US EditionLeo XIV and the Legacy of Leo XIII: A Name That Bears a Vision
- On May 9, 2025, the new pontiff from the United States chose the papal name Leo XIV, honoring a lineage of thirteen predecessors including both Leo the Great and Leo XIII.
- Selecting the name Leo XIV invokes a heritage rooted in deep theological insight, thoughtful intellectual dialogue, commitment to social issues, and passionate spiritual devotion that was embodied by Leo XIII.
- Leo XIII advanced the Church’s intellectual and social mission by issuing 88 encyclicals on topics like philosophy, political authority, slavery, devotion, and workers’ rights.
- His landmark encyclical Rerum Novarum focused on workers’ rights and the duties of employers, while his series of rosary encyclicals significantly promoted the devotion as a key aspect of Catholic spiritual practice.
- The new pope’s adoption of Leo XIV signals an intention to continue addressing complex global challenges with the depth, prayer, teaching, and love embodied by his namesakes.
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The new pope in the footsteps of Leo XIII, father of the social doctrine of the Church
Leo XIII published in 1891 the encyclical "Rerum novarum", a major text of contemporary Catholicism, where he deals with the workers' question and reproaches capitalism for its excesses.
'Rerum novarum': the encyclical of Leo XIII that marks the social agenda of Pope Leo XIV in defense of the most disadvantaged
The letter marked a before and after, defending the rights of the workers and the role of the State in the fair distribution of resources in a society that was beginning to face the changes of industrializationWho was Leo XIII, the 'father of the workers' of whom he takes his name Prevost In the election of a Pope subtle, but powerful messages are contained. Choosing the name of Leo XIV is not a mere coincidence. According to Vatican spokesman M…
'Rerum novarum': this is the encyclical of Leo XIII that inspires the new Pope for his defense of the workers and the fight against poverty
The new Pope, Leo XIV, has taken his name from another previous pontiff, Leo XIII, who, while writing numerous encyclicals, passed into history mainly by one of 1891, 'rerum novarum' (of new things or of political changes).In it he promoted the defense of the rights of the working class and of fair wages, in a system based on private property and away from the political theories of socialism.The encyclicals are solemn letters on the Catholic doc…
Editorial ABC: A Pope for an Uncertain World
It is very significant that Cardinal Robert Prevost chose for his papacy the name Leo XIV, as Leo XIII was the author of the 19th century social encyclical renewals, especially the historic 'Rerum Novarum'. It is a sign of his deep social commitment, worked for decades as a missionary in Ibero-America. It is true that Prevost was born in Chicago (United States), but he became a priest in Peru, in the dioceses of Chulucanas, Trujillo and, above a…
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