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The American Pope: Leo XIV - Special Edition of 20/20 2025

Cardinal Robert Prevost is elected as the new pope of the Catholic Church. He is the first American pope and will take the name Pope Leo XIV.

Armonie di Speranza 2025

Russian pianist Aleksandr Dmitrievič Malofeev along with Ukrainian cellist Aleksey Shadrin, jazz musician Brad Mehldau from the United States, Gabriella Montero from Venezuela, Francesco Piemontesi from Switzerland, Beatrice Rana from Italy, and Nobuyuki Tsujii from Japan.

Pope Leo XIII Being Seated Bestowing Blessing 1900 ( 5)

Probably the first video of a Pope: Leo XIII sits in his chair with guards and attendants, then blesses the viewers.

Pope Leo XIII Leaving Carriage and Being Ushered Into Garden, No. 104 1898 ( 4.8)

Film produced by William K. Dickson’s British Mutoscope and Biograph Company.

Pope Leo XIII in His Carriage 1898 ( 4)

Filmmaker WKL Dickson, one-time right hand man to Thomas Edison, the 'Wizard of Menlo Park', here captures an even greater eminence, Pope Leo XIII. This was one of a series of films that exploited Dickson's unique, hard-won access to the Pontiff. Here the Pope arrives in a carriage and bestows a blessing. Whether this blessing was intended for the camera or for the audience beyond it, capturing it on film was a great prize for Dickson.

Eleven P.M. 1928 ( 5.2)

A truly bizarre mixture of sentimentality, spirituality and the supernatural, Eleven P.M. follows an impoverished violinist who tries to protect a young girl from straying into a life of sin -- and features one of the most mind-boggling endings ever (the poster above provides a hint). Produced by the Maurice Film Company of Detroit, Michigan.