US EditionWhat does the papal name Leo mean?
- Cardinal Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old American missionary, was elected pope in Rome on May 8, 2025, becoming the first American pontiff.
- The election followed a conclave where 133 cardinals voted inside the Sistine Chapel, with white smoke and bell tolls signaling Prevost's selection.
- Prevost selected the papal name Leo XIV, a title that has been adopted by thirteen popes before him and was last chosen more than a hundred years ago during the lengthy tenure of Leo XIII.
- After the conclave, the Vatican’s press office explained that the chosen name alludes to the Church’s social teachings initiated with Rerum Novarum, and from the balcony, Prevost greeted the crowd with the words, "Peace be with all of you."
- Leo XIV’s choice signals continuity with Catholic social teaching and Pope Francis’s legacy, emphasizing peace and workers’ dignity in a changing technological era.
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What does the papal name 'Leo' mean? The history behind the new pope’s name.
When Cardinal Robert Prevost appeared on the balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, he was introduced by the name Leo XIV. The choice may signal what the Catholic Church will look like under his papacy.
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What's in a name? The meaning behind Robert Prevost's papal name, Leo XIV
“Habemus papam!” Those words echoed to the faithful around the world, including those waiting outside St. Peter’s Basilica as jubilous cheers erupted from the crowd. “We have a pope!” In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter’s Basilica, Robert Prevost, 69, said, “Peace be with you,” and emphasized a message of peace, dialogue and missionary evangelization. He wore the traditional red cape of the papacy …
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