The World This Hour - The World This Hour for 2025/05/09 at 02:00 EDT

Episode Date: May 9, 2025

The World This Hour for 2025/05/09 at 02:00 EDT

Are Swifties the best music fans? Should kids be on social media? Is the customer really always right? You know there are two sides to every debatable question and we're here to make you laugh while you listen to Canada's top comedians taking on these topics and many more. I'm Steve Patterson, host of The Debaters, and I'm here to make sure our debates don't end in tears or bloodshed or hockey type fights with sweaters over each other's heads. No guarantees though. Find and follow the debaters podcast and never miss an episode. From CBC News, the world this hour. I'm Claude Fague. For the first time in the

history of the Catholic Church, the Pope is an American. Robert Pravos was elected after two days of the Conclave. He will take the name Leo XIV. Thousands packed St. Peter's Square at the Vatican to hear the historic announcement. Senior International Correspondent Margaret Evans was at the Vatican and has some details. This was the moment the white smoke emerged from the famed Sistine Chapel chimney, announcing a decision had been made by the Cardinals, sparking a roar from the crowd as it rushed forward towards St. Peter's Basilica.

Plenty of speculation as they waited for the moment when the velvet curtains would part on the balcony above The new Pope would emerge La pace sia con tutti voi Robert Francis Prevost now Pope Leo XIV the first American pontiff The new Pope praised his predecessor Pope Francis The 69 year old was a former Archbishop in Peru and head of the Augustinian religious order. He was also reported to be a favorite of Pope Francis to succeed him.

Margaret Evans, CBC News at the Vatican. The election of an American Pope has surprised many Catholics and comes at a time of divisive politics in the United States. Paul Hunter has more from Washington. When words spread in St. Peter's Square that not only had a new pope being named but that he was an American, the massive crowd erupted, any Americans on hand especially so. USA! USA! I think we're still processed. Americans on hand especially so. USA! USA! I never thought I would have seen the day that there would

be an American vote. Especially now. It comes at a time when critics of US President Donald Trump have slammed his policies for dividing people, aggressively deporting certain migrants, severing relationships with other countries, all seemingly in contrast with the preachings of the Catholic Church. Just last month as Cardinal, Leo had reposted comments critical of Trump's actions against undocumented migrants. Trump himself welcomed the news of Leo, highlighting there are already plans to meet.

The Vatican, he said, has already called. Paul Hunter, CBC News, Washington. In other news, President Trump has called for an unconditional 30-day ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine. Writing on his Truth Social, the U.S. leader said that he was committed to securing a lasting peace in Ukraine. Trump's message comes after he held a phone call with Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky. He said Kyiv was prepared.

Ukraine is ready for a full ceasefire right now, right from this minute, for 30 days of silence, so that there are no missile strikes, no drones and no hundreds of assaults on the front. We need the Russians to respond to this adequately to support the ceasefire. They have to prove their readiness to end the war." But overnight, Russia hit eight Ukrainian settlements near a front line. The governor, Zaporizhzhia, says villages in the region were hit by 150 drones and 70 artillery rounds in the past 24 hours.

Russia declared a three-day cease ceasefire which began on Thursday. The Edmonton Oilers have taken a two nothing series lead against the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup playoffs. David Bich won that to the game. Just how smart. Game two to Edmonton. Final five,4 in overtime. As seen on CBC and Roger Sportsnet, Leon Dreisaitl converted a pass from captain Connor McDavid

at 15-20 of the first overtime, leading the Oilers to a 5-4 win and a 2-0 Western Conference Series lead. It's the first time the current Oilers' Corps has won the first two games of a series since 2017. The series now shifts to Edmonton for games three and four starting on Saturday. And that is Your World This Hour. For CBC News, I'm Claude Fague.