🌍 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 6 days ago 1 min read Crux Now — 31 July 2026 Text: A− A+ 28 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 First Kenyan-born NFL player deported, ICE says NBC News · 11 days ago 🌍 World News Ghana needs laws to protect victims of witchcraft accusations France 24 · 14 days ago 🌍 World News Congo's Ebola outbreak has killed over 1,000 people France 24 · 15 days ago 🌍 World News Sudan civil war: Civilians used as 'human shields' DW World · 11 days ago 🌍 World News Indonesian babies were trafficked to Singapore. What happens to them now? BBC World News · 14 days ago 🌍 World News US expands strikes on 11th straight night of attacks Al Jazeera · 15 days ago