Before he became the new pope, Robert Prevost was the bishop of Chiclayo, a city in the north of Peru, where many describe him as a key leader who helped guide them through tough times. The post ‘The pope put us on the world’s radar’: Residents of Peruvian city talk about Pope Leo XIV’s impact on their diocese appeared first on The World from PRX.

Born Robert Francis Prevost, the new pope chose his papal name in reference to Pope Leo XIII (1810-1903) who presided over the Catholic Church during the Industrial Revolution, which ushered in massive social upheaval. Pope Leo XIV sees the AI boom as a similar moment of rapid societal change.

Leo XIV pays tribute to Francis’s legacy, pledges vision of ethical leadership in face of emerging technologies

The whole world has been watching the selection and introduction of Pope Leo XIV, including here in Spokane. Even people not connected with the Catholic church tuned in to the unique process. However,

Newly elected Pope Leo XIV spent years amplifying criticism of President Trump’s policies on social media — with the Catholic Church’s first American leader taking

New York Times columnist David Brooks and Washington Post associate editor Jonathan Capehart join Geoff Bennett to discuss the week in politics, including the election of the first American pope and his potential impact on U.

Spedale said that he hopes Pope Leo XIV will have an impact on the American Catholic Church ... world in everything that we do and continue to be an emphasis on solidarity, social justice and care for the worker and the poor and creation as well, which ...

addressed the social question in the context of the first great industrial revolution," Pope Leo XIV said. "Today, the Church offers to all her treasure of social teaching in response to another ...

Hundreds filled the pews in Oakland at Saint Paul Cathedral to watch Bishop David Zubik give his “Mass of Thanksgiving” for Pope Leo the 14th.