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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.[1] He is first American to be selected as pope.
Early life and education
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.