"  May 15, 2025

Various Languages

• Sky TG24 Italian TV interview of Prof. Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM
• Mediaset Infinity Chicago, nei luoghi dov'è cresciuto il Papa Italian TV interview with Prof. Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM
  
• Univision Chicago en vivo (8 mayo 2025) entrevista con Prof. Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM (minuto 4.40 a 8.10)
• Le Parisien essay, "À Chicago, le portrait d'un Léon XIV human et 'à l'écoute', 'du côte de ceux qui souffrent" Vincent Pialat (10 mai 2025)
• La Verdad ensayo "Le enseñe a escuchar con el corazón" Mercedes Gallegos (11 mayo 2025) entrevista de Gilbert Ostdiek, OFM y Gilberto Cavazos-González, OFM
• Telemundo Interview: "Alumnos de CTU reaccionan a elección del papa Leon XIV" con Prof Barbara Reid, OP
• ABC News  Youtube, "Friend and former roomate to Pope Leo XIV describes their relationship" (May 9, 2025). Interview with Mark Francis
• El Pais "Hay mucho trabajo para el papa León XIV en materia de igualdad, trabajo y migraciones" (14 de mayo, 2025) Articulo de Neomi DeAnda, ex-directora del CTU Romero Scholar's program.

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More Articles and Essays

Soli Salgádo, “Sisters at UISG celebrate Pope Leo XIV, friend to women religious,” Global Sisters Report (May 12, 2025) featuring Prof Maria Cimperman.
Renée Roden, “ ‘Harmonious community:’ The Augustinian charism shaping Pope Leo XIV’s first words,” U.S.Catholic (May 12, 2025) featuring Prof Maria Cimperman.
Gilberto Cavazos-Gonzalez, OFM, "Reflections on Pope Leo from the Franciscan Tradition," U.S.Catholic (May 27, 2025).