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Pope Leo XIV and the Church’s coming of age in the Global South
New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...
New Pope Has Creole Roots in New Orleans
His ancestry, traced to a historic enclave of Afro-Caribbean culture, links Leo XIV to the rich and sometimes overlooked ...
The Washington Post5d
From Chicago to Chiclayo: Pope Leo’s life in photos
He later spent two decades carrying out missionary work in Peru before Pope Francis called him back ... Leo insisted that his identity remained rooted in service. “My vocation, like that of ...
Irish Mirror5d
New Pope elected recap as American cardinal selected as new Pontiff
The new Pope has chosen Leo XIV as his papal name. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new Pope, the ...
Victoria Advocate5d
New Pope Supports EVs, Will Travel All-Electric
In a historic moment for the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago was elected on May 8, 2025, as ...
The Spokesman-Review4d
World Catholics see first American pope as hardly American
ROME – The surprising election of the first American pope felt fraught and ... the most fundamental part of Leo’s identity may not be either his American or his Peruvian nationality, argued ...
Rolling Out5d
The unexpected ways Americas first pope may reshape church
The original Pope Leo, known as “Leo the Great,” who served in the fifth century, left an equally powerful legacy. He is ...
Pope’s Family History Offers a Glimpse Into the American Creole Journey
The revelation that Leo XIV has roots among New Orleans Creoles has stirred curiosity and joy about the first pope from the ...