🌍 World News Live A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says ‘Hi’ Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a loss for words when she met Friday with Pope Leo XIV. CR Crux Now 31 Jul 2026 13 days ago 1 min read Crux Now — 31 July 2026 Text: A− A+ 34 0 0 🎙️ Listen 🌐 Translate 🌐 Translate: 🇬🇧 EN 🇸🇦 AR 🇵🇰 UR 🇮🇳 HI 🇫🇷 FR 🇪🇸 ES 🇩🇪 DE 🇹🇷 TR 🇨🇳 ZH 🇷🇺 RU 🇧🇷 PT ✕ 🎙️ AI Podcast — Two-Host Discussion A giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend, Pope Leo XIV, and says ‘Hi’ Kokoro TTS · ~5 min episode · American English voices ✕ 🎤 Voice Selection▼ tap to expand Choose voices for Host A and Host B. Changes take effect on next play. Host A 🟥 Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Fenrir (Rich, authoritative) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Onyx (Strong, broadcast) Liam (Youthful, conversational) Bella (Warm, expressive) Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Daniel (Polished, clear) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) Alejandro (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) Siwis (F, expressive) Alpha (F, clear) Gongitsune (F, natural) Kumo (M, deep) Xiaobei (F, bright) Yunyang (M, warm) Alpha (F, natural) Omega (M, clear) Sara (F, expressive) Nicola (M, rich) Dora (F, warm) Alex (M, clear) Host B 🟦 Sarah (Clear, trustworthy) Bella (Warm, expressive) Aoede (Melodic, engaging) Sky (Bright, energetic) Nova (Modern, crisp) Adam (Deep, warm) Michael (Clear, confident) Puck (Bright, energetic) Echo (Smooth, professional) Eric (Friendly, natural) Emma (Warm, articulate) Alice (Bright, professional) Lily (Gentle, natural) George (Classic BBC) Lewis (Refined, calm) Dora (F, warm) Alejandro (M, clear) Siwis (F, expressive) Nezuko (F, bright) Tebukuro (F, calm) Kumo (M, deep) Yunxi (F, energetic) Yunyang (M, warm) Omega (M, clear) Alpha (F, natural) Nicola (M, rich) Sara (F, expressive) Alex (M, clear) Dora (F, warm) 🎙️ Regenerate with Selected Voices A Now Speaking — Generating podcast… Synthesising speech — will play automatically when ready… ▶ 0:00 / 0:00 1× Rock legend Patti Smith was giddy and almost at a loss for words when she met Friday with Pope Leo XIV. Read Full Story at Crux Now → Advertisement giddy Patti Smith meets fellow Chicago legend Pope ticker:GE React: 🔥0 😮0 😢0 😡0 ❤️0 🤔0 Read original story at Crux Now Sources Crux Now Sponsored Related Stories 🌍 World News Hungary nominates former Supreme Court chief Andras Baka for presidency Al Jazeera · 5 days ago 🌍 World News Spanish PM Sanchez faces criticism as EU meets over Ceuta crossings Al Jazeera · 9 days ago 🌍 World News US Senate passes sweeping Russian energy sanctions bill amid Ukraine war Al Jazeera · 6 days ago 🌍 World News Ex-Liverpool star Salah arrives in Turkiye before move to Trabzonspor Al Jazeera · 8 days ago 🌍 World News Ethiopian landslide during monastery ritual kills 14, search for missing ongoing Religion News Service · 8 days ago 🌍 World News Why are oil companies posting record profits amid Iran war disruption? Al Jazeera · 9 days ago