What to Know About Robert Francis Prevost:
The First American Pope
Posted By: earlybird, 5/9/2025 11:16:45 AM
Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, 69, was elected pope on May 8, becoming Pope Leo XIV. The Chicago-born prelate is the first American to be raised to the highest position in the Catholic Church. He began his pastoral career as an Augustinian missionary in 1985 and served communities in South America for more than a decade, working in the Peruvian cities of Chulucanas and Trujillo.(snip)He was born on Sept. 14, 1955, to Louis Marius Prevost and Mildred Martinez Prevost. His father is of French and Italian descent, and his mother is of Spanish descent.
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Get a load of the pope's brothers
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It's as if God has a sense of humor.
Imagine getting elected to the 2,000-year-old Chair of St. Peter. You'd become the head of state of an unbroken succession of popes as well as the leader of the world's largest religion, one watched and followed closely by others, every word you said dissected closely. Your blessings would be sought, you'd deliver the global pieties, you'd avoid grubby politics, focusing on the tenets of your faith.
But then, you have these guys behind you, your two brothers, at least one of whom loves himself some Trump.