Leo XIV: First pope from U.S. in history of Catholic Church | Timeline
The Hindu
Robert Prevost, a 69-year-old member of the Augustinian religious order who spent his career ministering in Peru, took the name Leo XIV.
Catholic cardinals broke tradition on Thursday (May 8, 2025) and elected the first U.S. Pope, making Chicago-born missionary Robert Prevost the 267th pontiff to lead the Catholic Church in a global turmoil and conflict.
The path of Robert Prevost from his birth in Chicago in 1955 to his elevation as the first American pope in Rome on May 8, 2025, included significant milestones in the religious order of the Augustinians as well as ministry in Peru.
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