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Leo XIV, first US pope transcends his restrained style

The first U.S. pope is taking a more outspoken line on technology, migrants and corruption as he seeks to shape the Church’s global role.

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When elected to lead the world's 1.4 billion Catholics on May 8, 2025, the former Robert Francis Prevost from Chicago had on-the-ground experience from more than two decades as a missionary in Peru, as well as insider knowledge of the Vatican and Roman Curia. In the nearly year and a half since, Leo's character and priorities have more clearly emerged, revealing a pope unafraid to intercede in some of society's thorniest problems -- whether tryi…

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Elected in May 2025, the first American pope in history gradually got rid of his image as a erased man. His visit to France, at the end of September... Read article Leo XIV, the American pope who quickly found his voice appeared first on Le Singulier.

On May 8, 2025, Robert Francis Prevost became the first American pope in history, and was soon hailed for his capacity for synthesis, forged by a 20-year field experience in Peru and a fine knowledge of the archanes of the...

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