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| − | '''Pope Leo XIV''' (born '''Robert Francis Prevost'''; September 14, 1955) is 267th current [[Pope]] of [[Roman Catholic Church]] since May 8, 2025. He served with Order of Saint Augustine in [[Chicago]] and [[Peru]]. He also held Peruvian passport due his service there.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/paterson-nj-new-pope-leo-xiv-peru/ Pope Leo XIV's Peruvian roots bring pride to Paterson, N.J., community]</ref> He is first American to be selected as pope. | + | '''Pope Leo XIV''' (born '''Robert Francis Prevost'''; September 14, 1955) is 267th current [[Pope]] of [[Roman Catholic Church]] since May 8, 2025. He served with Order of Saint Augustine in [[Chicago]] and [[Peru]]. He also held Peruvian passport due his service there.<ref>[https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/paterson-nj-new-pope-leo-xiv-peru/ Pope Leo XIV's Peruvian roots bring pride to Paterson, N.J., community]</ref> He is first American to be selected as pope, after being a [[cardinal]] for less than two years. |
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| | + | His selection appeared to result from an aggressive, behind-the-scenes [[lobbying]] campaign that included marketing him to many [[cardinal]]s who had never even heard of him: |
| | + | {{cquote|"I was surprised at how many of my colleagues asked me ... 'do you know this Roberto Prevost?'" Timothy Dolan, the Archbishop of [[New York]], said at a press conference alongside fellow North American cardinals. |
| | + | The truth was Dolan knew very little about Prevost, who spent most of his adult life away from the U.S. — much of it as a missionary and later bishop in Peru, where he gained dual citizenship.<ref>https://www.axios.com/2025/05/09/why-robert-prevost-elected-pope-leo-conclave</ref>}} |
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| − | Robert Francis Prevost was born on September 14, 1955, at Mercy Hospital in the Bronzeville neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], to Mildred (née Martínez) Prevost, a librarian, and Louis Marius Prevost, a United States Navy veteran of World War II and superintendent of Brookwood School District 167 in Glenwood, Illinois. His father was of Italian and French descent. His mother was the daughter of Louisiana Creole parents, Joseph Martínez from Santo Domingo, [[Dominican Republic]], and Louise Baquié from [[New Orleans]], who were of African, French, and Spanish descent. | + | Robert Francis Prevost was born on September 14, 1955, at Mercy Hospital in the Bronzeville neighborhood of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], to Mildred (née Martínez) Prevost, a librarian, and Louis Marius Prevost, a United States Navy veteran of World War II and superintendent of Brookwood School District 167 in Glenwood, Illinois. |
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| | + | In 1982, Robert Prevost earned his Masters in Divinity from [[liberal]] Catholic Theological Union [[Chicago]], a stronghold of the [[social justice]] movement. |
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| | + | His father was of Italian and French descent. It is reported that his mother was the daughter of Louisiana Creole parents, Joseph Martínez from Santo Domingo, [[Dominican Republic]], and Louise Baquié from [[New Orleans]], who were of African, French, and Spanish descent. |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |