US EditionPope Leo XIV’s Missionary Message
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Pope Leo XIV’s link to Haiti is part of an American story of race, citizenship and migration
Early coverage of Pope Leo XIV has explored the first American pontiff’s Chicago upbringing, as well as the many years he spent in Peru, first as a missionary and then as a bishop.
Robert Francis Prevost in Peru, the Missionary at the Side of the Campesinos
The future Pope Leo has lived for a long time in the South American country. He has always stood up against potentates, abuses and ill-treatments, as his friend Gustavo Gutierrez, founder of Liberation Theology, showed him.
An Augustinian pope: Upholding Africa’s legacy, embracing Eastern Christianity
Pope Leo XIV speaks to cardinals in Rome on May 10, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media ACI MENA, May 17, 2025 / 08:00 am (CNA). Eastern Christian communities erupted in celebration at the election of the Catholic Church’s new pontiff on May 8, with joyful speeches and church bells ringing. However, many wondered about Pope Leo XIV’s connection to the East, given his North and South American roots and his affiliation with the Augustinian order — a com…
Pope Leo XIV’s Missionary Message
Historic Election of Pope Leo XIV Marks a New Missionary Chapter for the Church The election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff, marks a historic and transformative moment for the Catholic Church. Born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago, Pope Leo’s journey from a Midwest altar boy to the Chair of St. Peter is rooted in his Augustinian identity and decades of missionary work in Peru, where he served in impoverished communities and rose to…
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