US EditionPope Leo XIV: Why the College of Cardinals chose Chicago native and Augustinian to lead the church - Newton Kansan
- Father Robert Prevost, an American Augustinian with decades of ministry in Peru, was elected Pope Leo XIV in 2025 and appeared on the balcony of St. Peter's Square.
- Prevost’s election followed his long vocation including seminary director, preacher, teacher, and work with impoverished communities, reflecting the Augustinian values of contemplation and action.
- Colleagues describe Pope Leo XIV as intelligent, multilingual, and pastoral, noting his leadership style centers on prayer, listening, and service, rooted in the Augustinian tradition.
- Father Hagan noted that the new pope’s diverse experiences and talents from his years of service are now being fully applied for the benefit of the world, and that he will engage deeply with unheard struggles and voices.
- Pope Leo XIV’s election marks a notable moment as the first American Augustinian pope with extensive pastoral experience, suggesting potential engagement with global poverty and climate issues.
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'He's Always Been a Brother to Us': Villanova Augustinian Prior Reflects on Future Pope Leo XIV
Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, is deeply rooted in the Augustinian tradition — from Villanova to the Vatican. (Photos: OSV News) by Gina Christian, OSV News VILLANOVA, Pa. (OSV News) — Augustinian Father Robert Hagan said that fellow order member Pope Leo XIV has “always been a brother to us” — one who encouraged him from his early days to his own leadership role in the order. Father Hagan, prior provincial of the Augustinian Provinc…
Villanova alumni praise Robert Prevost, now Pope Leon XIV
Villanova alumni who spent time with Robert Prevost, now Pope Leon XIV, still remember rubbing shoulders with the new pope. The Rev. John Lydon, who spent 10 years living with the pope while on a mission in Peru, said he is an excellent singer, and likes to cook. “Down in Peru, he would cook for us, and you know, make pizza every so often,” Lydon told the Associated Press. Back in 1977, Lydon was the commencement speaker for their arts and scien…
Election of Pope Leo XIV: "The transfer of votes to Cardinal Prevost was undoubtedly negotiated in exchange for the promise that Asia and China would remain at the centre of the new pontificate"
TRIBUNE. In a forum at the "World", Emma Fattorini, historian specialist of the Catholic Church, evaluates the probable orientations of the new pontiff in terms of international relations.
Brian Howey: Miraculously, an American pope … from Chicago
Amazingly, miraculously, an American has been elected Holy See of the Catholic Church. Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, who spent much of his career in the nation of Peru, became Pope Leo XIV on Thursday.
An American pope for the world — Chicago’s Bob Prevost is Pope Leo XIV - Hawaii Tribune-Herald
The journey of Bob Prevost of the South Side of Chicago to Pope Leo XIV of the Holy See could not have been foreseen when the new pope was a Chicago kid in the 1960s or when he was a math major at Villanova in the 1970s. Every pope since 1523 — 45 men sitting as successors to St. Peter as bishop of Rome — had been Italians.
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