‘A Close, Affectionate, Joyful Voice’: How a Former Colleague of Leo XIV Describes Him

How a former colleague of Pope Leo XIV describes him

Monsignor Humberto González in St. Peter’s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the beginning of Leo XIV’s pontificate. / Credit: Almudena Martínez-Bordiú/ACI Prensa Vatican City, May 20, 2025 / 16:58 pm (CNA). Monsignor Humberto González is a member of the Pontifical Commission for Latin America (PCAL, by its Spanish acronym), where he served alongside Cardinal Robert Prevost — now Pope Leo XIV — who was president of the organization sin…

‘A Close, Affectionate, Joyful Voice’: How a Former Colleague of Leo XIV Describes Him

Msgr. Humberto González in St. Peter’s Square after the May 18, 2025, Mass marking the official beginning of Leo XIV’s pontificate. Msgr. Humberto González particularly highlighted the Pope’s ‘enormous capacity for listening and attention.’