The Andalusian ties of Leon XIV: visited Huelva, Malaga and Seville and left his imprint of “simple man”

The American Robert F. Prevost, from now on Leon XIV, knows Spanish well (he lived two decades in Peru, where he worked as a missionary) and has links with Spain (his maternal grandparents were from Cordoba), a country he has visited on numerous occasions. His ties with Andalusia are also evident: as superior of the Augustinians he traveled to Malaga, Seville and Huelva, to the latter by double heading. "He is a simple man", remember those who d…

His father was a catechist and his mother actively participated in the activities of the parish of Dolton, in Chicago Leo XIV, the new Pope with roots in Huelva: his possible kinship with the founder of the French school

The mayor of Toledo, Carlos Velázquez, expressed his desire that the new Pope Leo XIV be able to attend next year the events for the eighth centenary of the Primate Cathedral, for which the Consistory will send him a formal invitation. To questions of the media at a press conference this Friday, he said that they would love that the new pontiff could be in the acts of the Cathedral in 2026, being of Spanish origin and «speaking perfect Spanish».…

The world again has a Pope who speaks in Spanish. And we say the world and not the Catholic Church, because if something has been shown in these days it is the weight that the bishop of Rome continues to enjoy throughout the world, as moral authority and as spiritual leader. Leo XIV is American in the broadest sense of the word, from the industrial Chicago to the former Viceroyalty of Peru. In his speech after being proclaimed Supreme Pontiff, R…

Martinez, by mother. The new Pope Leon XIV (Robert Francis Prevost Martínez) has Spanish descent from his maternal family branch. Although born in the United States, the successor of Pope Francis has always been proud of his Hispanic origin. In addition, his long pastoral life in Peru, where he arrived as an Augustinian missionary in 1985, has allowed him to have a fluid domain of Castilian. In addition, the new Pope has visited Spain on several…

The new Pope Leon XIV, the American Robert Francis Prevost, has visited Spain on several occasions in the performance of his duties, the last of them less than a year ago. Ávila, Málaga, Bilbao and León are Spanish cities that have received the visit Prevost, which as superior general of the Order of St. Augustine traveled through many countries and also for other responsibilities and personal relations.