Joshua McElwee is an American journalist and seasoned foreign correspondent with 17 years of experience in reporting, editing, and leading news teams. He joined Reuters in July 2024 as their Vatican correspondent, where he led award-winning coverage of the decline and death of Pope Francis and the papal conclave that elected Pope Leo XIV. In April 2026, he conducted an exclusive on-camera interview with Pope Leo XIV to discuss social media attacks by U.
S. President Donald Trump.