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Washington Post
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Washington Post
Pope Leo XIV to be formally installed on Sunday
VATICAN CITY — The Catholic church is preparing to inaugurate its 267th pontiff Sunday in an incense-laced rite heralding the start of a novel papacy — one filled by a White Sox fan and former missionary whose dual citizenship of the United States and Peru make him the first American and second Latin American to lead the world's largest Christian faith.
The Independent
11-05-2025
- General
- The Independent
AP PHOTOS: Pope Leo XVI addresses crowds in his first Sunday noon blessing as pontiff
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Washington Post
09-05-2025
- General
- Washington Post
The pope is on the line: AP is there for pontiff's call to his brother in Chicago
NEW LENOX, Ill. — It was one of the most surreal phone calls I've experienced. A few hours earlier, John Prevost had watched the TV in stunned disbelief as his younger brother emerged on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and was named Pope Leo XIV. Journalists quickly showed up at the older brother's front door in suburban Chicago to learn everything they could about the new pontiff. I was one of them.
CBS News
09-05-2025
- Politics
- CBS News
Pope Leo XIV's brother recalls the moment the pontiff was named: "Maybe I'm dreaming"
Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pontiff, was considered a longshot by many to become leader of the Catholic Church. But John Prevost told "CBS Mornings" that he suspected it was a possibility for his younger brother. "When Pope Francis died, someone was on the radio and was asked the question, 'who's in running for the job?' and she said there were two main candidates who were in the running, one being a cardinal from Africa and one being a cardinal from Chicago who spent most of his career in Peru and then is a cardinal in Rome. No names were mentioned, but who else could that be?" said Prevost, one of Leo's two brothers. Prevost said he found out the life-changing news at the same time as everyone else – while watching TV. He saw his brother step onto the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica and said initially he didn't believe it, despite previously considering it a possibility. "I just thought, maybe I'm dreaming, and then it's a moment of extreme pride, and then eventually, reality sets in, and you think, there goes the rest of his life," Prevost said. "Now he's got awesome, awesome responsibility that he has to deal with." Since that moment, Prevost said the phone hasn't stopped ringing and there have been nonstop knocks at his door. He had the chance to briefly speak with the new pontiff on the phone for less than a minute to congratulate him. "He knew there were reporters in the house. He's not ready for that yet," the retired Catholic school principal said. Chicago-born, Pope Leo XIV, formerly known as Cardinal Robert Prevost, also has citizenship in Peru. His faith has been a lifelong passion. "He did know right away that he was going to be a priest and I really don't think in his mind there was any other option." Considered a centrist in the church, Prevost hopes his brother's diverse background can help to unite the world's 1.4 billion Catholics. "I am aware that my mother's parents were from Haiti and we are aware that her sisters were all born in New Orleans, but my mom was born up here in Chicago," he said. "Part of his job is to bring the Catholic community together again. It's already started."
CNA
09-05-2025
- General
- CNA
Pope Leo says Catholic Church must illuminate "dark nights of this world"
Pope Leo has just finished his first mass as pontiff. Trent Murray reports from Rome.
