Official portrait of Pope Leo XIV in traditional papal attire.

Pope Leo XIV: The People’s Pontiff with a Pastor’s Heart

Official portrait of Pope Leo XIV. Image courtesy of Vatican Media, distributed by Catholic News Agency. A Pontiff Unlike Any Other In a world often skeptical of power and tradition, the rise of Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, offers something refreshingly different: authenticity. Not because of grand pronouncements, but because of something far…

History Made: Cardinal Robert Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff

History Made: Cardinal Robert Prevost Becomes Pope Leo XIV, the First American Pontiff

In a historic moment for the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the 267th pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV. This marks the first time an American has ascended to the papacy. New York PostNPR (source) Born in Chicago in 1955, Prevost’s journey to the papacy has been marked…