American Cardinals Describe Emotional Moment Pope Leo XIV Was Chosen

New York Cardinal Timothy Dolan told Inside Edition about the emotional moment inside the secret conclave when the first U.S.-born pope in history was elected. "We applaud, we tear up," he said, recalling, "It's phenomenal. It was beautiful." Cardinal Cupich of Chicago revealed that support quickly coalesced around Pope Leo because of his work as a missionary and within the Vatican hierarchy, adding, "We can be a united humanity."