World Catholics See 1st American Pope
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New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident
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Irish Star on MSNPope Leo's 'deliberate' American roots decision comes to lightPope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, was the first American to be elected Pope - but an expert has warned he did not want to be defined by his roots
While President Trump welcomed the U.S.-born cardinal as the new pope, top Trump allies criticized Leo XIV for his similarities to Pope Francis.
He later spent two decades carrying out missionary work in Peru before Pope Francis called him back ... Leo insisted that his identity remained rooted in service. “My vocation, like that of ...
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 ...
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.