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Pope Leo XIV's papal name has a storied history — and stretches all the way back to the year 440. Here's what it could say about his papacy.
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Pope Leo XIV is the name Cardinal Robert Prevost opted to take on Thursday after becoming the first American pope elected in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
Habemus papam!” Those words echoed to the faithful around the world, including those waiting outside St. Peter’s Basilica as jubilous cheers erupted from the crowd. “We have a pope!” In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor,
The newly elected pope said in a 2024 interview that he played tennis in his free time but did not mention the trombone.
The Holy Father stressed that the Holy See ‘is always ready to help bring enemies together’ to dialogue and recover ‘the dignity of peace.’
The 19th-century pontiff whose name the new pope has adopted as his own had harsh words for socialism and strongly defended property rights.