"The pope is Peruvian; God loves Peru," she said. Follow our live updates Pope Leo XIV marks new beginning for Catholic Church Continuity the key for Pope seen as unifier in the Church Who is the ...

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Born in the U.S., forged in Peru, chosen in Rome, Leo XIV will helm a church facing debt, division and decline ...

I met the man who would become Pope Leo XIV in October 2023. We were standing outside the Vatican’s Synod Hall, and from my ...

The new head of the global Roman Catholic Church was born in Chicago, but spent decades in Peru. He first arrived in 1985 as a young missionary in the mostly impoverished north, spending many of ...

The Chicago-born pontiff is the first American to lead the Catholic Church, and while his positions on some of the church’s ...

In Peru, he served as a prior ... Despite being elevated to one of the most powerful offices within the Catholic Church, Leo insisted that his identity remained rooted in service.

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On the second day of the conclave, white smoke emerged from the Sistine Chapel, meaning a new pope has been elected.

It’s not coincidental that Pope Francis chose me. I’ve been a missionary my whole life and I was working in Peru, but I am ...