Former Swiss Guard's Thoughts on Election of Pope Leo XIV
- On May 8, 2025, Robert Francis Prevost, having been chosen as Pope Leo XIV, made his debut appearance from the Vatican's main overlook in Vatican City.
- Prevost’s election followed decades of service including his time in Peru, where he gained citizenship and served as apostolic administrator of Chiclayo, appointed in 2014.
- He was born in Chicago in 1955, studied mathematics and canon law, and served as a priest, teacher, and leader within the Augustinian order and the Catholic Church.
- Archbishop José H. Gomez expressed joy in welcoming Pope Leo XIV during a Thanksgiving Mass in Los Angeles and committed to showing sincere respect and loyalty to the newly appointed Pontiff.
- The formal installation of Pope Leo XIV is scheduled for May 18, 2025, with many anticipating that he will uphold Pope Francis' legacy of humility and outreach, including continued support for LGBTQ+ Catholics.
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The Peruvian Lion and ours, one heart
Images of the fastest and most random week of the year. Robert Francis Prevost comes out to the great balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica as Leo XIV; swallows saliva, is nervous, excited: before saying anything he already has us all in his pocket; at that point we had decided that he is much more Peruvian than Yankee. The second image. With artificial intelligence, in the absence of emotional intelligence, Trump publishes on Saturday a picture dress…
Former Swiss Guard's Thoughts on Election of Pope Leo XIV
In the days leading up to the announcement of a new pope, among all the hypotheses, maneuvers, fears, and attempts at prediction, no one truly seemed to imagine who could come out of the College of Cardinals as the new head of the Roman Catholic Church. The Holy Spirit most of the time lets us wander in our thoughts and projects. But then he intervenes. And he does it with a strength that can nearly knock us over but then he grabs us by the hair…


Pope Leo XIV was born in Chicago but is Peruvian at heart and now leader of the Catholic world
A day after his papacy began, Robert Francis Prevost, now Pope Leo XIV received congratulatory messages from all over the world. Many people have great expectations of him and pray
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