Habemus papam!
Leo XIV ( Robert Francis Prevost )
Born on September 14, 1955, in Chicago, he is an American Catholic pope. A member of the Order of Saint Augustine, he served in Peru from 1985 to 1998, then held responsibilities at his order’s motherhouse in Rome from 2001 to 2013. He was then appointed Bishop of the Diocese of Chiclayo. On January 30, 2023, he was appointed to succeed Cardinal Ouellet as head of the Dicastery for Bishops and took office on April 12. He was created a cardinal on September 30, 2023.
« God, through his Holy Spirit, has given us a new Pastor. At the Oratory, we welcome him with joy ». Father Bernard Antoine, CSC Rector
