Pope Francis is about to sit down for an historic interview with “CBS Evening News” correspondent Norah O’Donnell.
The leader of the Catholic church will talk about the state of the world as he prepares to celebrate the first-ever World Children’s Day in Rome. The special news broadcast will also cover more about the Vatican and will air on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. EST.
This will be the first in-depth, one-on-one TV interview with an American outlet that Pope Francis has done since he became Pope in March 2013.
Norah O’Donnell said, “We sit down for a rare interview with the leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics,” in a promotional video. promotional video.
A longer version of their interview will be shown on “60 Minutes” on May 19. The following day, CBS will broadcast an hour-long primetime special dedicated to the interview, which will also be available for streaming on Paramount+.
On March 13, 2013, at age 76, Pope Francis was chosen to become Pope, taking over from Pope Benedict XVI. Rome’s inaugural World Children’s Day will be on May 25-26.
“CBS Evening News With Norah O’Donnell” airs at 6:30 p.m. EST on CBS.
