# Leo & Francis, US/Iran/China, Sistine Seagull

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Podcast: [World Over](https://stenobird.com/podcast/world-over-160109)
Published: 2026-04-24T00:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://i.listen.ewtn.com/WOT/WOT06409.mp3
Audio file: https://i.listen.ewtn.com/WOT/WOT06409.mp3
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Duration seconds: 3440

## Resource

Fr. Robert Sirico reflects on the year since Pope Francis' death, and first year of Pope Leo XIV's pontificate. Gordon Chang on the latest in the Iran-U.S. conflict and China's ongoing influence in the region. Eric Clayton discusses the children's picture book, The Seagull on the Chapel.

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