Pope Leo XIV

Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of Vatican City. He was elected on 8 May 2025, during a conclave that began on 7 May, and took the name Leo XIV. He is the first pope born in the United States.

Prevost was born on 14 September 1955 in Chicago, Illinois. He joined the Order of Saint Augustine and was ordained a priest on 19 June 1982 in Rome. He became a bishop on 12 December 2014 in Chiclayo, Peru, where he later served as bishop, and he became a Peruvian citizen in 2015. Pope Francis made him a cardinal at the consistory of 30 September 2023, and he went on to head the Dicastery for Bishops and the Pontifical Commission for Latin America.

He is the first pope from the Augustinian order. According to Wikipedia, he has spoken against armed conflict, supported the rights of migrants and warned about the risks of artificial intelligence.

Nation in Shorts covers him after his visit to Argentina, where he told President Javier Milei that the economy must serve the person.

Sources: Vatican biography, Wikipedia