Pope quiz: inside the 16 May Guardian Weekly
A new American leader just rode into town – and unlike the one we're more familiar with, he's got world peace on his mind.
In his first Sunday address at the Vatican, Pope Leo XIV – until last Thursday a cardinal known as Robert Prevost – set out his stall as new head of the Roman Catholic church by echoing the pleas for peace of his predecessor, Pope Francis, and addressing international leaders with the call 'never again war'.
Beyond the soothing words, how much of a difference can we expect to see from Leo, the 69-year-old former head of the Augustinian order who was born in Chicago but who spent much of his religious mission in Peru?
As the global Pax Americana disintegrates (covered separately this week in an excellent essay by Patrick Wintour) and the old rules of engagement no longer seem to apply, Sam Jones profiles a new pope who it is hoped can be a moderate, calming influence. Then Harriet Sherwood explains where Leo stands on the key issues facing the Catholic church, from women and LGBT+ affairs to the climate crisis.
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