Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost made history on May 8, 2025, when he stepped onto the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as the new Pope. He announced to the world that his name is now Pope Leo XIV, the 267th pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church.

Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual identity has put them at ease.

New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost from the United States has been elected the new pope of the Catholic Church, making him the 267th pope and the first American

Cheers, Chants and a ‘Dance of the Little Devils’ for Pope Leo in Peru People in the city of ... of the city’s past as its political identity changes. Britain’s Magic Circle: Last year ...

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 ...

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 ...

News that the global Catholic church would get its first-ever U.S.-born pope was welcomed by Catholics across the ideological spectrum in Pope Leo XIV’s homeland, raising the question of whether he mi