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‘The pope is more Peruvian than the potato.’ Why Pope Leo XIV’s roots resonate in Chicago.
Pope Leo XIV, has a patchwork background that speaks to the melting pot that is the United States — and his birthplace, the ...
World Catholics See the First American Pope as Hardly American
Catholics around the world were skeptical at first about an American pope. But Pope Leo XIV’s multicultural and multilingual ...
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Pope Leo XIV and the Church’s coming of age in the Global South
New pope's deliberate decision to identify with Peru in particular and the Global South generally is no accident ...
The Spokesman-Review6d
World Catholics see first American pope as hardly American
In the end, the most fundamental part of Leo’s identity may not be either his American or his Peruvian nationality, argued ...
National Catholic Register1dOpinion
A Pope From the Missions
COMMENTARY: Pope Leo XIV is the first true missionary to lead the Catholic Church since Christ chose St. Peter.
Irish Star on MSN3dOpinion
Pope Leo's 'deliberate' American roots decision comes to light
Pope Leo XIV, who was born in Chicago as Robert Prevost, was the first American to be elected Pope - but an expert has warned ...
Era of American Pope begins: Will the ‘American’ issues be finally resolved?
In 2025, Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of Chicago, emerged as the first American Pope after a swift two-day ...
The Hindu5d
Pope Leo XIV | The bridge-building pontiff
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost’s election as the 267th pontiff on May 8 made him the first U.S. citizen to hold this office, a development immediately highlighting his nationality as a central ...