POPE
Pope Leo XIV
Pope, Bishop of Rome
Pope Leo XIV, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 2025 to the present.
background
Pope Leo XIV, born in Chicago, is the first pope from the United States. An Augustinian friar who served for years as a missionary and bishop in Peru and then as Prefect of the Dicastery for Bishops, he was elected in 2025. He took the name Leo in continuity with Leo XIII and the Church's social teaching.
summary
Pope Leo XIV, who reigned as Roman Pontiff from 2025 to the present.
papacy Start
2025
birth Name
Robert Francis Prevost