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New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...
People in the city of Chiclayo, where Leo XIV served as bishop for about eight years, gathered to celebrate a man they see as one of their own.
Though Leo XIV is from Chicago, his election to the papacy reflects the move of Christianity toward the Global South.
Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, was the first American to be elected Pope - but an expert has warned ...
Before ascending to lead the Roman Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV — formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost — grew up in Chicago, ...
However, it would be a mistake to let Leo XIV be defined by his critics alone. He reminds us that no human is infallible, not ...
The original Pope Leo, known as “Leo the Great,” who served in the fifth century, left an equally powerful legacy. He is ...
(RNS) — As a Chicago-born missionary to Peru, Robert Francis ... which reported on Leo’s Creole identity. “And of course we don’t know what happened to Pope Leo’s family, but what ...
ROME – The surprising election of the first American pope felt fraught and ... the most fundamental part of Leo’s identity may not be either his American or his Peruvian nationality, argued ...