Pope Leo XIV

Head of the Roman Catholic Church since May 2025, the first pope from the United States.

Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost in Chicago in 1955, is an Augustinian. He spent decades as a missionary in Peru, was Bishop of Chiclayo from 2015 to 2023 and also holds Peruvian citizenship.

He was elected pope on 8 May 2025. In October 2026 he underwent lung surgery; the Vatican kept his November 2026 trip to South America in place.

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Peru Hope

LimaPope Leo XIV is coming despite surgery: Lima prepares for a Mass with more than a million faithful26 October, 22:10