American Pope

DANIEL BURKE is the Senior Editor of Religion & Spirituality at NPR. His writing on religion has won numerous awards, including from the Society for Features Journalism, the National Headliner Award Foundation, the Religion News Association, and the American Academy of Religion. Burke has made numerous appearances on CNN and NPR, and his work has been published in dozens of outlets, including The New York Times and The Washington Post. He holds degrees in religion from Georgetown University and Columbia University.

SCOTT DETROW cohosts NPR's All Things Considered, which he broadcast from St. Peter's Square during the conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. He previously worked as NPR's White House correspondent, among other beats, and hosted The NPR Politics Podcast. Scott is a graduate of Fordham University and the University of Pennsylvania, and lives in Washington, D.C.