Cardinal Dolan to Newsmax: Pope Leo Is a ‘Bridge Builder’

Pope Leo XIV is the “bridge builder” the cardinals look for when selecting a new Pope, Cardinal Timothy Dolan, the archbishop of New York, told Newsmax Saturday.

On Thursday, the cardinal electors of the Catholic Church elected Chicago native Robert Prevost, 69, as the first American-born Pope to lead the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics. Prevost chose Leo XIV as his papal name.

“Saturday Agenda” host Rob Astorino asked Dolan if politics played any role in Prevost’s election.

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