Twenty-two years ago, the U.S. was at war, just as it is today, and a president visited the pope at the Vatican. President George W. Bush’s meeting with Pope John Paul II was reported to be an ...
National Catholic Register: From John Paul II to Leo XIV, Youth Walk With the Pope
COMMENTARY: Starting with Pope St. John Paul II and World Youth Day, recent popes have had their pontificates ‘baptized’ by rallies connected to Catholic youth. Pope Leo XIV holds the cross as he ...
From John Paul II to Leo XIV, Youth Walk With the Pope
National Catholic Register: From John Paul II to Leo XIV: Four Popes, One Church
Leo XIV, under fire from President Trump, has joined predecessors including Francis and John Paul II in confronting political issues.
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Leo XIV is the pope, the leader of the Roman Catholic Church. He was elected pope on , succeeding Pope Francis (2013–25). An Augustinian priest with extensive missionary service in Peru, Leo XIV was the first American to become pope.
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From Africa to Rome, this week is marked by Pope Leo XIV’s final moments on the African continent and urgent calls for peace.
Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in Chicago. He is of French, Italian and Spanish descent. He spent years working as a missionary in Peru.