At the sight of white smoke, Catholic experts jumped into action, sharing expertise with FOX News, The Wall Street Journal, NewsNation, The Washington Post, and TV and radio stations in Washington, D.C., and the San Francisco bay area, among others.

University of Dayton 

• UD students excited about Pope Leo XIV - WHIO-TV

Jana Bennett, religious studies department chair

• How cardinals are using social media ahead of the papal conclave - ABC News

Neomi De Anda, religious studies and International Marian Research Institute

• A Pope of the Americas: What Francis meant to 2 continents - The Conversation
• Reaction to Pope Leo XIV - KNX-AM (Los Angeles)
• New Pope, a Chicago native, vows to lift ordinary people - NewsNation
• What the new Pope's social media posts point to about his politics - U.S. News & World Report
• Who deserves to be the next Pope? - Michigan's Big Show

Gloria Dodd, International Marian Research Institute 

• Catholic cardinals gathering to choose successor to Pope Francis - ABC and Fox Dayton 24/7 Now

Dennis Doyle, religious studies

• New pope chooses Leo as his papal name. Here's why pontiffs change their names and what they mean.
• Cardinals take oath of secrecy as they begin conclave - NewsNation
• Pope Leo XIV faces limits on changing the Catholic Church − but Francis made reforms that set the stage for larger changes - The Conversation

Tim Gabrielli, Gudorf Chair in Catholic Intellectual Traditions

• Tomorrow is first day of process to select Pope - WTOP-AM (Washington, D.C.)
• The papal conclave is beginning. Here's everything you need to know - WWL-AM (New Orleans)
• Who is the new Pope? - LiveNOW from FOX
• Reaction to first U.S.-born Pope - WTOP-AM (Washington, D.C.)
• The first American Pope - FOX News Radio (starts at 17:50 mark)

Vince Miller, Gudorf Chair in Catholic Theology and Culture

• The American Cardinal running the Vatican between Popes - The Wall Street Journal
• New Pope Leo XIV becomes first American head of the Catholic church - The Wall Street Journal

Daniel Speed Thompson, religious studies

• From the moment he steps onto the balcony, each pope signals his style of leadership – here's how Pope Leo XIV’s appearance compares with Pope Francis' first
• Trump's response to AI Pope image backlash spoke volumes - HuffPost
• Pope Leo XIV's decision to wear the "more ornate papal mozzetta and gold pectoral cross" contrasts with Francis - The Washington Post

Tony Smith, religious studies

• Local Catholics react in surprise to ascension of first American pope - The Chronicle-Telegram (Elyria, Ohio)

Sandra Yocum, University Professor of Faith and Culture

• Miami Valley reacts to first American Pope elected - WDTN-TV
• Reaction to Pope Leo XIV - Spectrum News 1 Ohio
• Pope Leo XIV elected - ABC and Fox Dayton 24/7 Now
• Local reaction to the election of Pope Leo XIV - WHIO-TV
• New Pope elected - ABC and Fox Dayton 24/7 Now
• Leo XIV celebrates first Mass as Pope - KTVU-TV (San Francisco bay area)