The Jimmy Akin Podcast | Episode 034 (May 19, 2025)

People are communicating all the time, and popes certainly are. Even from their very first moments in office, they reveal things about themselves and how they are likely to reign.

In this video, Jimmy Akin studies the very first moments of the four most recent popes—John Paul II, Benedict XVI, Francis, and Leo XIV—and looks at the lessons they are already teaching about themselves before they even speak to the public.

Timecodes
00:00 – Coming Up
00:05 – Intro
00:39 – 1 Introduction
01:38 – 2 The Moment a Man Becomes Pope
04:08 – 3 The Choice of Papal Name
07:12 – 4 Choosing Their Specific Names
16:43 – 5 Coming out onto the Loggia
36:22 – 6 Summary
39:12 – Closing/Outro
40:05 – End