
A general view shows St Peter’s basilica on the second day on May 8, 2025, the day Pope Leo XIV was elected.
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A general view shows St Peter’s basilica on the second day on May 8, 2025, the day Pope Leo XIV was elected.
ANDREAS SOLARO/AFP via Getty Images
When NPR listeners think of reports from Italy or the Vatican, usually one name comes to mind: Sylvia Poggioli. She covered much more, of course, over the years – reporting across Europe and on the war in the Balkans.
But as Poggioli tells host Scott Detrow, for this week’s Reporter’s Notebook series, it was the Vatican, that in some ways, was her most challenging assignment.
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This episode was produced by Tyler Bartlam, Noah Caldwell and Marc Rivers. It was edited by Courtney Dorning and Adam Raney. Our executive producer is Sami Yenigun.
