Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost ... vice president for mission and identity at Saint Louis University, who pointed to the new pontiff’s missionary background as evidence of linkage to ...

A copy of the doctoral thesis of Fr Robert Prevost — elected this year as Pope Leo XIV — has been discovered in the rare ...

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Wondering who Pope Leo XIV’s favorite saint is? A Peruvian missionary priest who is a close friend and confidant of the ...

Pope Leo XIV, then Fr. Robert Francis Prevost, OSA, right, is shown during a visit to the University of San Agustin in Iloilo City in February 2002. (University of San Agustin Archives and Museum via ...

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, was elected 267th pontiff by the College of Cardinals during a papal conclave on May 8, 2025. His predecessor, Pope Francis, created him a cardinal in 2023.

The elevation of Pope Leo XIV has sparked an atmosphere of jubilation at Villanova University, his alma mater.