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Robert Prevost
the new Pope Leo XIV
Even before his name was announced from the balcony of St Peter's Basilica, the crowds below were chanting "Viva il Papa" - Long live the Pope. Robert Francis Prevost, 69, has become the 267th occupant of the throne of St Peter and he will be known as Leo XIV.
He is the first American to fill the role of pope, although he is considered as much a cardinal from Latin America because of the many years he spent as a missionary in Peru. Born in Chicago in 1955 to parents of Spanish and Franco-Italian descent, Leo served as an altar boy and was ordained in 1982
Although he moved to Peru three years later, he returned regularly to the US to serve as a pastor and a prior in his home city. He has Peruvian nationality and is fondly remembered as a figure who worked with marginalized communities and helped build bridges.
He spent 10 years as a local parish pastor and as a teacher at a seminary in Trujillo in north-western Peru. Pope Leo XIV calls Church 'a beacon to illuminate dark nights' in first Mass Pope Leo XIV's first speech in full Pope Leo's first public address from the Vatican balcony watch in full In his first words as Pope, Leo spoke fondly of his predecessor Francis.
We still hear in our ears the weak but always courageous voice of Pope Francis who blessed us," he said. United and hand-in-hand with God, let us advance together he told cheering crowds.
The Pope also spoke of his role in the Augustinian Order In 2014, Francis made him Bishop of Chiclayo in Peru He is well known to cardinals because of his high-profile role as prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops in Latin America which has the important task of selecting and supervising bishops He became archbishop in January 2023 and within a few months, Francis made him a cardinal.

his background

The new pontiff was born in Chicago in 1955, and served as an altar boy and was ordained in 1982.Before becoming the new leader of the Catholic Church, Leo told Italian network Rai that he grew up in a family of immigrants.

I was born in the United States But my grandparents were all immigrants, French, Spanish I was raised in a very Catholic family, both of my parents were very engaged in the parish he said Although Leo was born in the US, the Vatican described him as the second pope from the Americas Francis was from Argentina

Jari Honora, a genealogist and historian in the US state of Louisiana, said Leo has strong ties to New Orleans black community He told the BBC that the new pontiff's maternal grandparents lived in a now-demolished home in the city's seventh ward and she also rented a place in the iconic Pontalba building in New Orleans French Quarter.

Mr Honora said Pope Leo's grandparents are described as black or mulatto in historical records, but that the family's identity was listed as white when they moved to Chicago a common practice among black families looking to escape racial segregation.

The Pope's background "indicates that American stories, the experiences of our ancestors are more tightly woven than we could have ever imagined,he said.
It shrinks that gap between Rome and New Orleans or New Orleans and Chicago.
Pope Leo's views
Early attention will focus on Leo XIV's pronouncements to see whether he will continue his predecessor's reforms in the Roman Catholic Church In choosing his papal name, Leo has signified a commitment to dynamic social issues, according to experts.
The first pontiff to use the name Leo, whose papacy ended in 461, met Attila the Hun and persuaded him not to attack Rome. The last Pope Leo led the Church from 1878 to 1903 and wrote an influential treatise on workers' rights.
Former Archbishop of Boston Saint Patrick O'Malley wrote on his blog that the new pontiff "has chosen a name widely associated with the social justice legacy of Pope Leo XIII, who was pontiff at a time of epic upheaval in the world, the time of the industrial revolution, the beginning of Marxism, and widespread immigration
The new Pope's LGBT views are unclear, but some groups, including the conservative College of Cardinals, believe he may be less supportive than Francis. Leo XIV has shown support for a declaration from Francis to permit blessings for same-sex couples and others in irregular situations", although he has added that bishops must interpret such directives in accordance with local contexts and cultures.
Speaking last year about climate change, Cardinal Prevost said that it was time to move "from words to action He called on mankind to build a relationship of reciprocity with the environment. And he has spoken about concrete measures at the Vatican, including the installation of solar panels and the adoption of electric vehicles.
Pope Leo XIV has supported Pope Francis' decision to allow women for the first time to join the Dicastery for Bishops, an administrative body that identifies and recommends future bishops to the Holy See. On several occasions we have seen that their point of view.