Pope Leo XIV spoke with Tom Llamas of NBC News July 29 about being the first American pope, his diverse ancestry and whether he might be coming to the U.S. soon. "First of all, just to clarify, I think of myself more as the pope who happens to be American," Pope Leo responded, "not to belittle what it means to be American. I was born in the United States, my family is still in the United States. "They will see me there," Pope Leo replied, "by coincidence, today we were looking at the calendar for the next couple of years. Julio Vaqueiro, anchor of Noticias Telemundo, also spoke with Pope Leo following the pope's concert.