Spanish Bishops baptize Leo XIV as the “Missionary Pope” The Montañés Diary

The Archdiocese of Managua recalled this Thursday that the United States Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, elected as the new Pope Leo XIV, was in Nicaragua as a missionary. EFE “The new Pope Leon XIV was in previous years as a missionary in (the Nicaraguan municipality of) Ocotal,” department of Nueva Segovia, bordering Honduras, “with the community of Augustinians,” indicated the Archdiocese of Managua, led by the Nicaraguan Cardinal Leopoldo B…

The Archdiocese of Managua shared a photograph revealing that the new Pope Leo XIV spent years as a missionary in Ocotal, a city in northern Nicaragua, with the Augustinian community. The fact that Pope Leo XIV previously spent time in Ocotal, Nicaragua, as a missionary with the Augustinian community is significant for both the local Church and the Nicaraguan faithful. This type of personal connection can positively influence the new Pope's past…

The Secretary General and Spokesperson of the Episcopal Conference underlines his “polyedral” character and his concern for the social doctrine of the Church

The Bishop of Lugo, Alfonso Carrasco Rouco, this Thursday expressed his "great satisfaction" with the appointment of the new pope, the American Robert Francis Prevot, who will lead the Catholic Church under the name of Leo XIV.