Pope Leo XIV, America
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Pope Leo XIV, with his American background, is likely to prioritize the Vatican’s alignment with the West in general, rather than neutrality, and may use his influence to promote peace in
On "This Week," Cardinal Cupich said Pope Leo XIV may call for changes to the United States immigration system.
Sky News host James Morrow has raised concerns the newly elected pope is a “political player”. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost has been elected as the new supreme pontiff, choosing the name Pope Leo XIV.
As contemporary as they sound, these lines come from his 19th-century predecessor, Pope Leo XIII. The encyclical was entitled “ Rerum Novarum ,” after its opening words, which my prosaic Latin renders as “new things.”
How Pope Leo XIV chooses to tackle critical topics from same-sex marriage to women in the church remains to be seen, but those who know him say he’ll likely continue his predecessor’s path in his own image.