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This is the Vatican back in May of this year.
The white smoke has just appeared and the Cardinal is on the balcony.
There's a huge cheer in St.
Peter's Square.
A few moments later, we hear the new pope's name.
And the cheer is a little muted.
Maybe because Robert Prevost was a surprise and people didn't even know his name yet.
But I was in the square that day and some people told me there were nerves that for the first time the new pope was an American.
Pope Leo hasn't exactly burst onto the world stage since then.
He's been pretty discreet.
He's getting out there now.
He's on his first trip abroad this week.
But recent comments about his home country have raised some eyebrows.
New criticism of conservative policies are coming from what some might consider an unlikely source,
the Pope.
This morning,
Pope Leo and the White House engaging in a thinly veiled battle over what it means to be pro-life.
Pope Leo seemed to criticize the Trump administration over the president's immigration policies.
It wouldn't be the first time that a pope has weighed into earthly matters.