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

Leo’s commitments present a challenge to the nationalism and isolationism currently promoted by the White House.

Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, was the first American to be elected Pope - but an expert has warned ...

COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV is the first true missionary to lead the Catholic Church since Christ chose St. Peter.

Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.

Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s election as the 267th pontiff on May 8 made him the first U.S. citizen to hold this office, a development immediately highlighting his nationality as a central ...

The new pope acknowledged ... ministry to the people of Peru is likely to prove no less influential than his early life and education in the United States. This dual identity may well help him ...

The introduction was preceded with an announcement featuring the Latin phrase Habemus papam (We have a pope), followed by the new pontiff’s identity and the name he ... Prevost served as the ...

Chiclayo, in northern Peru, is the country’s fifth-largest ... Father Portzer was among those who found the pope’s American identity intriguing. “We will have an unusual experience being ...

It is unclear if Leo has publicly discussed this aspect of his identity. Still, Black Catholics and Black Americans have reacted with excitement and joy at the revelation of the pope’s ancestry.

“Pope Leo XIV has a rich background in missionary work, especially in Peru, where he served both ... member organizations and promote Catholic identity among all member organizations,” Kikuchi ...