Due to the breaking news coverage on the election of Cardinal Robert Prevost as the 267th pontiff, carrying the papal name Leo XIV, the first American in history, “The Bold and the Beautiful” was fully preempted by CBS, which resulted in episodes being pushed by one day.
As a result, the episode originally scheduled to air on Thursday, May 8 will now air on Friday, May 9. The episode will see Luna vowing to go against all odds to find a way to have a relationship with Finn (Tanner Novlan), her newly discovered biological father, while Steffy (Jacqueline MacInnes Wood) shares details with Hope (Annika Noelle) about Liam’s (Scott Clifton) medical condition.
In time zones not impacted by the preemption, CBS carried episode #8820, which first aired Monday, August 1, 2022. The episode saw Steffy and Finn reunite in Monaco. Meanwhile, Sheila (Kimberlin Brown) muscled her way into Deacon’s (Sean Kanan) place with a crazy story and a desperate request.
“Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who was just named Pope,” said President Donald J. Trump in a statement he posted to Truth Social. “It is such an honor to realize that he is the first American Pope. What excitement, and what a Great Honor for our Country. I look forward to meeting Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very meaningful moment!”
After the death of Pope Francis on April 21, the 133 cardinals who make up the Catholic Church’s highest-ranking clergy gathered in the secret conclave in Rome on Wednesday, May 7 to begin the election process for the new pope.
Just after 12:30 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 8, white smoke could be seen rising above the Sistine Chapel, indicating that the cardinals had chosen a new pope, marking the third consecutive time a pope had been elected after just the second day of the conclave, with Benedict XVI and Francis being the other two. John Paul II was appointed on the third day.
Chicago-born Cardinal Robert Prevost, 69, was revealed to the world as Pope Leo XIV less than an hour after the white smoke, as more than 50,000 onlookers awaited his first words in Vatican City.
“Peace be with you,” he said in his first public remarks. “This is the face of Christ risen, a disarming and humble face. A God that loves us all unconditionally. We confirm with our ears the weak but always courageous voice of Pope Francis, who blessed Rome. The pope who blessed Rome gave his blessing to the entire world that Easter morning. Allow me to follow that blessing. God loves us, God loves us all. Evil will not prevail; we are in the hands of God. Let us go forward without fear, hand in hand, as disciples of Christ. The world needs his light. Humanity needs his light.”
