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| − | His Holiness '''Pope Leo XIV''' (born '''Robert Francis Prevost'''; September 14, 1955) is 267th current [[Pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church|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. | + | His Holiness '''Pope Leo XIV''' (born '''Robert Francis Prevost'''; September 14, 1955) is 267th current [[Pope]] of the [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic Church]] since May 8, 2025. He served with the Order of Saint Augustine in [[Chicago]] and [[Peru]]. He also held a 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 the first American to be selected as pope, after being a [[cardinal]] for less than two years. On June 11, he was photographed wearing a Chicago White Sox baseball cap at the [[Vatican]].<ref>``</ref> |
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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: | | 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: |
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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. | | 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. | + | In 1982, Robert Prevost earned his Master's 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. | | 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. |