Pope Leo XIV - Wikipedia Pope Leo XIV [a] (born Robert Francis Prevost, [b] [c] September 14, 1955) is head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State He is the first pope to have been born in the United States and North America , the first to hold American and Peruvian citizenships , the first from the Order of Saint Augustine , and the second
What to know about Pope Leo XIV and his background : NPR Leo is the first-ever U S -born pope to lead the church and the first pope from the Augustinian order On Thursday, the new pope appeared on the balcony of St Peter's Basilica and delivered
Robert Francis Prevost, Now Leo XIV, Is First American Pope Robert Francis Prevost was elected the 267th pope of the Roman Catholic Church on Thursday, becoming the first pope from the United States and defying a longstanding belief that church leaders
Pope | Catholicism, Definition, Title, List of Popes, Facts . . . Pope is the title given to the bishop of Rome, who is the leader of the Roman Catholic Church The title dates to about the 9th century CE The pope is regarded as the successor of St Peter and has supreme power of jurisdiction over the Roman Catholic Church in matters of faith and morals, as well as in church discipline and government
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Pope - Wikipedia The pope [a] is the bishop of Rome and the visible head [b] of the worldwide Catholic Church He is also known as the supreme pontiff, [c] Roman pontiff, [d] or sovereign pontiff From the 8th century until 1870, the pope was the sovereign or head of state of the Papal States, and since 1929 of the much smaller Vatican City state